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,... more
Accent Laser for tightening post-pregnancy belly?
I've had 2 Accent Laser treatments on my stomach (done by an esthetician; I've read here that a med specialist should be doing it), and so far I've seen no results at all. I'm not after losing the inches, what I'm looking for is the skin tightening for my post-pregnancy belly. Does Accent Laser really work for this goal? If not, what are my other options?
3 answers to “Accent Laser for tightening...”
A: Accent XL for the Post-Pregnancy Abdomen
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... more
A: Save your money
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... more
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4 Dec 2008
I have to disagree. I not only operate the Accent XL but have used it to greatly reduce the skin on my abdomen that was left loose and saggy after giving birth to three children. The results for me have been amazing. The skin IS smoother and it IS tighter and it IS staying that way. And this is after 6 years of working out and trying to eat right to lose the belly fat. I have also seen huge results for people who have lost a great deal of weight and are left with the saggy after math. I think the doctor here is a little concerned about the future of plastic surgery. People are looking for other options than going under the knife.
4 posts
28 Mar 2009
I am a esthetician ,working in a medical office, I have more training and knowledge then lvn,rns or ma's that do not have alot of experience working with skin.I think years of experience and compedense mean more then which kind of license one has.