Non Surgical Skin Tightening for the Tummy?

We have a lot of ways to tighten the skin. The number one issues is typically sun damage and/or superficial fat loss. We have developed a new series of treatments using abrasion techniques along with different wavelengths of light to target discoloration, fine wrinkles and shadowing problems.  Even fat transfer, fillers and other radiofrequency devices are showing good promise in this field.
The key is to be critical, be specific about what bothers you and we can use the many tools available to us to target that part of your anatomy. This can range from volumizers to superficial tightening techniques as I mentioned above.
Hope this helps.
Best of luck,
DrC

I am a big proponent in this area. It is important to have a consultation from a surgeon experienced in this procedure as many women are not good candidates for it. This is best for individuals with mild to early-moderate skin excess/laxity. It will not treat excess fat (need liposuction). However, for those who are good candidates for this, it is a nice way to go. You will not have the same degree of tightening as with an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) but if you are against surgery, this may be for you.
The best technology at the current time (in my opinion) is BodyTite. I believe this to be an improvement over the previous ThermiTight. I have used both of these technologies. It is essentially radiofrequency energy "injected" under the skin using a subcutaneous probe. I believe that this has surpassed laser technology which does not reach the target tissues with the same degree of energy and efficiency.One note of caution - this will probably not do much for stretch marks, but then again, I have not been impressed with anything else I have seen for this problem, either.

Yes, tightening lasers (ultrasound or radio frequency) work by heating up the dermis and stimulation

collagen formation and giving you a bit firmer skin. You may also consider an ablative resurfacing lasers



to improve texture of the stretch marks. Most patients often need multiple treatments for optimal



outcome.