SAGGING BODY SKIN AND ITS TREATMENT

Our body’s skin does not escape from the cutaneous aging and the external aggressions that accelerate it. The skin on the neck and cleavage is particularly fragile and wrinkles. As for the rest of the body, the skin becomes rougher and especially slackens on the arms, thighs and stomach.

Dr. HAVET offers medical aesthetic solutions, without surgery, to gently treat sagging skin and build up muscles, in order to regain a more harmonious silhouette.

SAGGING SKIN ON THE BODY: HOW DOES IT MANIFEST ITSELF?

Although the skin on our bodies is thicker than that on our faces, it is still subject to skin aging: over time, it loses its elasticity and tone.

As for the face, the body’s skin produces less and less elastin and collagen fibers, it is also more easily dehydrated. It becomes thinner in places and rougher also.

The whole body becomes flabby, especially in certain fragile areas, which are also subject to weight variations, accentuating the distended appearance:

• Thighs and especially the inner thighs,
• The inner side of the arms,
• The belly,
• The buttocks,
• The neckline

The neckline and the neck are particularly affected by skin aging and certain external factors tend to make it worse. Indeed, these areas where the skin is fine and fragile are often very exposed to the sun’s UV rays, especially in our sunny region all year round. This has the effect of accelerating skin slackening, in addition to triggering the appearance of wrinkles and pigmentation spots more quickly. The neck becomes slack, changing the contours of the face and profile, and the neckline also wrinkles.

THE CAUSES OF SAGGING SKIN ON THE BODY

There are several reasons for loose skin on the figure or on some parts of the body:

• The natural aging of the skin: it naturally becomes drier, thinner and looser due to the less and less productive activity of fibroblasts. Thus, collagen and elastin fibers deteriorate and become rarer. In addition, the skin loses subcutaneous fat and the muscles become distended, which leads to a deep slackening.

Other factors may combine to make the phenomenon worse:

• Weight variations (pregnancies, significant weight loss, etc.) responsible for residual sagging,
• Genetics: some people have thinner and more fragile skin, less toned,
• Lack of physical exercise,
• Sun exposure

PREVENT THE SKIN FROM SLACKENING

It is essential to sufficiently moisturize the skin of the body by drinking plenty of water and using daily nourishing milks combined with firming creams.

Protecting yourself from the sun from a young age is essential to prevent premature skin aging of the body: this involves systematically using high levels of sun protection, wearing covering clothing and getting into the habit of not exposing yourself between noon and 4 pm.

Finally, a healthy lifestyle is essential to keep a young body: not smoking, limiting alcohol, eating a healthy and balanced diet and practicing regular sports.

WHAT ARE THE NON-SURGICAL SOLUTIONS TO FIRM UP THE SKIN OF THE BODY?

In the office, to gently firm up the skin in the case of slight slackening, body contouring aesthetic medicine treatments exist: their objective is to tighten the skin of the body on the slackened areas but also to contribute to remuscle these areas while carrying out a light lipolysis by targeting the fat cells.

A protocol combining tripolar radiofrequency with EmSculpt sessions (high intensity electromagnetic waves) allows firming and lifting the skin in certain areas of the body, only requiring a few sessions.

TRIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY TO FIRM UP THE SKIN

In case of slight slackening of the body skin, the latest generation tripolar radiofrequency allows for effective body contouring and a lifting effect of the skin. As an added bonus, this painless technology can eliminate some of the fat cells in the treated area if there is localized excess weight, thus smoothing out some of the cellulite.

Radiofrequency is a wave that penetrates the skin and heats it deeply at 55 degrees, but without any risk for the surrounding tissues: no overheating or pain is felt.

This energy stimulates the production of new collagen fibers while densifying them, but also induces a retraction of the fibers already present. Thus, over the course of the sessions, the skin becomes firmer, more toned and tauter as a result of this deep cutaneous remodeling.

Radiofrequency can be used on all parts of the body that require firming: thighs, arms, stomach, neck and cleavage.

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EMSCULPT FOR MUSCULARITY AND LIFTING THE SKIN

Developed muscles help give the skin of the body a more toned appearance, a curve.

EmSculpt is a revolutionary technology in body shaping: it allows you to gain muscle mass very quickly and effortlessly, like no other slimming method, and to lose fat mass at the same time.

How does it work? Thanks to the action of high-intensity electromagnetic waves that will trigger “super-maximal” muscle contractions, the equivalent of 20,000 squats or sit-ups in a 30-minute session. Hyper solicited, but without any sensation of effort or pain, the muscles will have to draw their energy from the fat reserves, also inducing a melting of the fat cells.

The result is slimmer and more toned thighs, visibly more rounded and lifted buttocks, and a more defined stomach.

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Are you interested in tripolar radiofrequency and EmSculpt sessions to firm up your skin? Would you like a consultation with Dr. Havet in the West Indies? Make an appointment now to establish your personalized protocol.