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Brutally Painful - Salt Lake City, UT

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Ulthera website and doctor downplayed the pain...

libertybellJune 8, 2012
$2,500

Ulthera website and doctor downplayed the pain involved. I had to get up and leave even though I had taken 3 percocet and 2 valium. Was so painful, I vomited. This procedure should not be done without a dental block or under general anesthesia. I don't care how great you look after, the pain was absolutely unbearable and not worth a "little lifting." Don't do it!!! I am pissed I wasn't warned this much pain was involved.

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Megan P
June 8, 2012

Oh no! :( So sorry to hear this.

Did the office you went to say if they would have you back (if you would even consider that) to finish it up with some local anesthetic??

libertybell
June 17, 2012
Yes, I went back 5 days later and had nerve blocks throughout entire face and neck. Was much more comfortable. I would suggest that people not even consider having this procedure without nerve blocks. I am going to let the company know that if they conducted ultherapy on animals with valium and percocet, it would be considered animal cruelty and torture.
lusciouslady6065
June 17, 2012
I absolutely agree that general anesthesia needs to be given! I had the procedure done about 6 days ago and I almost passed out from the pain...I was in tears during the procedure. The pain was so horrible that I considered not completing the procedure at all.

I also was not prepared for the after effects of the procedure (swelling of entire face and neck, tenderness entire face and neck, welts, purple bumps from the injections of lidocaine). I looked horrible for about 5 days following the procedure.

The good news though is that now at day 6 I can see a dramatic lifting and tightening taking place!
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Jason_Ames
August 26, 2012
I'm really surprised about the pain people experience as I did it on a few pills and an inhaler and just found it uncomfortable at worst. I guess everyone experiences pain very differently. Hope you see results.
lusciouslady6065
August 26, 2012

P13: Maybe you didn't receive the "full monty". I've noticed that not all doctors do the treatment the same. Some make only one pass with the very lightest strength on the transducer, while others make 3-4 passes with different transducers at different strengths - what I call the "full monty" (this is what my doctor did and it hurt like hell but the results are fabulous).

Peggythomson
January 13, 2015
I definitely did not have "the full monty." Instead I believe I received a very "watered down" version from a technician. It still hurt a lot but I believe this doctor's strategy is to get you to come back for more. (I'm not about to!) They would rather do very little so that people aren't swollen or bruised or have any other "down time" issues. The result, though, is basically NO results.
Peggythomson
January 13, 2015
Ultherapy is very painful. I wasn't warned at all ahead of time that it was painful. Nor was I offered any sort of pain meds whatsoever. I wouldn't have minded the pain though if it had worked, but after almost three months I've seen no result whatsoever.
libertybell
January 13, 2015
Peggythomson
January 13, 2015
melissasue
December 3, 2015
Can you tell us what office you went to? I am in Salt Lake City and considering this procedure.
Peggythomson
December 7, 2015
Ultherapy does nothing and may in fact make you look worse, depending on your age. I got my money back from the doctor but it was a hassle. In my opinion you should read the reviews on this site very carefully before booking it. The majority appear to be quite negative.
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