I changed my rating from Not Sure to Not Worth It

I'm changing my review from "Don't Know" to Not Worth It.
After seeing what's happening after a bit, I have come to the conclusion that ALL of these treatments Ultherapy, Fraxel, Exilis etc. create a healing response that builds collagen for a while (6 months to a year) and then you have to do it again or you see things decline. So the question is, how much abuse do you want to put your face through in this process and how much pain would you like with your new collagen?

Ultherapy is really so painful (and I have a VERY high tolerance). Fraxel Repair does make things look better for awhile but it tears up your face to get there. I'm going to try the Exilis route (the tightening only, not the fat reduction). There is little to no pain reported for this treatment and the before and after photos look comparable to Ultherapy. Yes, you have to repeat every six month to a year, but I believe you only need one treatment for maintenance (you have to do at least a series of 4 to start). It's still not completely cheap, but considering that ALL therapies so far require repeating after a fairly short interval, I think Exilis will also come out to be more cost effective.

I do feel that Ultherapy has tightened up my chin area nicely. I do not have before and afters but I remember quite well what it looked like when I dropped my chin (little double chin) and that is gone now. I would happily change my rating from "not sure" to "Yes, it's worth it" if I knew how long this really is going to last. I've noticed that Dr.s have started to say that results last 1 year. If that's the case this is really an expensive treatment. I can't afford to spend $2,000 every year to have my lower face and chin done. When you start adding that up you get to facelift prices pretty quickly. At these prices I need it to last at least 3 years. I splurged around my 50th birthday so that it won't be so painful to hit that milestone, but otherwise I can't really afford this procedure in the long term if the price doesn't come down and/or if it doesn't last very long.

The swelling of my jaw and lower face is pretty much gone now but not quite. I feel some tightening over the little double chin pad of fat although it still looks a little puffy. It looks like things are moving in the right direction. Will feel more certain about it when I hit the 1 month mark. Will report back then. Face is still a little tender but this is not bothersome.