Should Ultherapy Be Done by a Doctor or is It Ok That One of His Assistants is Doing It?

Some physicians elect to be the "technician" on all technologies. Others appoint nurses or physician assistants to treat. Often, if a treatment has a high safety profile, delegating the treatment to other staff is perfectly fine.

Since Ultherapy is noninvasive, staff with experience and education are frequently just as capable - and since their time is less in demand, they can usually spend a bit more time with patients than a doctor who typically has a more pressing schedule.

As to having non-medical personnel perform the treatment, if you are uncomfortable with that option, then finding a practice that only uses medically trained technicians would not be hard. Or you could request a nurse to be your treatment provider.

In our office we elect to provide Ultherapy only by nurse, physician or physician assistant.

The FDA-cleared Ultherapy procedure has been established to be safe and effective in clinical studies and tens of thousands of patient treatments worldwide. In addition, every Ultherapy practitioner undergoes extensive hands-on training, so you can schedule your Ultherapy procedure with complete confidence. In selecting a practitioner, it is important to find someone who is experienced and has achieved positive results with his or her patients. It does not matter so much whether it is a doctor or nurse, but rather their expertise or experience.

Depending on the state governance, some physicians may elect to direct the treatment and have a nurse, physician's assistant, medical assistant or aesthetician peform this ultrasound treatment.  Currently I or one of our plastic surgeons in our practice, peform the treatment but once we have a well-trained physician assistant or nurse involved, I would be very comfortable with them performing the Ultherapy.