Navel area tightening procedure?

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8 answers to “Navel area tightening procedure?”

A: Non-surgical skin tightening best option for loose skin in navel area

By Brooke R. Seckel, MD - Boston Plastic Surgeon

Avoid umbilicoplasty and other surgical procedures in the navel or belly button area to tighten loose skin. The scars are visible and skin puckering always happens, leading to further surgery and bigger scars in an attempt to correct it. Since you do not need a tummy tuck the best option is non-surgical skin... more

A: It all depends on the degree of skin laxity

By Kevin Brenner, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

For minor skin laxity, you could try the Accent device, which is a RFA (Radio Frquency Ablation) laser. More severe laxity will likely require some open surgical contouring procedure.

A: Tightening of the navel area and periumbilical abdominal skin

By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

There are many safe options to tighten the area around your navel and abdominal wall. However, none of these options carry a one hundred percent guarantee to eradicate loss skin in any given area. An abdominoplasty procedure is the gold standard for abdominal tightening. However, in some early... more

A: Not a great non-scar option

By Steven H. Williams, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

I agree with Dr. Di Saia that there is not a great "non scar" option here. Most involve trying to induce some level of skin tightening. In my practice patients with these issues sometimes elect for skin excision. Usually these scars can be well camouflaged in the belly button. Outside of those options... more

A: Thermage might be worth considering

By Richard Baxter, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Thermage is the one procedure with a long enough track record to consider for this problem, though there is no single answer that works for everyone. Definitely consult with someone who has experience doing body procedures with Thermage so you will at least have that information to compare.

A: Not a reliable one.

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello, There is not a reliable "tried and true" procedure for this problem. Research this carefully before doing anything. Best Regards, John Di Saia MD

A: May consider Percutaneous collagen induction

By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

One thing that you could consider is a process known as percutaneous collagen induction or PCI. This is a process of making literally hundreds of needle punctures of the skin. The needles are hubbed at 2 mm. The process of creating a confluent mass of needle punctures is an activation of the... more

A: Some options for skin tightening

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

There are several lasers on the market that can provide some skin tightening. Often patients come in who really need a tummy tuck , and these lasers are not suitable for these patients. The lasers can probaly improve the skin quality bya bout 20-30% at most. In someone like yourself, it sound... more