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Ultherapy Directly over Permanent Midface Implants?

I recently had PEEK implants. My skin is just so lax because of previous too large implants I had in for over a year and now I'm looking into what would help it. I'm male but my cheeks look very feminine as the previous implants went too low. Is Ultherapy off limits due to the implants I have? I'm looking to tighten my facial skin overall, including my midface where the implants are. Is treating directly over my MF with implants allowed? Some say no, some say yes as its just ultrasound. ???

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Cheek Implants and Ultherapy

In my practice, I have personally treated patients with Ultherapy who have cheek implants without problem. Having cheek implants should not be a deterrent to Ultherapy since the level of treatment with Ultherapy does not penetrate beneath the facial muscles where the implants are located deeply over the bone. The advantage of Ultherapy over other nonsurgical tightening procedures is that it provides focused delivery of the energy to a desired depth into the dermal and... more

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