Ultherapy with Rhino, Bleph, and Cheek Implants?

I'd like to have rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, and cheek implants (that is, if my surgeon concurs). I'd also like to have Ultherapy instead of a face lift. Can Ultherapy be done at the same time as the surgeries, and how do you determine if it would a be better procedure than a face lift?

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Is Ultherapy Better Than a Facelift? It Depends On the Results You Are Looking For

As we age, the muscle and tissue overlying the muscle in the cheeks start to drift down and forward. This causes a flattening of the cheeks, deeper nasolabial folds, jowls, softening of the jaw line, and ( since these muscles connect with the muscles in the neck), sagging in the neck. A facelift, by repositioning these sagging tissues underneath the skin, improves the overall contour of the face and neck, smooths the neck, sharpens the jaw line, removes the jowls, softens the nasolabial... more

Combining Surgery with Ultherapy

While there is no absolute contraindication to combining the two, there is a practical reason to avoid this idea. When you operate on one area, it has effects on surrounding related areas. The ultimate goal is to give you the best cosmetic result, balancing things like cost, recovery and patient desire. Waiting for the results of the three procedures before considering Ulthera has the highest likelihood of giving you the best outcome. With this in mind,... more

Lots of Surgery

The more procedure you attempt at any one surgery time, the greater the chance of some sort of a complication. Consider biting off your goals at two different times, for your own safety.