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You might get some tightening with the Ulthera for the festoons. We have been using it for that, and some people do seem to get improvement. But not everyone! There are no downsides to giving it a try as there isn't much else that works well to decrease the festoons. Some of the other lasers such as fractionated CO2 or erbium may tighten it up a bit too.
Thanks for the question, I have found ultherapy in my practice to be very useful for softening festoons and malar bags but are not ideal for fat reduction in the lower eyelids (for that surgery is still the best)GOOD LUCK
The deeper tissues of the malar crescent can be treated with ultrasound but thermi tight allows the surgeon to place the energy directly onto the swollen tissue unlike Ulthera that has to bypass the skin. With these treatments it may take up to 4-6 months to see the final results
We've had some good results treating festoons with Ulthera but are finding that Thermi smooth and Thermi Tight may be a better option since we are able to precisely set the temperature and identify the tissue layer being treated. Which technique is best I find depends on the amount of skin laxity, bone structure, etc. often lifting the festoon with a non hydrophilic (water absorbing ) filler will lift and support the festoon and then Thermi smooth may be used to tighten the skin.
In short, yes, Ultherapy can be used for festoons and malar bags. It's difficult to predict the degree of improvement and so depending on the result you're looking for surgery may be a better choice.
Generally speaking, the ideal treatment for malar bags and festoons is blepharoplasty a surgical procedure. Nonsurgical treatments may improve this area, Ultherapy does help to a certain extent. Another procedure that is helpful is ThermiTight using radiofrequency microinvasive probe to treat this area.
Without a picture it is difficult to say how bad your malar bags are, but in general, Ultherapy will not help that in most cases. Read the Ultherapy book on the link below:
I would not recommend having ultherapy as it can trigger your neuralgia. It is not worth the potential pain especially if you are currently asymptomatic.
There are foods that can stimulate collagen regenreration or supplements like proline and threonine and vitamins like vitamin C. There is no magical cure and that's why they have developed fillers to solve this puzzle. Stop smoking and eat a good meal and slow down the aging process and maybe...
Ultherapy power settings should be decreased when patients experience these sensations in the forehead and scalp during the procedure. If patients experience sensations, which are rare with the new programming modules on the current generation device, I reduce the energy settings.I hope...
When Ultherapy is done on the forehead to help lift the unit of the forehead/eyebrow/upper eyelid, some sensory nerve endings can feel the energy and become irritated sending the feeling of discomfort up to the end of the nerve endings in the forward half of the scalp. Some patients will feel...
Although bruising is rare following an Ultherapy treatment, it can happen. I have had Ultherapy in my office for over 5 years and have rarely mention this as something that happened. I do recommend that you avoid non steroidals such as Advil, Motrin etc the week prior except for...
Dear Princessway, Yes, there are certain areas to be avoided in the face. For instance, I would avoid the area below your thyroid cartilage or Adam’s apple and also the outer corners of the mouth. These areas have nerves that are very superficial or have vital organs that are very s...
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