Accent Laser for Tightening Post-pregnancy Belly?

Whether you will be satisfied with this treatment depends on how stretched out your skin is and what your expectations are of the treatment. If you only have a minor degree of stretching and expect minimal changes, you might be very happy. You might even have a placebo effect. If, conversely, you have a significant amout of loose skin and expect a dramatic improvement, you will for sure be disappointed and will probably need a tummy tuck. Unfortunately, they won't give you back the... more

Hi Savi, I my practice, Dana Krammer, RN administers Accent XL. She is an expert with the technology and is an instructor for the company. I can vouch for the effectiveness of Accent XL in her hands as our patients have a very high satisfaction rate. I have asked Dana to answer your question as she truly is the expert with Accent XL. Here is what she said: "Well, in regards to the question as to whether or not an esthetician should be using the Alma Accent, it remains a gray area... more

Many patients experience looseness of the skin or fascia (the deep layer lining the muscles) after childbirth. There is an unfortunate push to market lasers or radiofrequency devices to tighten large amounts of post-pregnancy skin. These devices are useful to attain small degrees of tightening, i.e. in the face. These devices will unfortunately not significantly tighten the abdominal skin or the loose fascia. The reason for this limitation lies in the biology of skin. Too much energy... more