1. Total treatment lines and transducer selection. Ultherapy PRIME delivers treatment lines through depth-specific transducers selected after real-time imaging. The manufacturer's current instructions describe these as multi-patient-use transducers, not a new single-patient cartridge opened for every session. Total lines, depths, and their distribution across the treatment map should be individualized; a larger number is not automatically a better plan.
2. Treatment area. A partial zone, full face, neck, and décolletage are different scopes. Ask for the planned areas and line allocation in writing rather than comparing a headline number alone.
3. Platform and clinician. Confirm whether the quote is for current-generation Ultherapy PRIME or another HIFU/MFU platform, and who will assess and perform the treatment. Different legitimate devices should be named clearly instead of being compared as if they were identical.
4. Individual treatment plan. Anatomy, tissue depth on imaging, prior procedures, and the clinical objective can change the line plan. A maintenance visit is not automatically the same protocol or automatically cheaper than a first session.
5. Included services and terms. Ask whether the quote includes consultation, topical anesthetic, tax, post-treatment care, follow-up, and any time-limited promotion. Compare written quotes on the same scope.