Has anyone try to use ice on a patient before ultherapy?

I am sure someone has tried ice or chilling the area before and during Ultherapy treatments.  However, I do not recommend this approach because Ultherapy was designed and tested to place FDA approved ultrasonic waves at specific depths and heat the tissue to a specific temperature at these depths. And the results of Ultherapy are based on heating the tissues to these exact temperatures to induce collagen synthesis (growth).Therefore, chilling the area (for what I expect is for pain relief or comfort) could alter the temperature and create a scenario where collagen synthesis does not occur.  At our facility, patients have the option to have their Ultherapy treatments under IV sedation and patients have been very happy and comfortable with this approach.I hope this helps.

I have never used ice on a patient prior to Ultherapy and do not know of any physicians that do.  Since the ultrasound delivered during the Ultherapy session creates heat, the ice could potentially negatively affect the results that might be achieved from the treatment.  There are a variety of other ways that can be used to reduce any pain from the procedure, including oral medications, nerve blocks and topical anesthetic preparations.