What is the Best Treatment to Help Tighten and Smooth the Skin After Vaser?

The Vasershape is clearly the best. But, Smoothshape and Velashape also have worked well for us. Velashape is better for tight areas.

Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear about your problem. Skin, following Vaser liposuction normally contracts quite well. However, if skin elasticity was poor prior to the procedure then some skin excess will still be present after the procedure. This particularly the case if a large amount of fat was removed, in older patients, stretch marks following pregnancy or rapid weight gain. Removing the excess skin with help of a mini-tummy tuck is probably the quickest... more

The "extra" fat beneath your tummy skin has been removed via Vaser liposuction, but the remaining skin is now loose. Many patients wonder why their skin does not tighten after liposuction, but this is a function of skin elasticity, and needs careful assessment BEFORE the appropriate operation is chosen (liposuction vs. some form of tummy tuck). Of course, pretty much everyone WANTS liposuction to do the job (less cost, less scarring, no drain, etc.) but when your surgeon... more