Does Ultherapy cause nasolabial folds? The jowls always look worse. Does it destroy vital fat to keep the folds from deepening?

Ultherapy will tighten and lift skin but when used with the current transducers has not been demonstrated to cause injury to facial fat.  Well nasolabial folds may or may not improve following Ultherapy treatment, they would not be expected to worsen.

Ultherapy is an FDA-approved noninvasive skin lifting technology which would improve nasolabial folds. I have not seen any pictures showing them worsening and have not seen it in my practice.

Ultherapy uses ultrasonic energy that by passes the outer layers of the skin and is micro-directed to the lower soft tissue layer of the face where it stimulates collagen and helps to tighten the skin. This ultrasound energy is focused so that the practioner can see exactly where the energy is being delivered.  We have been performing Ultherapy in our office since the device was introduced, and although results vary among patients, most of our patients are very satisfied with their results.  Increase in nasolabial folds or diminished  jawline have never been a concern for our numerous patients.