Skin Laxity

Why skin loses its firmness

Collagen gives skin its structure and elastin lets it spring back. Both break down with age and sun exposure, and significant weight change can stretch skin further than it can recover. The result is crepey texture, softer contours and folds on areas such as the face, neck, jawline, upper arms, abdomen and thighs.

Which treatment for which kind of laxity

• Tightening on the face or body: Morpheus8 uses microneedles to deliver radiofrequency into the deeper layers. As well as facial packages it treats body areas sized by palm, so it can address the stomach, arms or thighs after weight loss.
• Facial firming with no downtime: Forma heats the deeper skin with radiofrequency to stimulate collagen and is used on the forehead, eyelids, nasolabial folds and neck.
• Thin, dehydrated, crepey skin: Profhilo spreads a high concentration of hyaluronic acid evenly through the skin to hydrate it and stimulate collagen and elastin. It is used on the face, neck, décolletage and hands.
• Overall skin quality: polynucleotides are DNA-based injections that support repair, hydration and elasticity, while exosomes with microneedling pairs collagen stimulation with faster recovery.

For the hands and décolletage, Profhilo is the option Skin House lists, and for crepey skin around the eyes polynucleotides have a dedicated eye treatment. Skin House often blends an energy-based device with an injectable or microneedling, and suitability for each is assessed at consultation.

What a course looks like

Profhilo is normally two sessions four weeks apart, repeated every 6 to 12 months. Polynucleotides usually take three to four sessions, with results lasting around 6 to 12 months. Morpheus8 is three to six sessions with three to five days of downtime, and its results can last a year or more. Some clients see an improvement after one session, but firmness develops gradually over several weeks as collagen rebuilds.

Comfort during treatment

Numbing cream is applied before Morpheus8 and Profhilo, and the sensation is usually described as mild heat, prickling or a slight sting. Forma is generally comfortable, and any redness typically subsides within a few hours.

Keeping skin firmer for longer

Wear SPF every day, since UV continues to break down collagen, and cover treated areas such as the neck and chest when you are outdoors in strong sun. Keep your weight as stable as you can, and book maintenance sessions while the effect is still visible so each top-up builds on the last.