I had thermage 3 months ago and didn't see too much tightening of jowls. Can I do ultherapy so soon after thermage?

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I am 50 yr old female with great skin for my age. I just want a tightening not candidate for neck lift yet. is it too soon to do ultherapy after thermage

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

You can do both on the same day if you wanted, there is no reason why you couldn't do ultherapy now.  You may want to try VASER or ThermiRF to get a more robust improvement or kybella. I suggest seeing an expert.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

It would be fine to have an Ultherapy treatment three months after a Thermage treatment.  There should be no adverse effects from having the treatments done at that time interval.

Michael A. Zadeh, MD, FACS · Answer

It's ok to do Ultherapy after Thermage. Just make sure you find an experienced physician provider who can determine whether you are a suitable candidate for the treatment. It can take 6 months for you to see optimal results from an Ultherapy treatment.

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question.I have performed Ultherapy since 2010 and have treated approximately a dozen patients who have previously had Thermage. It is certainly OK to have Ultherapy 3 months after failed Thermage.Read my ebook about Ultherapy on the link below.BestDr. Karamanoukian

Grant Stevens, MD · Answer

Hi and thank you for your question! We have both devices at our office. We have found that Ultherapy provides more consistent and more dramatic results than thermage. For many years, Thermage was the best skin tightening technology available. Since Ultherapy released this device using micro-focused high intensity ultrasound, we have realized this energy & unique delivery provide for much more dramatic & predictable neocollagenesis , and subsequent skin lifting and tightening. Some of our patients experienced nice results with thermage, and some still prefer this procedure, however, most of our clients are switching over the Ultherapy for skin tightening and lifting. Having had thermage is a great thing, and your Ultherapy treatment will only build on any results you saw with thermage. There is really not any minimum amount of time you need to wait, however, your results from both treamtents are continuing to develop over the course of 6 months, so if you want to see the final result, you may want to wait. Otherwise you will just enhance it with an Ulthrapy treatment at any time. Best, Dr. Grant Stevens

I had thermage 3 months ago and didn't see too much tightening of jowls. Can I do ultherapy so soon after thermage?

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