What’s the best way to tighten loose skin?
There are several “Skin Tightening” devices, and none are created equally. The two main categories are: • Ablative (vaporized some elements of the skin) • Non-ablative. The non ablative procedures have little to no downtime and tend to cost a little less per procedure while the ablative procedure tend to provide better results but can have significant down time. Ablative: higher cost, better results, more downtime, usually single treatment CO2 The “gold standard” of tissue tightening is full CO2 resurfacing. This procedure ablates 100% of skin over the treated area. It can range in cost from $5000-$15000 dollars and usually requires at least two weeks of downtime but usually more. Results are normally significant and last several years. Redness after the procedure can last months and other side effects can include permanent lightening of the skin and or scaring. Fractionated CO2 Fractionated procedures, such as Active/DeepFX and CO2 Fraxel, normally ablate anywhere from 20-80% of the s
