I had HIFU a couple of weeks ago. What are the risks/dangers if I have another session performed right away?

Having two treatments so close together is not a good idea. Some think that it is a bad idea in that neo-collagenisis may be adversely impacted. Best to wait and see if your happy once your swelling is gone. Best,Michael Kulick MD

   Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

   Member of ASPS, ASAPS
   Recipient of the Klingbeil Award – Teaching Safe Techniques and Advanced Technologies

Sometimes, due to a patient not being able to tolerate the pain, I have to stop an Ultherapy treatment after using the deeper transducer. I would have the patient come back when they are ready to do the superficial transducer. The results are not compromised. If you had a complete treatment, you should give it 4-6 months to see the final results. You can certainly do another treatment at a different depth from your previous treatment to further improve the results. Or, get an IPL this works very well in conjunction with HIFU by targeting any discoloration.

There really is no contraindication to performing a second treatment so close to the first, however, you haven't given the first treatment time to heal and create its improvement. You may get a great result from one treatment. Why get another so close when you really need to wait at least 6 months for the final result?Andrew Campbell, M.D.Facial Rejuvenation SpecialistQuintessa