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...
A more thorough explanation of the time element for seeing results from either Sculptra or Ultherapy would have prepared you not to expect to see changes in such a short period of time. Both produce results over time but very gradually - one of the positive benefits since you don't look...
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