Would You Recommend Ultherapy for a Person with Trigeminal Neuralgia?

If you had trigeminal neuralgia, it is possible that the painful condition could redevelop from the local stress to the cheeks overlying some of the sensory nerve branches of the maxillary division of the Trigeminal nerve. No one is certain as to the cause of the nerve pain. One theory is compression of the nerve from a blood vessel pushing on it, and if this were the case, then ultherapy would not affect that area, but as it's not proven, I would avoid treatment of the cheek. If you have a mandibular trigeminal pain, then the jaw is affected too and treatment of the neck might irritate some nerve endings near the area, despite the Utlherapy not treating the jawline itself. You might want to ask your ENT or neurologist, their advice.

I recommend that you seek clearance from your neurologist before getting a treatment such as Ultherapy. It is not likely to aggrevate the condition but this has not been studied scientifically.

I would exercise extreme caution when treating a patient with trigeminal neuralgia with Ulthera. The reason for my trepidation is that the physiology of this condition is not well understood. As such, I would exercise caution in applying the device that can penetrate 3-4mm deep in the skin. We know that sensory nerves are present in that depth.