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I had Ulthera done yesterday on lower face and...
selena1971June 18, 2013
$4,000
I had Ulthera done yesterday on lower face and neck (in London, where the procedure is still relatively new). I'm 41 and just this year my skin appears to be losing elasticity and my face is becoming more square at the jaw.
During the consultation the doctor scared me a lot about the pain (and the technician who performed the procedure confessed that she was not going to do it herself because of the pain factor, even though she definitely needed it if you know what i mean). They brought in the oxygen they give to women during childbirth and said a couple of patients that week chose to do it under general anesthesia.
So I was predictably nervous about the pain and prepared myself psychologically for an hour of hell.
Well, the pain was totally tolerable. I've done Fraxel before and it's definitely more painful and uncomfortable. The most similar sensation I can describe is that of IPL hair removal, which I found more painful (particularly in the bikini area). The pain from Ulthera is like a zapping and twitching feeling in the deep layers of the skin, and it hurts the most near the bone. But overall I would say the procedure is more tolerable than IPL hair removal, and lasts about the same.
I had not immediate side effects and was able to just leave and go back to work. Today I have slightly swollen cheeks but no visible external sign that I had the procedure done. The skin on the cheekbones is slightly tender to the touch, but i haven't lost sensation of anything like that.
I can't say I see any immediate effect, either in terms of lifting or sking laxity, but I'll update in a month or so.
I hope that it's not a case of "no pain, no gain", and that the procedure will still be effective in spite of the easiness of it
During the consultation the doctor scared me a lot about the pain (and the technician who performed the procedure confessed that she was not going to do it herself because of the pain factor, even though she definitely needed it if you know what i mean). They brought in the oxygen they give to women during childbirth and said a couple of patients that week chose to do it under general anesthesia.
So I was predictably nervous about the pain and prepared myself psychologically for an hour of hell.
Well, the pain was totally tolerable. I've done Fraxel before and it's definitely more painful and uncomfortable. The most similar sensation I can describe is that of IPL hair removal, which I found more painful (particularly in the bikini area). The pain from Ulthera is like a zapping and twitching feeling in the deep layers of the skin, and it hurts the most near the bone. But overall I would say the procedure is more tolerable than IPL hair removal, and lasts about the same.
I had not immediate side effects and was able to just leave and go back to work. Today I have slightly swollen cheeks but no visible external sign that I had the procedure done. The skin on the cheekbones is slightly tender to the touch, but i haven't lost sensation of anything like that.
I can't say I see any immediate effect, either in terms of lifting or sking laxity, but I'll update in a month or so.
I hope that it's not a case of "no pain, no gain", and that the procedure will still be effective in spite of the easiness of it
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June 18, 2013
If you just had it done yesterday, to wont see results yet. I am post procedure a month, and I see results, subtle changes, but that's what I wanted, my husband who sees me daily has not noticed, I did not even tell him I had it done.. But I see change in my neck, it was really wort it! The pain is not that bad, if you want to look better you can tolerate this. Just was not that painful to me...
June 19, 2013
Thanks for sharing. I was able to tolerate the treatment as well. I did have a small bruise on my neck (I just had my neck done, under the chin and on the sides). I had some tingling and numbness right after but actually that got a little worse after about a week. It's possible you may experience increased tingling and numbness after a week or so. I have heard a few women state they had similar experiences with delayed numbness and tingling. Most of them said it subsided after about 3-4 weeks. I don't think no pain means no gain...=) Everyone's experience is different on this site...many have had results without pain. So don't worry. Hope you get the results you're looking for. Keep us posted!
June 21, 2013
Day four after procedure. The chipmunk cheeks have all but gone back to normal and I can almost see a slight effect on the laugh lines, which seem more shallow. Face looks possibly a bit thinner. A couple of friends have commented that the skin texture appears better, and I can confirm that the skin on my cheeks seems to be somewhat more even. No visible improvement on neck yet, which is where the skin was looser to begin with
November 16, 2016
Wow....I am stuck here with a decision crisis. I was sold this idea with Ultherapy first with Rita Rakus in London and have been very tempted to go for it since then...although for some reason did not feel comfortable going with her as they seem to be so into hard sell and commercial which puts me off...however now i am researching with this guy Karidis, and have had a consultation and seem so nice and informative...but as it is so so unbelievably expensive and I have seen so many people saying it is not worth it, I am beginning to wonder if i should do it or not. I just need a slight lift under my jowls and I was also recommended cheek bone fillers!!! never heard of that before!!! but honestly, I just don't know what to do anymore. I have been warned not to expect anything other than a subtle difference, so the only thing i can comment on , in your post is that you seemed happy in the first 3 months, and that maybe you were expecting it to get loads better after that, but instead you just got used to yourself in the mirror expecting to see further changes, but did not, and that this has contributed to your disappointment in the results. I think with these things it is also a phychological thing looking in the mirror every day scrutinizing ourselves. I think the biggest measure of whether it has worked is if other people tell you , that you look well...as we can be terribly critical of ourselves due to the media.
UPDATED FROM selena1971
22 days post
one month after treatment - small effect
selena1971July 9, 2013
it is now a month after the treatment and possibly i am beginning to notice some improvement, especially in one laugh line, which is definitely less visible. the skin texture on the cheeks is also definitely improved. maybe there is also a slight improvement in the skin firmness below the chin (but not on the neck, which is still as lax as ever)
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UPDATED FROM selena1971
1 month post
Two months - some improvement
selena1971July 23, 2013
Just over two months from procedure and the skin texture has improved a lot. Much better than fraxel, with the only downside that you can see the difference in pores and texture between treated and untreated areas. As far as lifting, not much to report yet. improvement is continuing in the laugh lines, but nothing on the neck yet. Maybe a slight reduction in marionette lines but very very subtle
Thanks for sharing your story with us. Definitely keep us posted on your healing progress and what results you see :)