What is recovery like after Ultherapy?

If you live in Mamaroneck or Larchmont and are thinking about Ultherapy, the question is whether you will look different to other people on the way home. It is a fair thing to ask before you pick a date.

The short version

The Cleveland Clinic states: There’s usually no downtime, but some patients may experience bruising and tenderness along the bony areas of their faces and necks after treatment.

Two parts of that sentence matter. Most people should not expect to lose time. Some will notice bruising and tenderness along the bony areas.

What to leave to the clinic

If bruising or tenderness shows up where that sentence says it can, it fits the description. If what you notice does not fit it, or if it worries you, call the clinic that treated you and describe it. Do not try to treat it yourself first.

Evidence on how patients fared

A retrospective cross-sectional study of patient satisfaction with micro-focused ultrasound with visualization reports on patients who had the treatment. A review of energy-based devices for facial skin conditions in skin of color and a systematic review of microfocused ultrasound combined with calcium hydroxylapatite round out the reading list.

The follow-up question

Readers around Scarsdale and White Plains often ask next how the procedure itself is carried out. That question is answered on its own page here.