I Just Had Ulthera Done on the Lower Half of my Face Starting from Under my Cheekbones. I Know I Am Swollen a Little?

Minor swelling will subside after Ultherapy and collagen formation and stimulation will begin to form for a period of about 90 days after treatment. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles

There may be lifting of the sagging skin and fat into the prior position plumping up the hollowness of some patients' cheeks but it is not from the significant new collagen growth. The new collagen helps tighten and lift, not fill out depressions. Swelling in the lower face will go away usually quickly, in a few days at the latest.

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Ultherapy does cause swelling.  This is short live and should resolve within a day.  Ultherapy will lift and tighten but will not plump up the tissue.  Your cheek bone region should remain the same.  The overall result will be seen in two to three months.

No, I have done 120 or so Ultherapy cases and I see tightening, but not increased fullness.  I don't think that you need to be worried about this.  

Swelling after Ultherapy is transient and this will not change the volume configuration of your upper to lower face that much. In fact, once the swelling dissipates (24 hours), and the laxity of the skin improvves via skin tightening over 6 months, your cheekbones will be more accentuated and highlighted. 

You are likely swollen from the procedure.  Generally, we see lifting of the cheeks rather than plumping.  This is what I would expect would happen.

Hi Margie,

It is very common to experience some degree of swelling after a procedure such as Ulthera.  This should resolve within a few days but in rare cases it may last more than a week.  If you had the procedure done within the past 48 hours, you can consider applying ice or cool packs to the area to help reduce the swelling.  You may start seeing the tightening in 8 to 12 weeks although sometimes we see the improvement sooner.  Good Luck!  

the fullness you see is swelling related the the ulthera procedure. this will resolve. the ultherapy treatment tightens the skin, so your cheeks should look fuller as the area below them is tighter

What you are seeing is likely just swelling that occurs immediately after the Ultherapy.  Though the procedure stimulates collagen, it is not volumizing, and therefore, should not result in a plumper jaw.