What is Ultratherapy?

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Laurie A. Casas, MD, FACS · Answer

Ultherapy is the FDA cleared non-invasive procedure to lift and tighten skin on the face, forehead and neck.  Ulthera treatments improve wrinkles on the face, neck and décolletage with no downtime.  Ultherapy works by administering ultrasound energy to specific depths of skin and muscle with precise ultrasound guidance, which causes tissue tightening and collagen production.  Using ultrasound imaging, transducers with different depths are selected and the ultrasound energy can target precise depths of the patients’ lax skin and soft tissue including lax connective tissue of the face and neck. A shallow transducer can be used to target the thin, lax and wrinkled skin of the forehead, around the eyes and mouth and the lax skin of the neck.  Due to its mechanical properties, ultrasound is one of the only energy sources that can be focused beneath the skin’s surface at any depth, without affecting the surface tissueGood candidates for Ultherapy have mild to moderate skin and soft tissue laxity.  Patients may notice that their facial tissue begins to feel loose, and feel and look less firm.  Ultherapy treatments can tighten loose skin on the face, neck, sagging skin under the chin and soften lines and wrinkles on the chest.

Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for
your question.Ultherapy is focused ultrasound technology for skin tightening and improvement of fine wrinkles.

The best way
to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a
board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative
plastic surgery.

Dr. Schwartz

Board
Certified Plastic Surgeon

Director-Beverly
Hills Breast and Body Institute

#RealSelf100Surgeon

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

Ultherapy is focused ultrasound that is used at different depths to help wrinkles and skin tightening.  I suggest a formal consultaiton with an expert. Best, Dr. Emer.

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