What to Do About Crepe Paper Skin on Legs?

Question

I am 51 years old. I love my legs but the skin on them has started to look like crepe paper. ome one told me thermage works. I have played tennis and skied my whole life so they are in good shape otherwise. I feel so depressed about them. Can somebody help ome? I would be eternally greatful . Many Thanks!

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful to build collagen in patients who have atrophic scars but is not very productive for ice-pick scars which require TCA Cross. For tissue tightening, Morpheus is ideal for the face and neck and we often combine it with CO2 laser or Ultherapy to further enhance results. Chemical peels and skin resurfacing should be done at least 5 to 7 days after, but can be performed earlier, depending on treatment severity. Avoid exfoliating skin treatments before Morpheus and expect a period of 2-4 weeks for skin contraction to set in.

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Dr. Karamanoukian 
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Christopher Balgobin, MD · Answer

Thanks for the question.I believe the best option for crepey skin is a combination of J-plasma and Sculptra injections. Sculptra will help build collagen and the J-plasma with help tighten and firm p the skin.

Sheila S. Nazarian, MD · Answer

The best body tightening results I have seen without
surgery are with BodyTite and Sculptra.  BodyTite is minimally invasive
and causes skin contraction over months.  IT involves radiofrequency
to heat up deep and superficial layers of the skin.  There is some bruising and a couple weeks of
swelling associated with this treatment and results continue to improve up to
one year. Sculptra builds collagen over months as well. It is an injectable
that has lactic acid particles that stimulate your own collagen growth.  Typically, Sculptra is injected more that
once and the results are additive.
My best,
Dr.
Sheila Nazarian

Chaitali Nangrani, MD · Answer

Again the best thing is to have someone evaluate it, venus freeze is a great option, and if its cellulite, cellulase responds really well. PDO Threads also work very well, to lift the skin.

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

If you've played tennis, my assumption would be that most of what you're talking about stems from sun damage. As we age we lose collagen throughout our bodies, including the skin on our legs, which can lead to thinness and a crepe paper feel/look. I would suggest you see a board-certified dermatologist for options. Personally I don't treat the body with Thermage and I traded in my machine years and years ago simply because I didn't think the technology was very good and it didn't yield good enough results for my patients. There are other technologies including Venus Freeze that may help more, but also simple sunscreen and moisturization with various products (like SkinCeuticals brand new Body Retexturing Treatment and/or Body Tightening Concentrate) may help too.

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