Best option for loose abdominal skin that can only be seen when stretched? (Photos)

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I have some loose skin on my lower abs from having 2 kids, it’s not noticeable unless I’m bending over or if I press the skin together. It really bothers me though. What’s the best treatment? I did have a consult at Light Rx for fat on back of my legs and they recommended Venus Legacy for that, as for my stomach they recommended Soft Wave. I am signing up for 10 treatments of the Legacy for fat on back of legs. Softwave is expensive. Won’t Legacy work or Morpheus8?

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

Clearly Dr. Google & Dr. YouTube have led you to deciding upon the alphabet soup of expensive, fancy-, & alluringly- named, "bells and whistles," energy gizmos. What I can emphasize, as I do to all my regular followers is "buyer beware," since the hard science to back up the use of these devices unfortunately lags well behind the heavy marketing hype and social media buzz to promote them. I have been using Profhilo, now known as Skinvive in the U.S., an injectable, skin booster/biomodulating HA product for hydrating and tightening crepey abdominal skin, as well as the crinkly skin of the upper inner arms and inner thighs for quite a few years already with gratifying results. You would be wise to consult with an experienced, board certified cosmetic dermatologist and be appropriately wary of all the here-today-gone-tomorrow gizmos being hawked out there. Hope this helps.

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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