Surgeon explains risks of Ultherafrom @catchangmd

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Why am I not a fan of Ulthera? What Ulthera does is it uses ultrasound waves to create scar tissue in the deeper tissue underneath the skin to scar the face down to prevent sagging or jelling. While this theoretically seems like a good idea, what we found decades after is that this creates unnecessary scar tissue in planes of the face that don't naturally have scar tissue. So what that means for someone wanting to get a face lift later in life is that those planes don't glide easily. It's harder to get a galift if there's too much scar tissue from Ulthera. Next, Ulthera, we know, actually causes injury to the subdermal plexus which is the vasculature underneath the skin that helps the skin to look good and to heal incisions. Many plastic surgeons, myself included, have found that with patients with a history of Ulthera, there bad been wound healing issues or the skin health of the areas that had this treatment just don't look as good. Additionally, you can get fat loss if this is done too deeply and often worst patients don't see a good enough result. The only time I would recommend Ulthera is if somebody had more volume in their face and they were not considering any facial rejuvenation procedure in tier future, then Ulthera could be a reasonable option.