Laser anti-ageing · Doncaster

Fotona 4D,
the non-surgical facelift

Four laser modes firm the face at every depth, from inside the mouth outward, prompting your skin to rebuild its own collagen. Nothing is added to your face. What lifts is your own skin.

How it works

Four modes, four depths

The four in Fotona 4D is four laser modes. Each treats the face at a different depth, and in sequence they reach the structure from the deep tissue to the surface.

01

SmoothLiftin

Er:YAG laser · inside the mouth

The treatment begins inside the mouth. A non-ablative laser mode warms the deep tissue of the cheeks and lower face from within, where the structure that holds the jawline sits. It is the step that reaches the face from behind the skin rather than across its surface.

02

Frac3

Nd:YAG laser

The second mode treats from the surface, with a deeper-reaching laser. It sets a fractional pattern of microscopic points through the skin, concentrated where age has changed it most, and that controlled stimulus prompts the deeper layers to rebuild.

03

Piano

Nd:YAG laser

The third mode warms the skin in bulk. A long, gentle pulse heats the full thickness of the dermis evenly, and that steady warmth tightens the layer where the skin's structural collagen sits.

04

SupErficial

Er:YAG laser

The fourth mode finishes at the surface. A light laser peel lifts away the worn surface of the skin, refining its texture and evening its tone.

The first three modes are constant. The fourth is the finishing step, and it is the one you set when you choose your treatment options below.

What it treats

What Fotona 4D treats

Fotona 4D is built for the face that has begun to soften overall, more than for a single line in isolation. It treats the changes that gather across the lower face: a jaw that has lost its clean line, the folds that deepen between the nose and the mouth, skin that has slackened and turned uneven in tone and texture. With the neck included, it treats the lower face and neck as the one continuous area they are.

The result arrives in two stages. Straight after a treatment the skin feels tighter, as its existing collagen contracts in the warmth of the laser. The larger change is slower and more lasting: over the weeks and months that follow, the skin lays down new collagen of its own, and the lift and the smoothness build as it does. A course is planned around that timeline.

It is worth being plain about what that means. Fotona 4D treats the skin itself: its firmness, its texture, and the collagen it has slowed in making. It does not restore deep volume the way a filler does, and it does not reposition tissue the way a surgical facelift does. What it offers is your own skin, genuinely improved, and for most people that is exactly the result they came for.

What to expect

What a treatment is like

Fotona 4D fits into ordinary life without much to arrange around it. Here is what a session involves, and what the days afterward look like.

On the day

A face treatment takes around 45 minutes to an hour, a face and neck treatment a little longer. It needs no anaesthetic. The laser is felt as warmth and a light tingling, comfortable throughout, and the step done inside the mouth feels unusual the first time and passes quickly. Most people return to the rest of their day straight afterward.

Afterwards

The skin is warm and a little flushed at first, and that settles within hours. How much else to expect depends on the finishing step: without a peel there is very little to notice, the light peel can bring a few days of fine flaking, and the deeper resurfacing finish a little more. Aftercare is uncomplicated: a gentle moisturiser, daily sun protection, and a couple of days away from saunas, hot workouts and direct sun. Your clinician tells you exactly what to expect for the option you choose.

Over a course

Fotona 4D is usually planned as a course rather than a single session, because each treatment builds on the one before. New collagen forms gradually, so the result keeps developing between sessions and for some months after the last. How many sessions, and how they are spaced, is set with your clinician at your consultation.

Pricing and options

Choose your Fotona 4D

Fotona 4D is priced openly. Set your treatment below: the area, the finishing step and the number of sessions, and the price updates as you choose. Every plan is still calibrated to your skin at a free consultation, and what you choose here is where that conversation starts.

1 Treatment area
2 Finishing step

The first three modes are the same in every option. The finishing step is what changes.

3 Number of sessions

Most people choose a course of several sessions, and your consultation sets the number that suits your skin. From three sessions, the price per session is lower.

Fotona 4D · Face · Fotona 4D Standard · 1 session $1,190 Single session

The prices here are real and the plan is yours to choose. A free consultation is where a clinician examines your skin, confirms the finishing step and the number of sessions that suit it, and answers anything this page has not.

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Why Pink

Pink's Fotona 4D

The Signature protocol

Pink has performed Fotona 4D since 2019, one of the first clinics in Melbourne to offer it, and across hundreds of treatments since. Over those years the protocol has not stood still. Pink has refined how the four modes are sequenced and calibrated, drawing on what the clinic has learned treatment after treatment, and added a deeper resurfacing finish for clients who want more textural change. Pink calls its own version the Signature protocol.

Calibrated to your skin

Every Fotona 4D at Pink begins by examining the skin. A VISIA skin analysis maps what is happening beneath the surface, and from that the clinician calibrates the treatment to it: which modes, what depth, which finishing step. It is also how Pink treats every Fitzpatrick type: set for the skin in front of the clinician, deeper or fairer, with the considerations that matter for melanin-rich skin planned for from the first session, not discovered along the way.

Led by senior clinicians

Fotona 4D at Pink is led by Porsha and Stephy, the clinic's senior clinicians for anti-ageing. They are the people who would plan your treatment and run it with you, the same hands from the first session to the last. You are welcome to meet them before you decide anything.

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Editorial portrait of a client with calm, luminous skin in soft natural light.

In a client's words

Just one Fotona 4D session, my skin feels smoother and wrinkles are visibly reduced.
George T. · Verified reviewer · Fotona 4D, 2025 · Fitzpatrick III
4.9
★★★★★ across 413 reviews on Google and Yotpo
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Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fotona 4D? +
Fotona 4D is a non-surgical facelift treated entirely with laser. It uses four laser modes, each at a different depth, to firm the face and prompt the skin to rebuild its own collagen. It treats overall laxity and a softening jawline across the lower face, and nothing is added to the face.
What is the difference between Fotona 3D and Fotona 4D? +
The difference is the finishing step. Fotona 3D is the first three of the four laser modes, without a surface peel, and has the least downtime. Fotona 4D adds a fourth, finishing step at the skin's surface, either a light peel or a deeper resurfacing pass. You choose between them when you set your treatment options.
Who is Fotona 4D for? +
Fotona 4D suits the face that has begun to soften overall, rather than a single isolated line. It treats laxity along the jaw and the lower face, the folds between the nose and mouth, and skin that has changed in tone and texture. Your consultation confirms whether it is the right treatment for your skin, or whether another treatment, or a combination, would serve you better.
Does Fotona 4D hurt? +
Fotona 4D needs no anaesthetic. The laser is felt as warmth and a light tingling, and most people are comfortable throughout. One step works inside the mouth, which feels unusual the first time but is not painful.
Is there downtime after Fotona 4D? +
It depends on the finishing step you choose. With no surface peel there is very little to notice. The light peel can bring a few days of fine flaking, and the deeper resurfacing finish a little more. Either way the skin is warm and slightly flushed at first, and that settles within hours.
How many sessions will I need? +
Fotona 4D is usually done as a course rather than a single session, because each treatment builds on the one before. The right number depends on your skin and what you want to change, and it is set with your clinician at your consultation. A single session is always available as a way to begin.
When will I see results, and how long do they last? +
The skin feels tighter straight after a treatment, as its collagen contracts. The larger change is slower: new collagen forms over the following weeks and months, and the result builds with it. Because that collagen is the skin's own, the result lasts well; ageing continues, so many people return for an occasional treatment to maintain it.
Is Fotona 4D safe for darker skin tones? +
Yes. Pink calibrates the treatment for every Fitzpatrick type, choosing the modes and the depth for the skin in front of the clinician. For deeper, melanin-rich skin the considerations that matter are planned for from the first session, not discovered along the way. Your skin type is part of how the treatment is set, never an afterthought.
Is Fotona 4D suitable for men? +
Yes. Fotona 4D is a popular treatment with men, and Pink runs a protocol calibrated for male skin, which is thicker and structured differently. The treatment is set the same way for everyone: the skin examined first, then the modes and depth matched to it.
How much does Fotona 4D cost? +
Fotona 4D is priced by the treatment area, the finishing step and the number of sessions you choose, and the prices are set out in full on this page, updating as you make each choice. A free consultation confirms the plan that suits your skin.

Visit Pink

Fotona 4D at Pink Laser Clinics, Doncaster

Pink's flagship clinic is in Doncaster, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Your consultation, your Fotona 4D sessions and your aftercare all happen here.

Hours
MonClosed
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Phone
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