Optimistic - Boston, MA

I had Ultherapy two days ago. Firstly, this is not a painless procedure but I wouldn't describe it as "excruciating" as others have. However, anyone who says they had this done without lidocaine and some kind of sedation/pain management must not have had it done at full strength. I want to get the most bang for the buck so I made sure I was getting it full strength on the first pass. I think the lidocaine shots were the worst part. I was pretty loopy from 3mg of Xanax and 10mg of Vicodin. That's a lot. It took the edge off and made it all seem to go by quickly even though I was in there for close to two hours. The "zaps" felt like needles followed by a heat sensation. As awful as that sounds, it was never intolerable. I never broke a sweat. I'm a little swollen, no redness, a little bruising from the shots and my face is sore, but I think that is from the shots. Oh and I had some restylane injected in my cheeks and a little in my chin. My skin also feels pretty good--smoother it seems. I can say I saw some improvement in my neck which is where he concentrated. He also seemed to switch "heads" on the device depending upon where on the face he was working. I'm looking forward to the final results in a couple of months! Bottom line, I was way more nervous than I needed to be. Trust your doctor and make sure he checks in with you during the procedure like mine did. He was so great and caring.