I had ultherapy 3 days ago. I immediately noticed minor weakness of left lower lip depression usually when I yawn or emulating a "denture smile". The mentalis muscle was spared since I can still pout so I assume this is either partial injury to marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve or injury to the cervical branch of facial nerve responsible for partial innervation of the depressor anguli oris muscle. Will this recover? Has anyone else experienced this issue with ultherapy
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There are different ways that Ultherapy is performed and can vary from patient to patient and physician to physician. The number of transducers used, the number of lines placed, and the number of different cosmetic areas treated, add up to a different amount of time that the...
Please be patient. No one expects results immediately from either the Ultherapy or Sculptra. Sculptra initiates your body's response to making new collagen after the injections and this takes time. Think of Sculptra as a seed, not an immediate volumizer. Usually it is done every four...
I would recommend both. They work at different depths and both help to tighten your facial tissues. I often combine treatments to allow collagen stimulation/remodeling at multiple depths. The laser will definitely have more downtime if you are pursuing an aggressive treatment...