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Skin Tightening - How Laser Treatments Firm Your Face
And Stomach
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By John Kelly - http://skintighteninglaser.org/
Loose sagging skin on our face, stomach, arms and other areas is very distressing to many of us. Loose
skin or integument (integument - medical term for skin) makes us look old and out of shape, no matter
how hard we work out and try to stay fit. In the past, effective skin tightening required plastic surgical
procedures like face lift and tummy tuck. However, in the past few years, many new non-surgical and
laser skin tightening methods have been developed. The new skin tightening technology has been
steadily getting better as the machines improve and as doctors learn how to maximize the results
achieved.
Today, often using a combination of different methods, substantial skin tightening can be achieved
without surgery, a very different situation than just 3-4 years ago when Thermage, Titan, Refirme, and
LuxIR Deep were introduced. There are many skin tightening advertisements that can be misleading, so
you really need to be an informed consumer and understand the technology if you are going to achieve
the result that you desire. Below I will explain how the new skin tightening technology works and which
methods are the best.
How Non-surgical Skin Tightening Works

2. Tight, firm skin requires good elasticity. Elasticity means the ability of the skin or integument to snap
back or tighten after it has been displaced or pulled away from the body. Good elasticity depends on
healthy collagen and elastin fibers that lie very deep, near the bottom of the dermis, the deep layer of
our integument below the surface. Collagen and elastin fibers act like small rubber bands that hold the
integument tight against our body, and pull the loose tissue back when it is stretched or pulled.
Aging, sun damage from ultraviolet (UV) light, smoking, stress, excessive alcohol intake and an
unhealthy diet and lifestyle all destroy collagen and elastin in the dermis and cause the integument to
loosen and sag. Stretching caused by pregnancy or rapid weight loss after dieting or gastric bypass
surgery also destroys collagen and elastin in the dermis and results in sagging and loss of tone.
All laser and non-surgical skin tightening methods work by stimulating the growth of new collagen and
elastin in the dermis. When you heat collagen and elastin to 66 degrees centigrade, the collagen and
elastin fibers shrink or tighten, and are remodeled with new collagen and elastin formation. The effect
of this skin tightening and new collagen and elastin formation is that the deep dermis contracts and
becomes firmer and the loose tissue is tightened.
The elastin and collagen lie very deep in the dermis, and the major challenge is to get enough heat deep
down in the dermis to remodel elastin and collagen without burning the surface of the integument as
the heat passes through the more superficial layers.
So… What’s Next ?
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