Causes Fat Atrophy and Skin Sagging- Nightmare Procedure - Mississauga, ON

Hi, could you post some before and after pics?

Hi there Analei14, Do you think you were predisposed to have a "flattened" facial plane in the first place? Did you have any signs of that before the Ultherapy? I read your post with interest since my situation is remarkably similar to yours, although I'm not sure I can say with confidence that the Ultherapy was the cause of fat loss. Here are the specifics: - About me and my facial characteristics before Ulthera: I'm in my early 40s; my family seems predisposed to sagging instead of wrinkling. I have high, but short cheekbones, so my face generally had a flat-ish appearance in profile. I also have a slightly weak chin. So, as of a couple of years ago (before I had Ulthera), I already had the beginning of slight hollows under my eyes, the beginning of sagging jowls, descending fat pads creating a bit of fullness on either side of my chin (with indentations on either side of my chin, emphasizing the jowls), and nasolabial folds with some fullness (descending fat) on either side. - The doctor and procedures: I went to the same doctor as you in Mississauga, over 2 years ago. I mentioned that I felt the descending fat pads were unsightly at my jowls and nasolabial folds. I didn't like the sagging. We discussed options and decided on Ultherapy, and at another point, a bit of lipodissolve in the sunken fat areas. Again, these were done over 2 years ago. During the Ulthera procedure, he did two passes on area from cheekbones down to my neck. I totally could have sworn he only did one pass over the right side (I was distracted by the zapping pain, admittedly, but he said he had done two passes. Results: I had very slight swelling that lasted maybe a week. There seemed to be some lift right away, possibly from the minor swelling. Within several weeks I started to notice my jowls looked less pronounced. Within several more weeks, the jowl/chin area looked even better. I continued to notice that my jaw was better-defined than before the procedures, and the fatty areas in the jowls and nasolabial areas were less pronounced. A few people happened to mention that I looked younger than my age (which I used to hear frequently up until 5ish years ago). But at some point I noticed that my nasolabial lines now seemed more noticeable, with slightly more "hang". Still, I was happy that the unsightly fatty pads in various areas were less puffy. In the past year, I've noticed the circles under my eyes and diagonal tear troughs have deepened. My speculation: I don't think I can blame the additional flattening and hollowing on the Ulthera. I think I'm genetically predisposed to sagging of skin/fat, which will create increasing hollows in upper areas with the passing of time. I have short cheekbones and a weak-ish chin, so the sagging effect is more pronounced. I definitely have less fat on my face; I don't know to what degree this can be attributed to the Ulthera, the lipodissolve, or natural aging. My next steps: I plan on having full Ultherapy at a downtown clinic within the next month. I also plan to have filler under the eyes and tear troughs, although I'd prefer not to have the ongoing expense, and am thinking of having fat transfers within the next few years, if/when it seems like an affordable option for me. I just hope to high heaven the next round of Ulthera doesn't cause fat loss!

ladies, read the above and learn from it. Don't simply 'hope' that it (fat loss and other horrible effects) won't happen to you. They will. Just to varying degrees. So you may or may not notice it.

Analei14. I have had the exact type of fat loss that you describe.It was from a botched fraxel laser procedure.I have a wide face, the bones are in place,but all the fat around my eyes and tops of cheeks and midface are destroyed.I feel and look horrible like this.

I'm scheduled for this and your post makes me pause. I'm a little confused by your comments though- it sounds lie your doctor was using the devise differently than how it was intended (perhaps at a different depth) to induce fat loss? Not at the depth normally used just for skin tightening? Not sure if I'm reading your post correctly. Would you mind clarifying?

So sorry to hear about your experience :( I am in for this procedure this week and that is my worst fear. Did you have the full face done? Did it cause fat loss in the lower face where you wanted it?

wow, I had Ultherapy 7.5 mtnhs ago and had zero fat loss. In fact, I specifically asked my doctor if it caused facial atrophy like thermage and he said NO. My face firmed but no facial atrophy occurred. Are you sure your doc did Ulthera and not Thermage? Ulthera is not supposed to reduce buccal fat AT ALL, I think perhaps your doctor is misinformed?

Same thing happened to me. Fat loss in the face. I'm not at all happy with this procedure. I paid a lot of money only to end up looking worse than when I started.