Volume loss after Ultherapy may be actually caused by thinning of SMAS layer? (Photo)

Question

In Taiwan forums, some people have reported even more serious sagging on their faces after Ultherapy. Some Taiwanese doctors suggest that these people may have undergone Ultherapy too frequently, say once a year, and this makes their SMAS layer get thinner and thinner. When they perform face lifting surgeries to patients who often get this treatment, they can see that their SMAS layer is thinner than normal people. However I can’t find relevant info about this in English.

Bernard Tan, MBBS, MRCSB · Answer

Ultherapy causing volume loss is a controversial issue
The company strongly denies this
However, there are several well documented case reports of facial fat volume loss after Ultherapy
There are also several HIFUs that market themselves as  able to destroy subcutaneous adipose tissue
Fat and volume loss is not a bad thing- in a properly selected candidate with double chin, excess facial fat, this would be desirable
I would avoid Ultherapy in patients with facial volume loss (thin sunken faces)

Volume loss after Ultherapy may be actually caused by thinning of SMAS layer? (Photo)

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