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A Defined Jaw Line. Flushing, NY

UPDATED FROM deec
3 years post

one week after third ultherapy

WORTH IT$2,800
It's been a week after my third ultherapy and my fave is sore!! I went to my doctor a week ago for my third ultherapy and was told that there's a promotion, that anyone who is doing ultherapy on the entire face, gets ultherapy on the neck for free. Of course I accepted that offer, even tho I didn't think I needed ultherapy on my neck. Boy! Was I wrong. For about 2 years now, I've noticed the folds/lines on my neck are getting deeper, or more obvious, but I didn't think it needs ultherapy yet.

Maybe because my last ultherapy was 2 years ago and I forgot how much it hurts, maybe because I just happen to have a big face and long neck, this ultherapy session was long and painful!!!! Esp on the neck and temple and forehead!!! But it was worth it. My neck was visibly tighter right after the treatment but my face was swollen for 3 to 4 days.

It's been a week now and the swell went down. My neck is tighter, so are my cheeks.

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James J. Cui, MD, PhD - Account Suspended

Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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I was not sure about doing Ultherapy since I'm still fairly young, 33 years old, and majority of ultehrapy patients are age 40+, but Dr Cui strongly suggest that I should start doing Ultherapy regularly as a maintenance. It might not have any visible results now but it'll definitely benefit me in the long run. He also mentioned that because this procedure is painful, he will provide painkillers, and strongly suggest that I should not drive on the day of my procedure. After thinking and researching about it for a little over a week, I finally choose a friday to do it. After arriving at Dr Cui's office, I let the front desk know that I am here for ultherapy. They let me sign in and promptly asked me to wait in the ultherapy room. The ultherapy technician Betty came in and went over all the possible effect, before and after with me, asked me to sign a consent form for ultherapy treatment, and handed me a cup of water with a painkiller, then asked me to lay down. 15 minutes later, she dimmed the lights in the room, and started with the procedure. I definitely felt the effect of the painkiller, because I was a bit drowsy. The procedure was painful, especially on the jaw line and temples, but it was not unbearable. After Betty was done with half of my face, she asked me to take a look at the difference on both sides of my face and let me take a short bathroom break. It took about 45 minutes for each side of my face. 1 and half an hour later, I'm all done, and I can feel that my face is definitely tighter. And I sure was dizzy! Good thing I did not drive! It did not have a dramatic result right after the procedure, but it was obvious that my chin is more defined. Fast forward 3 weeks later, it's obvious there's no more drooping on my face, my jaw line is clearly defined again. Dr Cui suggests that I do ultherapy every 12-18 months just to maintain the muscle firmness. We'll see how it is in couple of months!

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Thanks for shearing your experience. I scheduled an appointment for ultherapy with Betty next week. I still have so much concerns about the ultheapy, and not sure whether I should cancel my appointment.
the decision is yours and no one knows exactly how you feel except for you, especially is this is your first ultherapy. But i am very happy with my result and you can ask betty as many quotations as you want. She will answer your questions honestly and she'll never pressure you into doing anything you don't want.
sorry about my typos, i meant ask as many questions you'd like.
Dont do it. Do more research please.....
Wow! Thanks for sharing all your process very often, I saw dramatic changes on your face! Definitely it works for you, keep in touch. I had ultherapy last Monday and my cheeks are still swollen! I don't like my apearance so I expect it happens fast to see my real results.
do update us please :)
Hi just wondering have you done Ultherapy since then? Did you get any facial fat loss from it? I’m about to do my fourth Ultherapy over the course of a few years but always get nervous about it every time. I don’t want to lose fat. Thank you.
UPDATED FROM deec
3 years post

ready for another ultherapy

Lately, it feels like my cheeks are drooping again which made me realize it's been 2 years since my last ultherapy. It's time for another ultherapy then prob IPL to remove all the acne marks.

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Thank you so much for all your excellent documentation! I'm Asian as well (mixed Korean-Caucasian) and older than you, but I, too, feel like my face has flattened out and kinda slid down a bit in the past few years. I have my Ultherapy in three days. The Dr is doing cheeks and under chin.
do it!! it does hurts a bit but the result is worth it. I had it done on my entire face and neck, only because ultherapy is doing a promotion that give free treatment on neck. My neck and chin was swollen the day after and now they are so sore! but my face and neck are def tighter.
seriously, you will not keep this look for long. so enjoy it while you can. thankfully I had no need for any such thots til after i was 50 or so. you will be sorry in the end I'm sure of it.
why do you say i will be sorry for it?
why "renza" is so motivated to force her negative experience or idea on "deec"? have some respect please. Everyone's body responds to things differently and so the varying results due to many factors including but limited to Drs skills, device settings etc.
UPDATED FROM deec
3 years post

16 months after my second ultherapy

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Thank you for sharing your journey, you look great!!!
Hey! I’m about your age, and have done ultherapy twice and recently, only under the eyes to avoid filler. Do you know which setting they use on you? I know there is a light setting, a medium setting, and then the high setting. I believe I get the medium.
awesome !!