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Ultherapy vs. Thermage for under eye skin laxity and wrinkles in dark skin patients.

improve110Aug 9, 2018
40yo with some under eye wrinkles. Heard this can be smoothed using Ultherarpy and also heard of Thermage. I have a dark skin so CO2 is out. What are the pros and cons for each and which one is more safe?

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Dr. Michael A. Zadeh, MD, FACS
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Dr. Ron Shelton, MD
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