Will Micro Current Procedures Interfere with the Ultherapy That I Had 3 Weeks Ago?

Smoking has an inhibitory effect on skin healing from the lack of oxygen that new skin cells need to heal well but Ultherapy induces new collagen formation in the dermis by stimulating the inflammatory reaction via a stimulus of heat. The more sundamaged and smoking induced skin wrinkled...

Both devices can cause collagen formation in the dermis to help tighten the facial features. Thermage has applicators that are very small for use on eyelid skin and large ones for body sites such as arms, legs and abdomens. Its medium applicator is used for the face.  Ultherapy has smaller...

I don't see how the ultherapy can help tear troughs. It is a great treatment, though, for some patients who do not yet need a facelift but want a tighter jaw line.

Although the Ultherapy is not FDA-cleared for body treatment, physicians are allowed to utilize devices, off-label, but the physician should discuss the risks with the patient. There are different studies that have been done on other parts of the body, and in the future, there might be increased...

Dermatologists, plastic surgeons, their nurses, physician assistants, etc. can do Ultherapy. Is the person who is doing your Ultherapy experienced at it? Do they have the latest technology with all levels of transducers, or have they not invested in keeping their system updated to have the...

A patient's pain tolerance is not the only factor to be considered with Ultherapy and the energy settings, the number of joules, is not the only variable that the physician can adjust to deliver the optimal treatment to each patient. In our clinic, we have been experimenting with varying...