Can Nerve Damage from Ulthera Be Permanent?

I'm having the ulthera next week but very wonder about nerve damage. If (in case) I unfortunately get it, how long does it last? Can the damage be permanent?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by Giselle_9 in LA, CA.

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To-date Ulthera is not aware of permanent nerve problems

There have been no cases, to-date, of which I am aware of permanent nerve weakness induced by Ultherapy. Nerve weakness could occur from heating a nerve if the energy delivered is in the area of the nerve. The nerve may then hibernate and take a few weeks to recover. Meanwhile, muscle weakness could cause a failure of the corner of the mouth to lower when the whole mouth opens, making it look like the other side is drooping. This is from temporary irritation of the... more

Is Permanent nerve damage possible?

Ultherapy treatment is delivery of ultrasonic energy through the skin. I have personally never seen a motor nerve injury with Ultherapy. Cutaneous nerves are more likely to be affected with a feeling of "pins and needles" or temporary soreness in the distribution of the nerve. Again, these effects have been temporary. I personally had an Ultherapy treatment at had a slight tingling sensation in one side of my lateral brow area that lasted approximately one week. I also... more

Nerve damage from Ulthera

The nerve injury caused by Ulthera has been temporary. It is usually a weakness rather than a true injury and generally resolves within a few weeks. There are new 1.5 mm transducers available that allow close treatment around the mouth without the risk of the energy penetrating too deeply to affect the nerve which causes the corner of the mouth to droop.

Ritu Saini, MD

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No permenant nerve damage with Ulthera

Ultherapy uses focused beams of Ultrasound to cause microscopic trauma to soft tissue underlying the skin in order to stimulate scarring, otherwise known as collagen formation. As the scar or collagen contracts, the face is lifted and skin is tightened. Any chance of temporary injury to a facial berve is extremely rare, and permenant deficit has never been reported.