Is Thermage a bad decision for tightening up loose skin on my tummy? I'm 20 yrs old and had 2 kids. My stomach has loose wrinkly skin and some sagging. I'm trying to find out what my best option would be. I didn't want to have to undergo any serious surgery or anything. I don't know how I could handle that. I want to look good while I'm still young.
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Answer: Options for tightening skin after pregnancy
Thermage is used to tighten skin, especially on the neck-it achieves about 20% of what a facelift achieves.
For wrinkles around the mouth, lip lines and lip wrinkles you need laser resurfacing. The newer fractional ablative laser resurfacing with the 2940 Erbium is safer and very effective. New...
I think that the Fraxel re:pair is going to do better for lines around the eyes than Thermage NXT. The primary benefit I see with the Thermage is correcting the hooding (excessive upper lid skin). The Fraxel will give you more downtime, but in the end, better, more long lasting results. Your...
The eyes are the windows to the soul. All too often, however, they seem to reveal exhaustion. The very delicate skin around the eyes tends to get crepey and puffy due to fatigue and stress. Eyelid surgery has become one of my most popular procedures. If excess upper eyelid skin is hooding the...