Can Ultherapy Be Done on the Eyelids? Or is It Not Safe? Or Just Not Tested?

The company has been evaluating the Ulthera treatment on the eyelids, but as of today, they have not found a good way to shield the eyes from the energy of the treatment. Therefore, it is not recommended to treat the eyelids. Who knows what the future holds though.

At this time the transducers are not set to deliver the shallow depth of treatment that a thin eyelid requires and the transducers are cumbersome for this small area. Thermage and Pelleve are better tighteners of the skin of eyelids. see video

Performing Ultherapy on the forehead to elevate the brow can be very helpful to relieve excess skin on the upper eyelids. But it is absolutely NOT safe to treat the actual upper eyelid skin. Knowing the boundaries of a given treatment modality is essential, and I commonly tell my patients that Ultherapy is great for soft tissues in the cheeks and neck, but areas where it does not do well are: Excess upper eyelid skin Platysmal bands I have had many patients... more