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What Is The Best Nonsurgical Way to Tighten Up Loose Lovehandle Skin After Lipo & TT? (photo)

asked 4 months ago by wantthatbod in PA
Latest answer by Armando Soto, MD
Question viewed 221 times
Tags: love handles, non invasive, non surgical, options

Hi everyone, I'm young 21, lost a lot of weight 286 down to 160. Had a tummytuck & Lipo in lovehandles 2yrs ago. My stomachs tight & firm but my lovehandle skin is way loose & sticks out a lot. What is the best (noninvasive if possible) way to correct this? What can I do? Furthermore what's the best way to tighten skin on the side of your body (underarm to hip) best way to tighten inner thighs & also small man breast? Please write back I've worked so hard & come to far... to be this unhappy! :-(

10 answers to What Is The Best Nonsurgical Way to Tighten Up Loose Lovehandle Skin After Lipo & TT? (photo)

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Tightening Loose Skin Usually Involves Surgery

Congratulations on your weight loss! Unfortunately I don't think there are nonsurgical methods to deal with your excess skin which will need to be surgically removed. You probably need to have a completion of a lower body lift. This obviously will add some scarring but is likely the sole option.
John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon
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Paying the price for previous, poorly made decisions...

Hi there- I'm very sorry, as I realize that this is going to be difficult to read, but the reality is that you are in this position now because a tummy tuck was probably not the right procedure for you in the first place. I would not want to speculate on why you and your surgeon chose to do a tummy tuck at the time the decision was made, but it is clear from your photos that the skin excess and loss of skin quality that you had on the anterior abdomen was present in your flanks... more
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon
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Best non surgical way to tighten up loose lovehandle skin?

Thank you for your questions and photos. Congratulations on loosing the weight, well done! Unfortunately, there are no good non surgical methods (despite what you may read on the internet) to tighten the loose skin you are concerned about. The best method to treat this problem is direct surgical excision of the excess skin. As for the breast problem this can be greatly improved with liposuction.
Donald M. Brown, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Loose skin of the flanks and back

Congratulations on your weight loss and thank you for sharing your pictures. I do not think you will obtain a satisfactory result without a completion body lift. The scar can usually be hidden within the underwear line with careful planning. As a young healthy patient, I think this will give you a natural contour and shape that will last you for years to come. In regards to your breast tissue, I think you will get a very nice change with ultrasonic... more
Paul S. Gill, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Non-Surgical Skin Tightening?

Thank you for the question and good quality pictures. Congratulations on your significant weight loss- you should be very proud of this accomplishment. Unfortunately, there is no effective “nonsurgical” way to “tighten up loose skin" after previous tummy tuck surgery. The modalities that have been listed in previous responses will leave you disappointed. The very careful to avoid wasting your time and resources. Eventually, in order to achieve your goals,... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Nonsurgical skin tightening

Thank you for your question. There are only 3 things I can think of that may have some mild benefit. You would not see major results because the benefit from nonsurgical procedures is usually subtle but could possibly help some. The three possibilities include Exilis, Liposonix, and SkinTyte. To be sure this is something that is possible for you, see two or more board-certified plastic surgeons in your area for a full and complete evaluation to make sure you... more
J. Jason Wendel, MD

Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Skin elasticity

Unfortunately, as others have already stated, there are no reliable treatment options for non surgical skin tightening, especially in the flank and back.
Steven S. Carp, MD

Akron Plastic Surgeon
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What Is The Best Nonsurgical Way to Tighten Up Loose Lovehandle Skin After Lipo & TT? (photo)

As the previous expert posters state there are NO non surgical methods to tighten skin in those areas.
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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Might want to try SkinTyte

If you don't want surgery and are willing to try one of the non-surgical techniques, I have had some moderate success with the SkinTyte laser. This basically heats up collagen to get skin shrinkage. It takes several treatments but is noninvasive. If someone guarantees you it will work don't believe them, but it is something worth considering, as well as some of the radiofrequency devices.
Steven Schuster, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Loose Love Handle Skin

Unfortunately you have lost a lot of the elastic contractile properties in that skin. I am sure you can find any number of practitioners that will offer their various mechanical and laser machines to help you but I would be very sceptical of that. I have not seen any nonsurgical technique that gets the patient to the goal they want in your situation other than surgery. It is a fairly simple procedure with considerably less pain and shorter recovery than the abdominoplasty you have already... more
Ronald V. DeMars, MD

Portland Plastic Surgeon

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