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Ultherapy Hurt Like HELL and Made my Skin Saggier Tha Ever - New York

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I am 60, and my face had become very thin, gaunt...

dilysburke
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I am 60, and my face had become very thin, gaunt and saggy from unintended weight loss due to illness. A I had always looked younger than my years and the weight loss aged me. A supposedly good doctor "sold" Ultherapy to me as a way to tighten things back up and rebuild collagen. It did exactly the opposite. The device does not tighten skin, it destroys fat and connective tissue (including collagen) below it. So what little paddingand skin suppor I had left disappeared, leaving me with paper-thin skin, and crepey, saggy skin at the jowls and upper eyelids, and a guaranteed free senior discount where ever I go, no questions asked. I suppose if a person has extra fat padding the skin may appear tighter when some of the fat is melted away, but if you have a normal or thin face, forget it--you risk damaging the integrity of your skin and looking worse. I have consulted other doctors who DO NOT use this as a skin tightening option for this exact reason. I have been told my skin will not be likely to snap back at my age.
I'm furious because the marketing for the device does own up to this and shows thin models with a teeny bit of jowls and a creepy necks transformed into tight-skinned beauties. Based on the countless reviews echoing the same experience and results, these pictures have to be retouched or flat out faked. And for the record, the pain was close to unbearable. Having had multiple, painful surgeries, I am no sissy when it comes to pain, but this entailed 40 minutes of not stop electric jolts that hurt right through the bone. My advice is stay away. There are better options.

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March 20, 2016

Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support in the community.

March 21, 2016
thank you for taking your time to post your experience. I am sorry for the damage you have. I understand to situation. I am destroyed by ultherapy. this device is a milder version of Liposonix which have been for years used to dissolve fat on bellies with the side effects of some temporary skin tightening due to heat contracting collagen. For reason which cannot be explained some maniacs have developed this ultherapy and with false marketing they managed to invade clinics with it. the issue is that from 2 years ago they increased the maximum number allowed of lines, and this have created a hole disaster. So here we are all together now
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March 25, 2016
Thank you for sharing your experience with Ultherapy. The previous review & yours have helped me decide not to do this treatment. Thank you so much.
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March 25, 2016
Thank you for your honest review. This help me decide not to have Ultherapy on neck/lower face. I'm sorry for what you are going thru.
May 17, 2016
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