Is Ultherapy worth the pain?

So what’s involved, and what’s this sedation all about? My Ultherapy treatment, conducted at Dr Rosemary Coleman’s practice in the Blackrock Clinic, took about two hours, including a detailed consultation and photographs, before I signed consent forms and was then given relaxing medication. When I heard about sedation initially, I thought I’d be left lolling and drooling on a bed, but in fact I felt fine. Chilled out, yes, but absolutely in control of my thoughts, speech and faculties. It took the edge off the pain and allowed the nurse who expertly worked around my neck, jaw and lower parts of my face, a chance to give me the best frequency necessary, and to work without wriggles and running commentary from her patient. I’d put the pain level at a numb level 6 out of 10, but as the work was so swift, just the application of the handset to my skin while the radio waves penetrated beneath, the discomfort never lasted long before we’d be moving on. There was the option to pause at any stage, but this wasn’t needed. Once complete, I was asked to have someone collect me from the clinic to drive me home. I went to bed and woke up perfectly good as new the next morning. Aftercare was negligible and there was no downtime, although I’d been given plenty of information and told to call the clinic at any time if I had questions or needed follow-up. I didn’t spend everyday peering in the mirror looking for an “after” result – I had been told the effects were far softer than that and would appear more gradually. And so I forgot all about my Ultherapy treatment… until I saw a photograph of myself at the IMAGE Christmas party with a jawline I hadn’t noticed before. As the new year hovered into view, my youthful neck was commented on… by another dermatologist. The compliments started to heap up. Then, around February, I noticed that the crinkly neck I hate in my selfies seems to have retreated. Perhaps it was magic, but I think it’s more likely the Ultherapy.