Non-surgical skin tightening procedures deliver heat energy to target and heat deeper layers of the skin, and stimulate collagen and elastin production. Gradually the skin tone and texture improved. Some treatments also affect fibrous tissue with the improvement in cellulite
Advantages of non-surgical skin tightening
- Tightens mild to moderate loose skin on the face, neck and body
- Little or no downtime
- Minimal side-effects
- In some, a noticeable “lifting” effect may be seen
Areas suitable for non-surgical skin tightening
- Eyelids: wrinkles and lines around eyes, crepey eyelid skin, hooding of eyelids
- Mid and lower face: prominent laugh lines and marionette lines, sagging skin, heavy jawline and jowls
- Neck: loose skin
- Body and limb: loose skin, wrinkles and sagging
- Hands: loose skin, thin skin
Types of non-surgical skin tightening procedures
- Radiofrequency skin tightening: Thermage FLX, Viora, Truscupt iD
- Ultrasound skin tightening: Ultherapy
- Infra-red light skin tightening: SkinTyte
- Laser skin tightening: YouLaser MT
- Jet volumetric remodeling (JVR): Enerjet
- Thermal mechanical remodeling: Tixel Pro