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Could ULTHERAPY Follow-up Maintenance Visits Cost About $1,000 Every Year?

xzcvOct 5, 2012
Generally, it seems that a full effect from the initial visit takes 3 months and that the effect may last one year. Afterwards, yearly maintenance visits are highly likely. What happens if ultherapy falls out of demand (obsolete) and not replaced? Could that situation have a patient wish they never got involved in the 1st place?

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