Should I Stop Taking Supplements (Eg. Fish Oil, Ubiquinol) After Ultherapy?

It is common for cosmetic providers to recommend discontinuation of all supplements prior to invasive and non invasive procedures. However, I don't think that it is necessary to stop those before Ultherapy. The most likley areas of bruising are near the corners of the mouth and even if bruising occurs, it goes away within a week. The prudent thing to do is to stop aspirin, plavix and coumadin (warfarin) before Ultherapy. 

There are no studies to suggest that anti inflammatories decrease the effect of Ulthera but some docs suggest not taking them after the procedure. The risk they say is that the healing process is subdued and therefore you are not getting the full effect of the treatment. I think this idea started with Thermage as an excuse when they weren't seeing results. I don't tell my patients to stop these supplements.