Ultherapy is a scam! - Sherman Oaks, CA

After reading through the reviews I feel compelled to write of my experience so far. The negative reviews gave me pause but since I trust Melissa without reservation, I decided to go through with the procedure. I took 10,000 mg of vitamin C on Tuesday and Wednesday for any potential bruising (and will continue to do so to help with collagen formation). Thursday I took two valium and four ibuprofen. I had upper, lower and neck done - three hours total but it went by so quickly it only felt like 30 minutes. There was pain (only when treatment was focused near a bone - jaw/brow) but by the time it registered she had already moved to another spot. The pain was in no way severe or unbearable (my laser peel was much worse). I would not hesitate to go through it again.

Best part is I have immediate results! The bags under my eyes (which only show when I smile) are now half the size they were before! Very slight swelling on my jawline and under my chin as well as very slight tenderness only when I push down on those areas. No bruising at all. I would not hesitate to go out today with no makeup on. Furthermore, I had areas of red discoloration on my fair skin and was thinking of getting IPL. Don't need to now because they are GONE!

I will update and let you all know how I'm doing!

Coming up on three weeks and wanted to give an update. The bags under my eyes are completely gone and my eyelids are much improved - I no longer need to lift my eyebrows to compensate for the sagging and I have my eyelid crease back. I had an eyelift in 1994 and this is comparable except now it doesn't look 'done' - very natural. Of the three areas (upper, lower and neck) I have to say (after a mere 19 days) that so far my eyes have shown the most significant and noticeable improvement.

The area under my chin and along my jawline still feels tight and tender and when I lower my head it appears swollen (at least I hope that's swelling!) - much worse than my before. I'll have to see my before pics to see if there's any improvement along the jawline itself but the swollen appearance of the area under my chin has me concerned.

I haven't noticed any difference in my neck so again will have to look at my before pics.

I will definitely get my eyes done again when the time comes - worth every penny. Will have to wait for more results (if any) on my lower face/neck to decide if that area was worth it.

The swelling under my chin finally receded after five weeks. Unfortunately so did the rest of my face and it is apparent that the initial improvement I had was all swelling. Now that it has dissipated so have the initial results. My next appointment is the first week of May and I hope I'll see some improvement when comparing to my before pics but looking in the mirror I don't see any. Additionally, upon waking in the morning my face and eyes are very puffy and it takes a couple hours for it to recede. I didn't have that problem before this procedure. For that reason alone I would not do it again.