Can Ulthera Be Done Under General or Twilight Anesthesia?

In my opinion for any full face/neck Ulthera treatment my patients all benefit from some type of pain control and relaxation medication given before the treatment (Vicodin and Valium).  In addition while some may be able to get by with just oral pain medication I find that most like the fact that they feel nothing  during if they undergo simultaneous local injection anesthesia.  Ulthera can be performed under general anesthesia or twilight for that  matter as this will not affect the result. but I typically do not recommend it because of the added expense and I feel that local anesthesia and oral pain control and valium relaxation are plenty.  

We have performed Ultherapy since 2011 in hundreds of patients with high satisfaction rates.Although it can be done with twilight or general anesthesia, no one has requested that in my practice. It is an added expense that is unnecessary as the procedure is well tolerated. I have had the procedure myself and asked my physician assistant to stop twice because of discomfort around the jaw. I pretreat my patients with ibuprofen an hour before and another does of 800 mg immediately before in liquid form and have never had a problem with my patients. I also recommend the use of Swell-X bioflavonoids for 10 days after the procedure.There is no need to write for prescription pain meds after the procedure. Read the Ultherapy book on the link below.