“Full Face Treatment with Wonderful Results! - Frederick, MD”

5406anon,

Sounds like you're very happy and that is good news.

How does it feel on the neck when they do it? Do they literally have to go UP the FRONT of the neck, like the throat? or is it done only on the sides and under the chin?? (for the lower face).

I am thinking of doing my lower face..jaw and neck...but I can't imagine the weird sensation that it would feel like directly up and down the front of the throat area.

Please, let me know?

Best wishes!

This "review" reads like a paid advertisement for the procedure.

"You can have the procedure done in the morning and go out that evening!"

What actual patient would write that? Come on.

From what I've read in other forums, this particular procedure is actually NOT one you can have in the morning and go out in that evening. There is extreme swelling.

The Ulthera company needs to stop paying people to write good reviews. Makes one wonder why they feel the need to do that.

I had ultherapy done 3 weeks ago. You can go out that evening no problem. My skin was tender but not red. Ulthera is not paying me, I am replying because I had very good results immediately and each day I look at my skin and it continues to tighten. I am happy with my results. I will say, I felt like my face was a little full...but my husband didn't notice nor did anyone else. The procedure is painful so anybody who says it isn't is not being truthful. My doctor prescribed pain medication and xanax. That made it tolerable. I would do this again and plan to in another year to maintain. So going out the evening after the procedure, I was tired from the medication so I wouldn't. The next evening? YES!

I had it done and it was uncomfortable but not painful.
Within two hours after treatment there was not much to see.
Next day I only saw improvement of my skin but not swollen bruised or red.
I have to wait 3 to 6 months for the optimal results but very pleased with it already.

I recently had Ulthera done in Dallas on April 21st 2011 for my lower face.

I was given lidocaine injections. I also had an Ativan and 50 mg Tramadol.

With the injections it wasnt bad. If it weren't for the injections, the pain would have been unbearable. At the edge of the injections, where they ran out, the pain was mind blowing. And I've had Thermage, which is painful but not as bad as Ulthera.

I don't know where people are getting Ulthera done with just one pain pill for pain control. My guess is that they are NOT getting treated with both transducers, the deep and the shallow one. There is simply no way they could stand the pain.

It has been a few days and I have a lot of swelling still. Again, if you are treated with BOTH transducers, you are going to have noticeable swelling.

Hmm -- sounds hokey (too much like a an ad.) For example, how was the procedure perfomed? How hard was it to get an appointment? Need more info if you want us to fall for that!!

I had the Ulthera done almost three months ago and I have had great results already. So far I am really pleased. No jowls and my neck has been tightened.

They say it takes 3-6 months to see full results so I will post then and let everyone know. I will also post my real photos when I get the final ones taken so you can see my results.

I have a high tolerance for pain. Trust me when I say no one could stand the Ulthera deep transducers (and there are two kinds, deep and shallow) without lidocaine injections.

Wow -- I know NOTHING about photoshopping, and you make a good point -- I love that I get to learn from people like curiouslikethis on here!! However, I bet they just made the one site and never updated it with further pics? I don't know...but anyway, I will try to keep my droopy eyes out for those tricks. That's so wrong, to make people like me who make so little money and have so much hope spend on their crap. That being said, I have to get rid of these lumps and bumps (jowls) that drag my whole face down....so now what? I cannot stand it!

Tawny, thank you. I would love to see results. It just is upsetting b/c on the Ulthera site, they only show the same few photos, so it makes one wonder!

Nadiahoney, I can't begin to tell you how many sights have photos as I described, that are clearly photoshopped.

As for the bumps and jowls..like I said..I gained weight and it filled out my face, which really took the emphasis off of my jowls. Are you thin?

I always have been thin, no matter how much I ate. But then I lost more weight and was extremely thin. It was due to stress. My goal was to put back 14 lbs and learn to manage my stress better. I ended up gaining 29 lbs. I've decided not to do anything to my face. I do use Retin A, and it really plumps things up and makes the complexion so pretty and smooth, but you must wear sunblock to keep from undoing what the Retin A did.

Also, is your hair long? Long hair can really drag down the face. I started wearing my hair up...and that also makes a big difference. Bob hairstyles, for those who don't want to wear their hair up, add volume to the face and take the eye away from the lower part of the face. I'm going through menopause..so I didn't cut my hair, because wearing it up in summer is crucial when I have those danged hotflashes!! Also, wearing make up the correct way can shadow the areas. You want to draw attention away from the lower part of the face, so accentuate your eyes. If you don't have bangs, add side swept bangs, which will give the illusion of a "shorter" face, because the forehead is not exposed. There are many tricks out there and the more I learn, the more comfortable I get with using those tricks, rather than spending a fortune on something that might not work or might only last a short time. I'd rather have money in the bank.

If you google Diane Von Furstenberg, there is a great article about her when she had an accident and thought they were going to have to do her face. She is a woman that I now look up to, in regard to plastic surgery. I'll find the link to the article, maybe it will make you feel better. I know it really helped me, BEFORE I gained the weight back.

here's one:
http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/chic-report/article/dvf-on-plastic-surgery

and here is another:
http://www.observer.com/2008/o2/fashion-roundup-no-plastic-surgery-diane-von-furstenberg-hollywould-imitation-of-christ

she looks stunning, little jowls and all :) see how she takes care of her skin? She's in her 60s!!

Thanks so much -- all the stuff you said, I am going to try. Yes, thin. Yes, long hair. Yes, no bangs. So I am going to try some of those suggestions; actually I recently tried to gain weight on purpose and it did help....a bit. I just hate looking "sad" or droopy all the time. It's enough to depress anyone! I cannot wait to try the bangs thing.

Nadiahoney, you're very welcome :) You sound like me! How much do you weigh/ what is your height? If you'd like, send me a private message and we can exchange emails :) I'll bet we look the same.

I'm glad you could gain weight. It's hard for me so I was thrilled that I finally got it back on.

Bangs will be really cool, don't know your age but, side swept with a side part is real nice on everyone!!

I have a glum-looking pic up but will try to put another one up -- I am horrible at computers. I don't know my weight, but I am basically tall and thin, and my face was always thin. Yuck. But I miss it now because at least it had a nice chiseled look which I have lost because of this stupid radiesse which is a little too low in the face, giving me jowls. I'm almost forty and having a mid-life crisis for various reasons, and after a stressful past couple of years, I at least want to LOOK younger and pretend these past few years didn't happen. I am still thinking about ulthera -- so hard to decide. Don;t you wish we could get our money back, like with a dress? Seems fair to me! Or at least half the money back, really. I'm going to try the bangs next hairdresser appointment....if she lets me. I really do appreciate your wisdom on here

Yeah I did and love it -- I wear my hair up a lot mostly because in this heat and humidity I'd go crazy otherwise! Well actually I am crazy, but that's because of being an "old maid" with no prospects....:(

Nadiahoney, you got the bangs? and you love them? Doesn't it really make a big difference??

I'm also crazy :)

Old maid?? No prospects? COME TO NY. I know a lot of nice single guys:)

I tried to send a private mail to you with my email address but had a problem ? want to exchange them? this way we don't bore the Realself community with our back and forth banter.