This was my second time having Ultherapy done. The first was wonderful. It was painful, and experienced very little swelling. At six month I could completely see a more lifted and sculpted face. This second felt like torture. Both procedures I used gas for the pain. But after the second procedure, the swelling was unbelievable. I am over three months post Ultherapy and where I was swollen still looks terrible. I look older and the jawlines area is not tight but almost drippy still.
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