What side effects follow Ultherapy?

Readers in Mamaroneck and Larchmont who are weighing Ultherapy often want to know what they will feel afterward, and which of it is ordinary. This page sorts the common from the call-worthy.

The direct answer

Pain and tingling lead the list. A retrospective cross-sectional study of patient satisfaction, indexed in PubMed Central, reports: Pain and tingling were the most common side effects, followed by redness and swelling of the skin.

That study looked at patient satisfaction following treatment with micro-focused ultrasound with visualization.

More to read

The Cleveland Clinic page on Ultherapy is a patient-facing overview. For research, a systematic review of microfocused ultrasound combined with calcium hydroxylapatite looks at efficacy and safety together. If you have skin of color, a review of energy-based devices for facial skin conditions in skin of color covers that group.

What is ordinary and what is a reason to call

Pain, tingling, redness and swelling are the effects the study above names as most common. An effect the study does not name, or one that grows worse rather than easing, calls for a phone call to the clinic that treated you.

Do not treat it with products or devices from home before you have talked to them. A call from Scarsdale, Rye or Harrison costs little and gets you an answer from someone who knows what was done.

The follow-up

Readers often ask next what recovery looks like day by day. Ask your clinic what it expects for your own visit.