Hoping to See Good Results! - Worcester, MA
I just had my Ultherapy today. I am 60 years old...
I just had my Ultherapy today. I am 60 years old and want to explore all non-surgical options for facial rejuvenation. I opted to have my entire face and neck done. It was painful in spots, but not unbearable. The whole thing took about 1 1/2 hours. (I was given a single Atavan tablet 1/2 hour head of the Ultherapy, which helped)
Following the Ultherapy, which was performed by a technician, I received several injections of Perlane in my tear troughs, my temples and along the jaw line. (Please note that the cost I listed included $2400 for the fillers)
Right now my whole face is sore, warm to the touch and bruised in many areas. The technician administered the Ultherapy to the right side of my face first. I then held an iced gel pack to that side of my face while the work was done on the left side. The icing was quite effective as I have little bruising on the right but about half of my left side is marked by pale purple blotches. So, my advice would be to ice the treated areas as soon as possible.
I was a little nervous about the injections in the tear troughs based on reviews I read on this site but those seemed to have been done without bruising.
I see some benefit from the procedures - probably initially from the fillers. But since my whole face is sore,bruised and a little puffy, it's hard to tell. The results of the Ultherapy are supposed to happen slowly over the next 3 months so it is definitely too soon to tell if this experience was worth the pain and the money.
I won't rate Dr. Fechner until I see how I look in a few days. Before pictures were taken and after pictures will be taken in 3 weeks at my follow-up visit. I will post them then.
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Oh my gosh, I'm sorry to hear how bruised you are. Hopefully you can lay low for a few days till it mainly subsides, as I'm guessing it can't really be covered with makeup very easily(?).
My bruises are almost gone now - they are at that lovely yellowish stage, which means I'm almost back to normal. Although I complained about the bruises, I was assured that although extensive bruising was unusual, the bruises would be gone within two weeks. I still feel a little soreness along the jawline, but other than that and the faint bruise remains, I'm fine. I look a little better than I did before the treatment, but that may be from the fillers. It's still a little too early to tell if Ultherapy was a good investment.
Although I haven't reached the magic 3 month mark...
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I had mine yesterday and I am bruising on the chin side. It looks quite ugly and is of course numb now. It is also quite swollen so it looks like my face is square rather than round. I was told this will subside in 3 days so I am anxious about this. I hope it is really worth the pain and the money. Will keep you posted again on results after a few days.
That is so interesting about the different amounts of bruising you have due to icing the left & the right side differently. Thank you so much for sharing that!
How is your face feeling today?