Is Titan Laser Helpful on Loose Abdomen Skin?

Congratulations on your new baby and returning to your pre-baby weight. Titan works by applying energy to the dermis causing small amounts of tightening. These results are usually subtle. In addition, post-pregnancy skin can have decreased dermal elasticity secondary to stretch marks and post-pregnancy changes. You may be better served with a mini-tummy tuck (which addresses just the tissue below the belly button). I hope this helps.

I used to send my patients with what you had to a Dermatologist who did Titan. They have abandoned the treatment because it didn't make enough of a difference for the patients. What you have is a hard problem because liposuction won't help and you don't need a tummy tuck either. But no non-surgical tightening treatments yet have been very impressive and they are expensive for what little you get.

I would agree with the other physicians in that I have been underwhelmed with the results achieved by the Titan. This may be acceptable for minor degrees of skin laxity but the laxity resulting from preganancy tends to be more severe and less responsive to non-invasive interventions.

After pregnancy, there are often very dramatic changes to the abdominal area. The skin becomes loose. The deep tissue (fascia) becomes stretched. Sometimes there is stubborn fat. The first two problems are not fixable with exercise and good diet, unfortunately. The Titan laser gives subtle tightening of the skin. It does nothing for the fascia and only a fraction of what is usually necessary to makie patients happy with their abdomens. Fortunately, we are no longer confined to just a... more