Ultherapy: Q&A
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Is There a Relationship Between the Amount of Energy Used or the Length of the Ultherapy Procedure and the Results Seen?
If more energy is used during a treatment is that patient more likely to see positive changes after the procedure? If so, is there a limit where the maximum amount of change is reached and the rest is just excess energy used and time spent on the treatment? Would there be any benefit to using a lesser dose of energy than that amount?
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How to maximize Ultherapy results
There are several variables that contribute to optimal results from Ulthera, which uses focused ultrasound energy to stimulate collagen remodeling for facial lifting. The most important is the total amount of energy delivered, and this dose is higher than what is was originally believed to be. There is definitely a point of diminishing returns and it is better to repeat the treatment after a few months that to do too much in one setting.
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Ulthera Energy- Does it make a difference?
There are three variations in treatment that can be tailored to the patients needs. The first is the depth of treatment. There are currently three depths of treatment, 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 mm. The more shallow 1.5 mm depth is for more superficial treatment and the other two are used for lifting and tightening. The second variation is the density of the treatment which corresponds to the number of passes that are performed at each depth. Density of treatment has...
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Number of Ulthera "lines" or energy used is related to results
Ulthera "lines" or energy per pulse is correlated positively to the amount of collagen stimulation produced. The Ultherapy procedure can be customized so that it can be customized to address facial asymmetry, i.e. if the tail of the brow is lower on one side, additional pulses are delivered. Ultimately the application of microfocused Ultrasound, first to the deeper facial layers (SMAS) and then the deeper skin is based on the clinician's judgment and the patient's anatomy....
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More Energy Does Not Mean Better Result
More energy does not necessarily mean a better result. High energy Ultherapy treatments are more painful and longer. Recent studies have shown that you can get a great result with less energy making it less painful and shorter. More studies need to be done, but the trend is for less energy, not more.
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Results From Ulthera
An in-house study performed by the company showed that there was not statistically significant difference in results when the same amount of lines were delivered on both sides of the face (using both the 4.5 mm depth probe and the 3mm depth probe), but one side received 2 energy settings less than the other side which received the maximum energy setting. There was also no difference in adverse events noted between both sides. It is believed that ultrasound energy may not be like other...
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Mapping Ultherapy Treatment for best results
The treatment time, energies and tips used are based on what you want to accomplish. Each Ultherapy Lift can be completely customized. Under-treating is not advised since the treatment is fairly costly and most people want as much improvement as possible.
Ulthera recently made some changes to the treatment energy delivery to make the treatment more comfortable while still obtaining maximum outcomes.
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