Skin Tightening
Let’s face it—aging can be tough, especially when it starts to show on the skin. Collagen production decreases over time, and years of exposure to environmental aggressors, like the sun and pollution, conspire against our skin’s resilience. The result: loose skin that sometimes looks older than it really is leading you to desire skin tightening.
But here’s the kicker: you don’t have to accept these changes. Instead, skin tightening treatments are the game changer that promises to firm, tighten and redefine your skin. By treating the skin with a few sessions, these holy grail skin boosters can transform it from loose and crepey to tight and radiant. If you’re ready to reclaim your skin’s youthful tautness and vitality, brace yourself for a transformation like no other.
Skin Tightening
Let’s face it—aging can be tough, especially when it starts to show on the skin. Collagen production decreases over time, and years of exposure to environmental aggressors, like the sun and pollution, conspire against our skin’s resilience. The result: loose skin that sometimes looks older than it really is leading you to desire skin tightening.
But here’s the kicker: you don’t have to accept these changes. Instead, skin tightening treatments are the game changer that promises to firm, tighten and redefine your skin. By treating the skin with a few sessions, these holy grail skin boosters can transform it from loose and crepey to tight and radiant. If you’re ready to reclaim your skin’s youthful tautness and vitality, brace yourself for a transformation like no other.
Average # of Treatments
4 Sessions
Average Pricing
$500 + Per Session
Recovery Time
No Downtime
What Are the Benefits of Skin Tightening?
The most significant advantage of skin tightening treatments is an uptick in collagen for firmer skin. The body loses about 1% of collagen each year, beginning in our 20s, which causes the skin to appear crepey, thin, and saggy.
Stimulating collagen through radiofrequency skin tightening treatments helps to stimulate the natural production of collagen and elastin so that the skin appears tighter, thicker, and more plump.
When the collagen bundles within the skin are organized in a way that they are at optimal functionality, the skin’s texture also improves, helping to decrease the look of enlarged pores, skin scars, fine lines, and wrinkles.
The benefits of skin tightening also include the following:
An increase in collagen production
Tighter, more lifted skin
Improved skin texture and tone
Accelerated healing
No downtime
Unlike other treatments that may revive the skin but come with downtime, the nice thing about a skin-tightening treatment is that there’s no recovery or healing phase. These treatments can be performed on the face and body to address loose skin.
What is a Skin Tightening Treatment?
A skin tightening treatment is a non-invasive procedure that relies on external heat and/or energy to reorganize collagen within the dermis. Specific modalities, including radiofrequency (RF) and ultrasound, are used to tighten sagging skin and improve the look of fine lines and wrinkles accompanying slack skin. RF is a type of thermal injury safely delivered to the skin casing micro-injuries that stimulate the creation of new collagen. The energy passes through the outer layer of the skin to heat the underlying tissue to cause a controlled burn that triggers the body’s healing process, producing collagen and elastin.
Skin tightening treatments use deeply delivered energy to heat the deepest layer of skin, known as the dermis. The dermis is where collagen lives, which is critical for firm, healthy skin. Even if you do everything you can to preserve the quality of collagen by wearing sunscreen daily, eating biotin-rich foods, and following a well-rounded skincare routine, sometimes a little more help via a skin-tightening device is necessary. Stimulating the dermis causes an increase in the production of fibroblasts, which play a critical role in creating new, healthy collagen. By delivering energy to the skin, collagen production is jump started to trigger tissue contraction and, ultimately, tighter skin.
Most patients are surprised at how easy and painless the treatment is. During a skin tightening procedure, your provider will apply topical numbing cream to the treatment area about 20 to 30 minutes beforehand to help make the treatment more comfortable. If you choose not to numb, you will likely feel light pressure on the skin and warmth. A conductive gel is applied after the skin is fully numb, which helps the handpiece glide effortlessly across the skin. During the treatment, mild heat, like a hot stone massage, may be felt.
Since skin tightening treatments reveal cumulative results, to get the most out of the procedure, it’s recommended to do a series of them, anywhere from four to six, depending on the area being treated and the degree of skin laxity.
At MD Aesthetics, we use the Optimas platform featuring the Forma handpiece to perform our skin tightening treatments. Forma helps contract loose skin by providing dermal and subdermal heating via radiofrequency energy.
The Treatment Areas
Skin tightening treatments work on a multitude of areas to tighten loose skin on the face and body. Pretty much anywhere where there could be a little firming is an ideal area to use a skin tightener. Some of the more popular treatment areas include:
- The jawline
- The lower face and neck
- The contours of the face
- The upper arms and elbows
- The thighs
- The knees
How Much Does Skin Tightening Cost?
FAQs
There’s no prep work. However, you must wait at least one month after having a microneedling treatment, chemical peel, or any injectable or filler before getting a skin-tightening treatment to avoid the risk of adverse effects.
Skin tightening is suitable for anyone bothered by mild to moderate skin laxity and not a candidate for or who wants plastic surgery. However, it’s important to understand how much firming the treatment will provide to your skin, which will be discussed during your consultation. Some patients expect the same results as plastic surgery, so you must have realistic expectations.
Skin tightening treatments are generally very safe and with few, if any, side effects. Combining the treatment with other devices, like lasers, can cause temporary redness and swelling. As long as the treatment is performed correctly and the heat is not too high, there’s nothing to worry about.
After a skin tightening treatment, the skin may be slightly red, but you can continue your regular skincare routine and activities immediately. You will start to see tighter-looking skin and improve contours after a treatment. Most patients benefit from an entire course of sessions, upwards of six, to achieve optimal collagen remodeling and annual maintenance treatments after that.
You’ll likely need more than one session, although some patients notice visible results after just one appointment. Most people benefit from treatments depending on their goals and treatment areas. We will discuss this with you during a consultation, where we all assess your body, and our team will recommend the best treatments for you.
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If you’re ready to give your skin the tightening refresh it deserves so it’s lifted and firm, now is the time to book a consultation with MD Aesthetics GVL. A personalized consultation with our experienced team will determine the best skin tightening treatment for you. We can customize a package specific to your skincare needs for the best results possible. Fill out the form to schedule a consultation, or click the button below to book your skin tightening appointment today!
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