Is ultherapy safe if a person has porcelain crowns?

Ultherapy is highly focused ultrasound for noninvasive skin lifting, and the focal depth is just under the skin. It should not have any effect on the teeth because the energy is absorbed in the skin.

Yes it is completely safe to have an Ulthera treatment if you have porcelain crowns because the energy is not strong enough to penetrate that far. However, if you are still concerned about it, we can place gauze in between your teeth and your cheek.

Hi Jesse,Yes, Ultherapy is safe with porcelain crowns, just don't say "Ahh" during your treatment!  Good luck and be well.Dr. P

Ulthera works at a maximum depth of about 4.5 mm.  THis is not deep enough to affect your crowns.

Hi Jesse. The energy from the Ultherapy device does not go deep enough to effect your crowns. You can safely proceed with Ultherapy. Good luck to you!

Ultherapy is great because it is very specifically focused at 4.5 mm/3.0mm and/or 1.5mm beneath the surface of the skin.  It will not travel further than its target depth (which is exactly where you want tightening to occur).  The structures inside the mouth are not in harms way.  Besides, Ultherapy has a diagnostic ultrasound component which allows you to actually "see" what you are targeting.  There is no danger of accidentally treating a structure like a tooth,  that you do not intend to treat.

The energy used in Ultherapy affects only the skin as it does not go deep enough to reach areas like your teeth, and more specifically your crowns. 

Ultherapy will not affect your porcelain crowns. The procedure's maximum depth is not deep enough to cause any disturbance or changes to your teeth. Ultherapy would be perfectly safe for you!

Some people shy away from Ultherapy if patients have titanium implants or porcelain crowns but I have down Ultherapy routinely in these patients because the energy is not delivered deep enough to cause such problems. 

yes it is safe, many people do have veneers or caps.  the ultrasonic energy is no concentrated at the depth of the teeth.