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Rarely, one can develop red marks or welts after Ultherapy. These are usually self-limited and resolve within a week or so. It's not the norm, but can certainly happen. True burns would be highly unusual.
It is fairly common for Ultherapy patients to experience some redness in the treatment area after the procedure but NOT burn marks. The redness cleared up quickly. If it does not, I would advise seeing a board certified dermatologist to assess the problem and help healing. Whenever you have a cosmetic procedure it is important to make sure that it is performed by a physician or physician assistant experienced in the treatment.
The Ulthera company calls these 'welts' and they are not burns - they typically occur if the transducer is not exactly perpendicular on the skin for the treatment lines. They dissipate within days and have no long term consequence.
It is not necessarily "normal" to have redness or small areas that look burned after an Ultherapy treatment, but it can definitely happen. Most of the time they resolve within a week or so on their own (like yours did) and you do not need to worry about them.
Depending on the patient's skin type, they may have some redness after treatment since there is a good deal of focused ultrasound energy being delivered to the soft tissue layers deep to the skin to stimulate collagen production. The ultrasound transducer does not get hot at the surface, so there is very little risk for a "burn". Your experience, although not typical, it is also not unheard of.
Ulthera uses ultrasound energy to heat the skin deeply more than on the surface. Some of the surface heat must have accumulated in the spots that you mention. You probably had a mild first degree burn which will disappear on its own. It has never happened in our Offices. We get sometimes patients with persistent redness from other devices, mostly from Laser Resurfacing. This redness can be treated with Red or Blue Light (Omnilux).
Generally speaking, most Ultherapy patients do not experience bruising regardless of circumstance. Will Ultherapy be safe in this situation? Yes. Is it what you need? That depends. Ultherapy works very well in patients from their mid-40's to late 50's with the correct...
You are experiencing normal post-procedural swelling. Most people do not become as swollen as you are describing, but everyone is different. Sleep at a 45 degree angle, gently massage your face to promote lymphatic and venous drainage, ice your facial skin for 5-10 minutes a few times an...
Hi. Ultherapy is a fantastic treatment, but only works best when given plenty of time to fully correct. I would not recommend doing a treatment any sooner that 6 months after your previous treatment. As for side effects, there should not be any, other than the usual side effects seen with the...