After targeting unwanted fat deposits, it’s natural to expect the skin to slim down around your new figure as well. However, loose, crepey skin can linger after liposuction, refusing to hug your physique.
Investing in your aesthetic goals with liposuction is a big deal, so this lingering skin laxity can feel frustrating following your procedure.
That’s where Turkle & Associates fits in.
Our expert practitioners can artfully perform nonsurgical and surgical skin tightening after lipo in Indiana to reveal your sculpted results. Keep reading to learn more about your treatment options, or contact the team to take the first step towards smoother, firmer skin.
Causes of Skin Laxity
Though potentially unwelcome, increasing skin laxity is a natural process. Most patients notice that their skin grows more relaxed with age, no longer molding to their curvature. This drooping occurs as we develop fewer collagen and elastin proteins that once made our tissues strong, pliable, and supple.
The existing fibrous network within the dermis also breaks down, further impacting the density and flexibility of the skin.
When the skin stretches to accommodate additional weight—or a developing fetus—in adulthood, your collagen and elastin framework grows weaker. This limits its ability to “snap back” into place even after weight loss, liposuction, or childbirth.
Dr. Turkle adds that, though “liposuction remains an effective option for removing stubborn fat deposits that are resistant to diet and exercise, it best suits individuals with good skin elasticity.” Liposuction is minimally invasive, but it still disrupts the body’s architecture, removing the pillowy fat deposits that formerly gave structure to the overlying tissue. Without this support, the stretched skin can fall slack, hanging loose around the body.
Nonsurgical Skin Tightening
At Phases® Skin Care & Laser Center, our licensed providers can help you achieve tighter, firmer skin with a series of minimally invasive treatments. Because these therapies harness your body’s natural healing power to shape your contours and reduce skin laxity, we typically recommend several sessions of each, your lasting skin quality improving with every treatment.
Depending on the areas of the body you would like to treat and the extent of unwanted skin remaining after liposuction, your provider might recommend:
- Ultherapy Prime with micro-focused ultrasound technology
- EVERESSE therapy with targeted thermal radiofrequency (RF) energy
- HALO TRIBRID triple-wavelength laser technology
- Microneedling with radiofrequency (RF) energy
Each of these customizable procedures creates controlled skin damage to activate tissue repair, leading to ongoing collagen and elastin genesis, as well as improved cellular turnover. The increased collagen and elastin production restores skin density and health, yielding a fuller, more lifted look.
Surgical Skin Tightening
If you are interested in targeting more extensive excess skin, your doctor can walk you through your surgical options. Often, our providers recommend combining liposuction with a complementary tuck or lift in a single procedure, anticipating the corresponding skin laxity. This also helps limit the need for multiple instances of surgical intervention and anesthesia.
Based on your medical history and treatment goals, your board-certified surgeon can perform permanent skin tightening after lipo in Indiana through a personalized:
Put the Final Polish on Your Physique
For many patients, liposuction is an important first step towards their desired appearance—and a healthier body image.
If loose, crepey skin hinders the sculpted outcome of your fat reduction, our expert providers can recommend custom procedures for skin tightening after lipo in Indiana.
