Ultherapy Side Effects. The lower part of my face is still numb. Is this normal?

Lidocaine wears off in 6-10 hours, so it is not from the anesthetic The ultrasound energy causes inflammation around the sensory (and sometimes motor ) nerves, but it is temporary. Our practice sees more than half of treated patients with numbness and tingling under the chin and around jawline which resolves at 4-5 weeks. It is not a complication.

Hello, thank you for this question. It is not uncommon initially after this procedure to have numbness in the facial areas. I would recommend follow up with your treating physician to go over all of this in detail. Many times this numbness may last as long as 1-2 months.

Thank you for your question.I have done hundreds of Ultherapy procedures and have never used lidocaine.Lidocaine is absorbed within 12 hours and therefore there SHOULD NOT be residual numbness.Contact your provider. He/she may consider treating you with steroids to help reverse any potential nerve injury.The literature supports that residual numbness will resolve within 6 weeks following such treatments.Read the Ultherapy book.Best,Dr. Karamanoukian