Description of Event or Problem · 1
I HAD AN 'ULTHERAPY' TREATMENT OVER 2 YEARS AGO WHICH WAS EXTREMELY PAINFUL, FELT LIKE HAMMERING ON MY FACE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED SEVERE NERVE DAMAGE OF MY MOUTH. THE FOLLOWING MORNING OF THE PROCEDURE I COULD NOT DRINK FROM CUPS NOR PRONOUNCE THE LETTERS M, P, OR B PROPERLY. I CALLED THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND WAS SEEN AT THEIR FACILITY THAT DAY, GIVEN MEDICATION AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD GO AWAY IN A COUPLE DAYS, IT DIDN'T. AT SOME POINT THE TECHNICIAN OFFERED BOTOX TO BALANCE OUT THE SEVERITY, WHICH I DECLINED. I CONTACTED ULTHERA WHO CONFIRMED THAT NERVE DAMAGE HAPPENS, BUT IT'S RARE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO SPEAK FURTHER WITH MY DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND WAS OF NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. EACH TIME I CONTACTED THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GO AWAY; INITIALLY DAYS, THEN WEEKS, THEN FINALLY TOLD IT COULD TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS. THE NERVE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE AND LOOKED LIKE I HAD BELLS PALSY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THE DROP IN MY MOUTH WAS NOTICEABLE FOR 1.5 YEARS WHEN SPEAKING AND MY MOUTH SLANTED AT REST. I AM BETTER NOW, NOT PERFECT, THERE ARE STILL SOME ISSUES WHEN SPEAKING AND SLIGHT SLANT OF MOUTH UPON REST. I WAS ALSO NEVER INFORMED NERVE DAMAGE RISKS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET A SLIGHT EYELID LIFT AND THE LOOSE SKIN AROUND MY JOWLS WOULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED. THERE WAS NEVER ANY IMPROVEMENT IN VOLUME ON MY FACE, ULTIMATELY THE SKIN LOOKED MORE DEFLATED.