“In the last couple of decades I have seen hundreds of people who came to see us for skin tightening after significant weight loss and the biggest mistake that people make is to believe that they “must first lose all all the weight and then go for skin tightening treatment”, which is wrong. Tightening the skin while losing weight actually helps prevent post-weight loss skin looseness to a large extent, while trying to tighten the skin after weight loss requires more treatments.”
I’m currently losing weight, how often should I receive RF skin tightening treatments to avoid skin looseness?
Maintaining skin tightness during weight loss
How often to have deep tissue radiofrequency whilst losing weight?
How does deep tissue radiofrequency work to tighten up the skin?
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Maintaining skin tightness during weight loss
Weight gain leads to excess skin, as the skin expands to accommodate the increasing fat volume. As a result, when weight is lost skin looks loose. The best way to prevent skin laxity after weight loss is to have a skin tightening treatment whilst you lose weight.
Of course, if you have already lost the weight and have skin laxity, you can always have a course of treatments then, but it is always best to arrive at your ideal weight with the least possible skin laxity.
The most effective SAFE skin tightening technology is deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency (far better than the largely ineffective and unsafe HIFU or RF microneedling).
How often to have deep tissue radiofrequency whilst losing weight?
Of course skin tightening does not occur overnight or with 1-2 sessions (despite what different cowboys on instagram, tiktok or the internet promise)… In most cases 6-12, strong, deep - but never painful - sessions are needed for best results.
If you lose weight fast you will need to space your RF skin tightening treatments more closely. For example, if you lose all your excess weight in 2 months and you have significant skin laxity you will need to have one every 5 days (12 sessions in 2 months)
On the other hand, if you lose all your excess weight in a year and still need 12 sessions due to a lot of skin laxity, then you can have one treatment a month (12 sessions in 12 months)
Of course, most people do not lose weight either that fast or that slowly, so for a weight loss that lasts 3 months and with average skin laxity we are talking about one session every two weeks (6 sessions in 3 months).
If the weight is lost in 3 months and there is significant skin looseness then one strong, deep tissue radiofrequency session a week is just about right (12 sessions in 3 months)
All in all, for most cases 6-12 sessions are recommended, received every 5 to 30 days. Treatments every two months will not do the job. And having treatment twice a week whilst losing weight is better suited to very fast weight loss.
How does deep tissue radiofrequency work to tighten up the skin?
Proper, strong deep tissue radiofrequency works by providing controlled, focused - but never excessive - heat in the tissues, in two ways:
It stimulates collagen and elastin production in the fibroblasts (collagen cells)
It stimulates existing existing collagen contraction
When provided with good equipment and by a well-trained, experienced and knowledgable therapist, the result is tighter, more elastic skin, naturally and safely.
In addition, at the clinic we use high-power LED red/infrared light therapy right after radiofrequency, for maximum results (high-power red/infrared light therapy does not work that impressively as a stand-alone therapy but it does maximise the results of deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency if used right after RF treatment).
LipoTherapeia® Plus: Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment with London’s cellulite experts
At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.
This is all we study and practise every day and have researched and tried hands-on all the important skin tightening equipment and their manufacturers.
As strong, deep acting radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the technologies of choice for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, we have invested in the best RF/ultrasound technologies in the world.
(Of course, we keep looking for new technologies every day and if/when a better technology materialises we will be the first to provide it. However, we will never follow the latest ineffective gimmick, just because it’s good marketing to offer the latest hyped up - yet ineffective and/or unsafe treatment.)
Furthermore, over the last two decades we have developed advanced RF and cavitation treatment protocols in order to make the most of our technologies, for maximum results, naturally and safely.
And for even better, faster results, we now combine our RF/ultrasound treatments with high-power red/infrared light LED treatment.
Our radiofrequency/ultrasound/LED treatments are comfortable, pain-free, downtime-free, injection-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.
(No unsafe and ineffective RF microneedling or HIFU and no safe but ineffective acoustic wave therapy, superficial RF (bipolar/tripolar/multipolar etc), low power RF/cavitation, electrical muscle stimulation, lymphatic massage, cupping, dry brushing and no ridiculous bum bum creams.)
Our focus is on honest, realistic, science-based treatment, combined with caring, professional service, with a smile.
We will be pleased to see you, assess your cellulite, skin laxity or fibrosis, listen to your story, discuss your case and offer you the best possible treatment.
Check prices and book an expert cellulite / skin tightening treatment at our London clinic.
Look Inside Your Skin™ with a Cellulite Ultrasonography™ scan, exclusive to LipoTherapeia in London, and assess your cellulite, skin laxity, post-liposuction fibrosis and more
We are proud to be the first and only cellulite clinic in the world to offer Cellulite Ultrasonography™ to our clients, for accurate assessment, better treatment and enhanced results. Since 2022 we have assessed and provided valuable insights to hundreds of clients to better understand their specific case, see how their skin looks from inside and make informed decisions.
You can now book your Cellulite Ultrasonography™ session and assess your:
Cellulite
Skin laxity
Lipedema
Subcutaneous fat levels
You can also assess the presence and severity of fibrosis and adhesions after:
Liposuction in all its forms, including vaser, smart lipo, bodytite, abdominoplasty/tummy tuck, thigh lift, arm lift, lipedema surgery etc
Cellulite surgery, such as cellulaze, cellutite, cellfina, subcision etc
Face-lift surgery
Non-surgical procedures, such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU, extreme intensity RF, extreme intensity ultrasound etc
Everything will be shown and explained to you clearly and you can see and understand how the different structures inside your skin affect your appearance.
If there is scar tissue / fibrosis, those will be clearly seen and you can differentiate between fibrosis, water retention or unremoved fat after all types of cosmetic surgery or harsh non-surgical procedures such as RF microneedling, extreme intensity HIFU etc.
(DISCLAIMER: Please note that this service is for your informational purposes only and does not constitute medical diagnosis or advice.)
The 45’ appointment includes full assessment and consultation and optional treatment plan for cellulite reduction and/or skin tightening.
If you do wish to have treatment with us, the ultrasound scan, assessment and consultation will be used to optimise your course of treatments and maximise your results.
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Why train with The Cellulite School™?
We all know that training in cellulite reduction and skin tightening is as basic as it gets. It is typically a 4-6 hour training, involving only basic instruction from the manufacturer on how operators can use the machine; lots of myths, erroneous information and misconceptions; and some basic health and safety on how to use the machine.
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