The skin on the body can be subject to the same damaging forces as the face; sun, weight loss, age and smoking. The end result can be lax, crepe-like skin.
At the moment we are using the Titan device to tighten the tissues, although we are beginning to see the value of the Dermaroller in recreating dermal collagen and reversing some of the crepiness.
Titan delivers pain-free controlled infra-red light that warms the tissues. The Titan head is placed over the skin and dragged for one or two centimetres as the heat is building up. Just as you feel that the heat will become too much, the cooling current comes in. The cycle is repeated all over the area several times until a visible result is seen. Once treated the skin is a little red but this subsides within 30 minutes.
Two treatments are required, four weeks apart. Some improvement is seen after the first treatment but it is only after the second that the results really become apparent. A maintenance treatment is recommended every year.
Dermaroller may well become the skin laxity star. A recent study suggests that the results are equal to those of fractional laser resurfacing without the evident downtime. Using the genuine dermaroller and after a copious application of numbing cream, we “roll” the skin and make hundreds of tiny holes. These heal after 3 minutes but only after releasing all-essential growth factors and stimulating collagen growth and renewal. The treated area is a little red for up to 24 hours but easily covered with make-up. The treatment should be repeated three times with six weeks in between.
We are recommending Dermaroller for lax skin on the neck, the décolleté and the abdomen, especially where this is caused by past exposure to the sun.