From personal experience, Ultherapy face treatment hurts only during the procedure. there is no pain afterwards. We recommend oral pain relievers like Ibuprofen or for those who want something stronger, Lortabs. We have found that virtually everyone does fine with one or the other. Injections of narcotics such as demeral are not needed and have associated risks of respiratory depression and other complications associated with them. Topical anesthetic creams are not very helpful because Ultherapy focuses energy deep to the skin's surface. While nerve blocks may relieve pain, your whole face would have to be blocked to do a full face treatment- which I believe is overkill and generally not recommended by our Ultherapy trainers. With that said- do what you feel comfortable with. Ask your doc whether a pain pill might suffice instead of shots. Keep in mind that it takes up to a year to see the end result after a properly done Ultherapy treatment- so be patient. I wish you the Best of luck!
