Long Term Effects of Ultrasound Tightening/Ulthera on the Skin? Doctor Answers, Tips
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Long Term Effects of Ultrasound Tightening/Ulthera on the Skin?

I am interested to know what might be the expectations of this type of tightening long term. Should this be of any concern?

7 Doctor Answers | Asked by bethe in Morgan Hill CA
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Ulthera

Ultherapy uses focused ultrasound to treat the skin. The goal is to increase collagen in the skin, thereby creating some lifting and tightening. Collagen develops and breaks down differently in each individual however, any procedure that increases collagen can be effective in improving the appearance of the skin.
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Long Term Effects of Ulthera Tightening on the Skin

Hi Bethe, Good question. We know that with up to 4 years of clinical use Ulthera has had no adverse effects reported on how it affects the skin. It has been shown histologically that Ulthera promotes natural collagen formation, which like chicken soup, "can't hurt." Anecdotally, our patients are reporting that their skin tone, texture, and brown spots are improved a few months after their Ulthera treatment. I don't believe... more
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Ultherapy may provide long term results

As Ultherapy is a relatively new treatment we don't have 10 year follow-up, but extrapolating the results based on what has been seen with other procedures, the new collagen that is formed is not expected to go away. Biopsies taken ten years after dermabrasions showed new collagen formation that lasted! The aging process continues and there is a constant heading south of the facial features, but the Utlherapy of today can keep you ahead of where you would be in the future if you... more

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Ultherapy sets back the aging clock

Ulthera uses high intensity focused ultrasound deliverd in brief bursts under the skin to stimulate collagen regeneration, which then creates some lifting and tightening. It takes about 3 months for the full effect to appear, but because it is a change in the collagen it isn't a temporary efefct. So think of it as setting back the clock, but the clock keeps ticking of course!
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Long Term Effects of Ultherapy

Great question.  To answer this, one needs to understand what Ultherapy is doing to the skin.  Using ultrasound, energy is transmitted to a precise location under the skin and a small injury is created.  The body will repair this injury by making new collagen and reorganizing the collagen that is there.  It is this effect on the skin that which gives the aesthetic improvement.  Because there is nothing left behind and the body will repair the injury that the... more
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Expectation matching

The key in all aesthetic surgery is expectation matching.  If you are going to have one of these transcutaneous treatments, there are very limited changes you will see and these minimal improvements need to be oky for you.  Don't expect much and you might not be disappointed.  I have seen may patients though who thought they were going to get much more from Thermage for example and felt they "got nothing from it." 
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nevergiveup 30 Sep 2012
CONSUMERS BEWARE : Please don't believe everything you hear from doctors as most want to make $$$$ and don't even really know the long term effects of Ulthera since it is fairly new on the market same goes with most Lasers. I am talking negatives and long term can be 6 months and up . I had Ulthera and my neck showed no improvement and actually now looks more lax than before the procedure and that was at the 4-5 month mark so it is in no way the natural aging process as Doc's may try to brush it off as to cover up ..Trust me if that happens and..doctors if they do know won't tell you anyway ..as they may end up blacklisted from colleagues and it's all about profit....!IMO Sad but true :(

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