Ultherapy is a completely non-invasive way to lift and tighten the skin on your brow, chin, neck and décolletage. Using the energy of ultrasound, this innovative device reaches deep below the skin to the structural layers. In this way, Ultherapy targets a similar tissue depth as a surgical facelift.
The major disadvantages of Ultherapy mostly arise from variations in the technique and skill of the practitioner. There is the danger of a botched procedure: this could result in permanent side effects that could worsen the patient's appearance post-procedure.
That said, it can take a few days to start seeing the results of your treatment in the mirror. However, this treatment continues to tighten the treatment area for roughly four to six months. Once your final results become apparent, you can expect your ideal results to remain for approximately five years.
While both are recommended for minimizing skin sagging and laxity, a facelift usually provides more dramatic results. There's only so much Ulthera can do to lift the skin. If you have significant sagging, a facelift is likely to give you better results.
The results of Ultherapy tend to last around two years but they can last longer if you take steps to boost your collagen production and keep your existing collagen healthy.
On a scale from one to ten, when asked, “How painful is ultherapy?”, we can easily rate it with confidence as a low-pain treatment. This treatment is not painful, but you may experience a warm sensation beneath the surface of the skin due to collagen stimulation.
To this day, Ulthera maintains that “no permanent injuries to facial nerves have been reported” from Ultherapy procedures. Ultherapy users have also reported eye damage following the procedure.
The results can be worth it. In fact, Ultherapy is often regarded as a great option for patients with moderate facial sagging, and in fact has won year after year as the best non-invasive lifting treatment.
Ultherapy treatments stimulate the skin from the inside out to smooth and tighten many areas, including the face, jowls, eyes, and brow. Ultherapy is also effective for lifting the skin on specific areas of the body, including the neck, chest, knees, and stomach.
The Right Age for the Treatment
Typically, these patients are about 30 to 40 years old, but there is no age requirement for the treatment. Younger candidates are fully welcome to receive the therapy, as well as older patients.
The best candidates for Ultherapy are in their 30s or older and notice sagging skin, in particular, on their eyelids, brows, neck, and chin. It's important that patients have some skin elasticity remaining, so that their skin is more likely to respond to Ultherapy treatments.
Thermage is better for patients who care more about addressing the texture and quality of sagging skin. It has the power to tackle problematic issues like cellulite or drooping fat thanks to its emphasis on contouring. However, Ultherapy is generally more effective when it comes to stimulating deeper skin layers.
Some other things to keep in mind: Ultherapy® is non-invasive, as laser beams are transmitted with the use of a special hand piece. Botox® is minimally invasive, requiring only the use of a very thin needle. The results of Botox® may last around six months, while Ultherapy® benefits can be seen for up to two years.
Jennifer Aniston, Christie Brinkley, Vanessa Williams, and Paulina Porizkova are just a few of the stars who use Ultherapy as their go-to alternative to old-school facelifts. If you've ever wondered how everyone in Hollywood is all endlessly youthful—but still natural—it's probably Ultherapy.
the risks, it's important to remember what Ultherapy is doing. It is delivering heat to stimulate collagen at the deep, foundational layers of your skin, so it's normal to feel a little pain.
Neck lift surgery (platysmaplasty) is the most effective, but also most invasive, treatment for jowls. It may be the only option available to patients with severe jowls or substantial laxity.
Surgical procedures, such as neck lifts, can tighten your skin and make it look less saggy. Nonsurgical procedures, such as thermage, lasers, and peels, can change the composition of the collagen in your skin. Fillers can be used to camouflage hollow areas around the jowls.
There are many treatments on the market that require 6-8 sessions in order to achieve successful results, but Ultherapy® isn't one of them. Most patients will need only one session of roughly an hour in length.
Does Ultherapy melt fat? No. Sometimes people with thin faces feel that they have lost volume from their Ultherapy treatment. In actuality, the lifting and tightening of their skin may make a thin face appear a little more narrow.
Ultherapy is a non-surgical treatment using ultrasound waves to tighten the skin and is one of the only treatments safe enough to be used under the eyes.
We actually encourage patients to have botox in their face, either prior to or shortly after ultherapy treatment, because we find that they get a better result when they are not moving a lot.
While both RF Microneedling and Ultherapy are generally easily tolerated, RF Microneedling is typically less painful than Ultherapy. Although downtime is typically minimal, it's possible to experience tenderness or redness for up to a few days following Microneedling.
Swelling is common to experience up to two weeks after the procedure. Yet, many bounce back after a few days. Some experience longer-than-usual swelling. These are outliers and aren't representative of the whole.