I am 24 years old. I was a yoyo dieter. I think I have a combination of poor skin laxity and loss of volume althougb you can be the judge of that. I would like my face to be firmer and lifted. Considering ultherapy but worried about side effects e.g fat atrophy and eyelid retraction. Can you recommend me for ulthera or any other procedure which may fix my issue? I also would like to do fat grafting in combination with lifting procedure. I know I have asymmetry but I'm okay with it.
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July 23, 2018
Answer: Ultherapy is a great skin tightening procedure in the right patient, but probably not a 24 year old
In theory, doing a focused ultrasound treatment (HIFU ultherapy) may melt fillers in the skin.
In your case, given that the fillers are in the undereye area and you plan to do HIFU/ultherapy of the forehead then it would probably be OK to proceed
This is something that is best determined during your in-person consultation and examination. We usually recommend a 3 layer treatment for optimal results (4.5mm, 3mm, and 1.5mm). Make sure you are under the care of an experienced physician provider. Best wishes.
Ultherapy treatment is tracked by the number of lines given. Each line contains a series of pulses. A typical full face treatment consists of 800 lines. However, everyone's face is different and will require a different number of lines. If patients or practices get hung up on charging per line...