Can Ultherapy Be Used on Your Body?

Ultherapy was recently FDA approved for use on the chest, and it can be used off-label in other areas as well with good results. Aside from Ultherapy, other skin-tightening procedures that can be used on the body are ThermiTight and Exilis. I recommend visiting a board-certified dermatologist with expertise in skin tightening for an in-person consultation to come up with the right treatment plan for you.

Yes, Ultherapy can be used on certain areas of
the body in the right candidate. In fact, it is FDA approved for use on the
chest as well as the face. At my practice, we’ve also seen great success using
Ultherapy for loose skin over the knees, buttocks and on the back of the arms.
See a board-certified dermatologist experienced in using Ultherapy on the body
for a consultation to see if you are an appropriate candidate for this
treatment.

The use for Ultherapy goes far beyond the face and neck. It is proving to be a work horse for chest tightening, arms, abdomen and loose skin on thighs and around knees and elbows. It works beautifully for the thin wrinkled out skin that can occur from weight gain and loss.

Ultherapy is cleared for use on the face, neck and décolletage . It currently is not FDA approved for use on the body.

Ulthera can be used on many areas of the body where you want to build collagen support.  This can include the buttocks, arms, knees, thighs, abdomen, etc.  although this would be considered off label, it works in the same way as it does on the face - it builds collagen and hence tightens the region being treated.

Yes, I agree with the other doctor's answers about the use of Ultherapy for non facial  areas with excess skin.  I have been using Ultherapy to tighten the skin over areas that I am treating with LIposonix for noninvasive fat removal.  I just started using Liposonix recently as it is a very new technology, but the results of combined treatments with these focused ultrasound devices is very encouraging.

Although ulthera is FDA approved for the upper face, it has been used by a number of physicians in areas of the body that are "skin challenged". As it is able to tighten and lift the facial tissues, the same is true for body areas - including the arms, inner thighs, above the knees, abdomen and buttock. We have used it in all the above and have been pleased with the results, as have our patients. Proper consultation with patients is necessary when these areas are treated.

Ulthera is currently being investigated for off the face in different areas but the treatment results have not yet been completed and analyzed. Doctors could choose to perform such as an off-label indication but should discuss this with their patients.

Hi Pam,

Ultherapy was just FDA approved for the treatment of the decollette, helping with the crepe skin and vertical wrinkles that develop over time.  As one Ulthera expert colleague shared with me, Ultherapy by Ulthera ultrasound "can be used anywhere on the body where there is skin to be tightened".  There are currently studies being carried out using Ulthera treatment on floppy upper arms, saggy knees, lip vertical lines, decollette lines, and even breast lifting.  A new transducer may soon be available to treat crepe skin of the upper eye lids.  This new, unique method of tightening and lifting skin is very exciting.  The above mentioned treatments are all currently "off-label" (except for decollette) and are being studied for optimal parameters for best results.  Preliminary reports are that it is effective, though costly because of the amount of energy required.  Ulthera was originally FDA approved to lift and tighten eye brows, and is currently broadly used for the face, neck, and brows. Good luck and be well.

Dr. P
 

Ultherapy has been FDA cleared for the upper face, because it is simplest to get the necessary data for approval by doing one area. That means it is off-label for use on other areas, which is allowed per the doctor's discretion but the company cannot market it for that. There are a number of doctors using it for different body areas, and we should expect to see some published research within the next couple of years.