Ultherapy: after ten days I have a lot of muscles on my face paralized. Will be permanent? (Photos)

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Michael A. Zadeh, MD, FACS · Answer

Professional before and after pictures will need to be compared to see if this was present before the treatment. Nerve damage is a rare complication of Ultherapy treatment, and steps can be taken to minimize the risk. Most of the time it will completely resolve, but it may take several months. Follow up with your treating physician if you haven't already.

John J. Martin, Jr., MD · Answer

It doesn't happen often, but sometimes a nerve can be weak for a few weeks after any deep heating treatment such as laser, ultrasound or radiofrequency.  The nerve function will slowly return.

Edwin Ishoo, MD · Answer

If your facial asymmetry is truly due to Ultherapy treatment then it is most likely neuropraxia which generally recovers within 3 weeks but would benefit from corticosteroids in the early stages. Posting a random picture as a pre-operative state is not helpful as your doctor would have take pictures of your face before and after treatment to detect any pre-existing asymmetry relevant to this treatment. Also beware that not all "ultherapy" is real Ultherapy as there are many imitation and dangerous machines being sold to some physicians by online marketers (mostly from china) which are being marketed by the doctor as "Ultherapy". Always insist on seeing the mating and asking for the serial number. If your doctor is not listed on the Ultherapy website as a provider, then its either not the real machine or purchased on secondary market with no inspection and maintenance by the company.

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