How Long Does the Swelling Take Place After Having Ultherapy Done? (photo)

Thank you for your question and this is a common one.  The ultrasonic treatment goes below the skin.  Therefore, if treatment is perform over a major nerve root like the  supra-orbital nerves, then there may be some inflammation of the nerves.  This will cause a burning sensation. The good new...

Cold sores are quite common problems in the general population. Our office allows patients with a cold sore history to undergo Ultherapy, provided pre treatment prophylaxis is prescribed. 

Hi Daisy, Ulthera can be performed in segments such as only your neck, or only the mid face, or even just the upper lip.  The best results from Ulthera are seen when the full face and neck are treated.  We use all we can to make the procedure as comfortable as possible for our...

Gliding the transducer over the skin to limit how long the nergy is being delivered to the same site may help reduce the pain but may limit the improvement. This has not been studied so far.

I am not aware of any studies investigating antioxidants as having a negative effect on the collagen production after Ultherapy non invasive facial skin tightening. Many of our patients take such antioxidants and we have seen very good results from Ultherapy regardless.

Ultherapy is a noninvasive skin lifting technology that works by stimulating a healing response for new collagen. At 29 it seems unlikely that there is enough skin laxity to see much of a difference. On the other hand, if the laxity is significant then a surgical facelift is best, so that is why...