1. Can This Procedure Affect/injure/change the Thyroid? 2. Why is Thyroid Area Avoided During Ultherapy Precedure?

Ultherapy is not contraindicated on the neck or face in patients who have had previous breast cancer. I would simply not do the procedure while you are under chemotherapy or radiation. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Typically after Ultherapy, swelling is minimal. Occasionally, one can develop "welts" or localized areas of swelling. This is uncommon and usually subsides after a few days.

Thank you for your question and this is a common one.  The ultrasonic treatment goes below the skin.  Therefore, if treatment is perform over a major nerve root like the  supra-orbital nerves, then there may be some inflammation of the nerves.  This will cause a burning sensation. The good new...

Cold sores are quite common problems in the general population. Our office allows patients with a cold sore history to undergo Ultherapy, provided pre treatment prophylaxis is prescribed. 

Hi Daisy, Ulthera can be performed in segments such as only your neck, or only the mid face, or even just the upper lip.  The best results from Ulthera are seen when the full face and neck are treated.  We use all we can to make the procedure as comfortable as possible for our...

Gliding the transducer over the skin to limit how long the nergy is being delivered to the same site may help reduce the pain but may limit the improvement. This has not been studied so far.