Will Limited Sun Exposure Before Ultherapy Cause Welts and Swelling or is It More Likely Due to Incorrect Depth of Procedure??
August 2, 2012
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After having full face Ultherapy on 7/31. During the procedure, the Dr. commented on how red the face was starting to become and decided he would not complete the "2nd portion" of the procedure as he was concerned about "blistering". He rescheduled another treatment 6 days later. He and his nurse insisted that this "reaction" was not common and repeatedly blamed this on recent exposure to the sun. Returned home post treatment and noticed welts appearing on both sides of the lower cheeks and a hard nodule by the right eye. The next morning, the face was incredibly swollen, welts, persisted and noticed a loss of sensation to lower jaw area. This has continued into the 2nd morning so I called my plastic surgeon. According to the nurse, I am to place cold compresses and 1% hydrocortisone cream to affected areas. Again, she blamed the reaction to my sun exposure. Is this true or more likely due to incorrect depth of procedure?
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