If you have lost weight, you may feel like loose skin keeps you from fully enjoying your results. While large amounts of sagging skin usually require surgery, many people can benefit from non-surgical body sculpting options that help them tighten and contour problem areas.
What is Body Sculpting After Weight Loss?
Losing weight can change your body in many ways, so your team at Capital Laser & Skin Care provides options to address all of them. Body sculpting after weight loss can include several components, including:
- Tightening loose skin to highlight your new contours
- Shrinking pockets of fat that have resisted your weight loss
- Toning muscles for a more defined appearance
These non-surgical options can improve mild to moderate loose skin and contour the problem areas that are keeping you from getting the full benefit of your weight loss results. They are often combined to help reveal your new curves and shape your figure.
Best Body Sculpting Treatments After Weight Loss
Your Capital Laser body sculpting specialist may recommend one or more of these treatments to help you achieve your goals.
Skin Tightening Treatments
Exilis Elite™ is a skin tightening treatment that uses a combination of radiofrequency energy and an advanced skin cooling system to stimulate the deep layers of your skin with no downtime. It uses deep heating that causes a boost in collagen development, firming and tightening your skin.
Thermage® also uses radiofrequency energy to increase your skin’s collagen levels. Only a consultation can determine which skin tightening treatment we will recommend. Both will require a series of sessions for your desired results, and new collagen formation peaks at about three months.
Sofwave™ uses focused ultrasound energy that works deep in the skin to boost collagen formation. As with other non-surgical treatments, full results will take about three months to develop, and some people may need a series of treatments.
CoolSculpting®
Even after weight loss, you may have fat remaining in areas like the abdomen, under the chin, or almost anywhere else. CoolSculpting® uses cold to damage fat cells without harming the skin. This form of body sculpting often works with a single treatment and pairs well with skin tightening.
truSculpt® Flex
This body sculpting treatment builds and tones muscles using electromagnetic stimulation. With truSculpt® Flex, your muscles can perform more repetitions than hours in the gym. With a series of treatments, your targeted muscles before more defined. You will need a series of treatments over several weeks
Am I a Good Candidate for Body Contouring?
Because our body sculpting treatments are non-invasive, they are safe for almost anyone. Good candidates have realistic expectations and understand that these treatments are not intended for those who have undergone massive weight loss. We will determine during your consultation which treatment options will work best for you.
Capital laser and skin care is the best dermatology practice I’ve ever been to. I’ve seen both Dr. Peters and Dr. Tanzi, who are both extremely intelligent, caring, highly skilled, practical – and gorgeous! The staff is excellent – very caring, skilled, excellent training, professional, and easy to talk to. I highly recommend Capital Laser to anyone seeking to take fabulous care of their skin. You will be in the best hands here.
Take the First Step
Interested in learning more about body sculpting after weight loss? We would love to speak with you. Please fill out the form on this page to request a consultation or call our Chevy Chase, MD office today at (301) 798-9699 to schedule your private consultation at our laser and cosmetic dermatology center, located just blocks away from Washington, D.C.