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"Welts" a Side Effect with Ultherapy?

asked 1 year ago by MD in Manteca
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: side effects, welts

I have an appointment the week of the September 27th and my provider says that they have had patients experience "welts" with this procedure and that those welts have taken weeks to resolve. I have found this on the Ulthera site or any questions here. Does this sound right? This is a new procedure for my provider, even though they have done Thermage for years.

3 answers to "Welts" a Side Effect with Ultherapy?

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"Welts" can occur but resolve without long term problems

Our practice experienced some patients getting "welts" after treatment to the forehead.  They did resolve without long-term effects.  This seems to be related to the thickness of the skin and its relationship to the underlying bone as all of our patients experienced this on the forehead and had thin forehead skin.  This also occurred with the very first patients who went through the procedure and there have no subsequent events.  Like all procedures,... more
Joseph Campanelli, MD

Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Welts and ultrasound

Welts are seen rarely after Ultherapy and should spontaneously resolve with no long term issues. Welts would be caused theoretically by superficial rather than deep absorption of the ultrasound energy which induces heat. The time it takes for them to go away could be minutes, to hours or up to several days. One or two isolated welts might be caused by a lack of good contact with the Ulthera's transducer or ultrasound gel placement. If there are a myriad of welts, then the technique... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

www.thenyac.com

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Welts from Ulthera

Welts can occur from having to much gel on the face, causing the handpiece to not be in direct contact with the skin. It can also be caused by rebound of ultrasonic energy from bone. Essentially, what is happening is extra energy is being delivered to the more superficial layers of the skin, causing the skin to react in a welt. The welts will resolve with no long term side effect.
Leif Liu Rogers, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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