I had profound 6 weeks ago. My bruising and swelling were severe and took 2 weeks to heal. My festooning , which was to improve post procedure is now worse. I have dark circles under my eyes as well. I look worse then I did prior to the treatment. My doctor says that he has never had this result and there isn't a fix except adding filler. This is quite honestly not an acceptable response. Does anyone have advise?
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February 9, 2019
Answer: Severe bruising and swelling post Profound treatment, is this normal?
Hi SandyIdeally patients should have any tightening, lifting treatment prior to having injectable facial fillers (other than Sculptra which is not affected by heat.) It depends on the area and depth of the Juvederm or other facial filler that you have had and how long ago it was in...
Profound is the newest form of microneedling radiofrequency. Unlike others that have only a surface transmitter, the needles go into the dermis and can heat the tissue more significantly (46 degrees in other RFs to 67 degrees in Profound). This enables more remodeling of the collagen and e...
No- Profound or ePrime is an older generation device that uses needles to deliver RF energy to heat collagen, whilst Ultherapy works by delivering controlled ultrasound. I have both devices, and by far, the Ultherapy is the better device. More predictable outcomes, and much less downtime. The...