Age changes you in lots of ways, and one of the most visible changes is in your skin — the way it looks and feels. That’s because as you age, years of wear-and-tear, environmental exposure, sun damage, illness, and even age-related biological changes all take their toll.
One of the most striking changes is the decline in production of collagen and elastin, two proteins that help skin look and feel firm, smooth, and supple. As levels of these two proteins dwindle, your skin becomes much more prone to wrinkles, lines, and sagging.
For years, counteracting these changes meant having invasive facelift surgery to lift and reposition sagging skin while smoothing out lines and wrinkles. But today, skin tightening treatments can help restore a firmer, smoother, more youthful complexion without the hassles, risks, and high cost of surgery.
At Metroderm DC: Medical, Laser, and Aesthetic Dermatology Center, Edward Stolar, MD, Todd Perkins, MD, and Adrianna Gonzales, MD, FAAD, help women and men enjoy firmer, more youthful skin with skin tightening treatments focused on improving skin’s tone and texture while ramping up elastin and collagen levels.
Here, learn five simple reasons why you should consider skin tightening treatments for more beautiful skin.
Surgery requires incisions, and that means you encounter a risk of infection. It also leads to tissue damage and scars that you can’t always easily hide. And of course, surgery can involve considerable downtime while your skin heals.
Skin tightening treatments let you enjoy many of the same results as more invasive treatments but without the considerable downsides of surgery. There are no incisions (or their attendant risks) and recovery time is minimal.
In fact, many treatments allow you to go right back to your regular routine after your treatment session. Skin tightening treatments are also a lot friendlier for your budget compared with surgery.
Aging affects skin in different ways, and what works for one person may not help you get the smooth, firm skin you’re looking for. Skin tightening uses a variety of approaches, enabling us to tailor your treatment for your specific needs and goals.
Because you can personalize your treatment, skin tightening also offers natural-looking results without ever looking tight or stretched. Plus, it works well with other treatments to smooth out wrinkles and eliminate areas of hyperpigmentation, rejuvenating your skin from the inside out.
After surgery, it can be months before swelling subsides enough for you to get a glimpse of your results. With skin tightening treatments, you see results in a fraction of that time, and you can tailor your results by scheduling a series of treatments to get just the toning you want.
Better still, because our skin tightening treatments focus on treating the underlying causes of sagging skin — notably, declines in collagen and elastin — you can expect your results to improve over time as networks of these tiny proteins form and strengthen.
Skin tightening treatments are great for toning sagging, lax skin, but that’s not all they do. By ramping up collagen and elastin production, treatments help your skin look and feel firmer, smoothing out lines and wrinkles that form as collagen and elastin fibers break down.
Combining microneedling with radiofrequency (RF) energy helps us treat other issues, too, including scarring and stretch marks, for smoother, sexier, more beautiful skin overall.
There’s no denying it: Sagging, loose skin can definitely take a toll on your confidence, especially on visible areas like your face. Skin tightening gently lifts your skin and firms it, smoothing wrinkles and helping you feel — and look — more like yourself.
Improved confidence can have a surprising effect on your overall quality of life and your enjoyment of even simple activities. Best of all, skin tightening treatments are repeatable, so you can maintain those results — and your boosted confidence — indefinitely.
Don’t let loose, sagging skin destroy your self-confidence. Skin tightening treatments can help restore your skin so it looks and feels firmer and more resilient — without surgery.
To find out more about skin tightening treatments and how they can help you achieve your aesthetic goals, call 202-659-2223 or request an appointment online with our team at Metroderm DC: Medical, Laser, and Aesthetic Dermatology Center in Washington, DC, today.
