Recovery table Ultherapy / Thermage
- D1
- HIFU: tightness · Monopolar RF: warmth, redness Makeup is fine; cold compress; stay away from heat
- D2–3
- HIFU: tenderness · Monopolar RF: redness has mostly faded Moisturizer and sunscreen as usual
- D4–7
- HIFU: tenderness fades gradually; in a few people it lasts 3–4 weeks Avoid saunas and high heat
- D14
- Looks the same as usual Results are judged at month 3
Recovery table Ultherapy
- D1
- Tightness Makeup is fine; cold compress; stay away from heat
- D2–3
- Tenderness Moisturizer and sunscreen as usual
- D4–7
- Tenderness fades gradually; in a few people it lasts 3–4 weeks Avoid saunas and high heat
- D14
- Looks the same as usual Results are judged at month 3
Recovery table Thermage
- D1
- Warmth, redness Makeup is fine; cold compress; stay away from heat
- D2–3
- Redness has mostly faded Moisturizer and sunscreen as usual
- D14
- Looks the same as usual Results are judged at month 3
Dr. Designer Clinic · Updated 2026-09-14
Ultherapy: full overviewThermage: full overview
What to do after you fly home
- 01
- Once you are home, email us photos and a description of what is happening. Any time
- 02
- The same team you met at your consultation picks it up
- 03
- When a medical judgment is needed, a director reviews it and replies
- 04
- If you need a follow-up visit, we arrange it from here Around your schedule
What we do
Discomfort after treatment
However long it has been, you can email us
Result falls a little short
If one area has not come far enough, the director looks at that area again and adds treatment there only if needed; you do not redo the whole face
If something comes up
Blisters, burns, severe pain, fever, or facial weakness or numbness that does not go away
What we do: See a doctor near you first, and email us at the same time; if needed, we provide your treatment record to your local doctor
Redness, swelling or tenderness that has not gone down
What we do: Email a photo of the area (in natural light) and when it started
Not sure whether it is a normal reaction
What we do: Send us a photo and a description first; a director reviews it when a medical judgment is needed
Need a follow-up visit
What we do: We arrange it from here, timed to your next trip to Seoul
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Tell us how you are doing after treatment
For anything after you fly home, just email us photos and when it started.
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