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Ultherapy Hurts! - Beverly Hills, CA

Name: Ultherapy Hurts! - Beverly Hills, CA
Item: Name not provided
Rating: 5
Author: Beverly Hills CA 90212

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Ultherapy hurts!! I was not offered pain meds and...

Beverly Hills CA 90212January 1, 2011

$780

Ultherapy hurts!! I was not offered pain meds and felt like I was being carved up with an exacto knife (and I have a high tolerance for pain). Had the brows and eyes done. Still tender three weeks later and I get shooting pains in my face whether I touch it or not.

I'm concerned I have some nerve damage - don't know if that's even possible - don't care about results anymore. I feel Ulthera has misreprented the level of patient discomfort. I see a lot of positive reviews on this site (mostly by doctors selling a service) and wish the rest of you fantastic results with minimal discomfort. Ask a lot of questions and have your doctor prescribe pain meds!!

PS I'd rather not share the cost but was unable to leave the field blank so I picked an average number based on costs I found on various web sites.

Replies (26)

BrittB

January 2, 2011

Hi Beverly Hills,

Thanks for the review. I'm so sorry you are having so much pain. Have you been back to talk to your doctor about it? Please keep us updated to how your healing goes.

Thanks,

-Britt

Beverly Hills CA 90212

January 2, 2011

Thanks Britt. Going back to see the doc in two weeks. My experience can't be the norm. I found this site while searching the internet for answers and took the opportunity to vent. I will provide an update re the healing. Maybe I will have such fantastic results that I'll forget about the pain :).

Have a good evening.

BrittB

January 2, 2011

Hopefully the results will be that good, and it's OK a lot of people vent here :)

Thanks you too have a good evening

-Britt

BrenInMN

January 3, 2011

I had a very similar and painful experience when I had my brows done (and I, too, usually have a high pain tolerance). I had the lower face done recently and took some painkillers, which made the experience completely different.

Good luck with your healing!

san jose 1

March 1, 2011

I had Ulthera done about four months ago - full face and neck. First of all, when I researched, I found many found their face painful to touch for up to three weeks afterward. Mine was painful up to two weeks, but mildly so. Also, everything under my chin and neck went completely numb for about three weeks total, when the feeling started to come back first in the lower part of my neck and then upward toward my chin until I believe, if I haven't regained ALL feeling, it's darned close. So, those are the things I experienced. Also, I had read a few reviews of others who also experienced this numbness. I'm glad, because had I not read those reviews, I would have suspected nerve damage. But, it's okay.

markychv

January 5, 2011

I myself find it very disturbing that this "device" has been on the market for over a year (Sept 2009) and all of a sudden I log on and there are 10 positive reviews with a %100 "worth it" rating and it is suddely #1 on the top procedure. I feel the company that sells Ulthera is trying to use this site as a marketing tool rather than to let us patients decide for ourselves. If Ulthera was so phenominal we would have heard about it sooner rather than 10 positive reviews within 24 hours out of the blue after a year of appoval, VERY transparent if you ask me.

Mark

BrenInMN

January 5, 2011

I know of at least one Dr. who was offering huge incentives to their patients for offering glowing reviews for their clinics.

marketing1

January 13, 2011

I am curious if you are referring to the clinic I am going to on Friday to have the procedure done? I scheduled in early December and am paying a huge sum for a full face. Hmmmmm!

Sharon at RealSelf

January 7, 2011

Do you mind sharing your provider's name?

amysouleater

February 18, 2011

Hi,

I had Ulthera about 3 months ago in LA, but I know that he also does it in Beverly Hills. It was painful around the jaw area. Did your doc give you any medication to help with the pain? Mine did and it helped me a lot. Don't expect to see results until about 2 months later, that's when I started really seeing results

Tustin