For many people, achieving the body contours they desire goes beyond diet and exercise. After awake liposuction or a fat transfer, some patients notice saggy skin in areas such as their arms, thighs, midsection, chin, or neck. That’s where skin tightening treatments come in. Skin tightening is a targeted solution to enhance your results by firming and smoothing loose skin. At Squlpt in Miami, this advanced procedure is offered as a specialized add-on, working alongside awake lipo or fat transfer to maximize your transformation.
What is skin tightening and how does it work?
Unlike other approaches, Squlpt’s method focuses on specific areas prone to sagging after fat removal, giving patients smoother, firmer results that complement their newly sculpted shape. Whether you’re looking to tighten loose skin on your tummy, lift saggy arms, or redefine your neckline, this service offers a unique, long-lasting solution that sets it apart from typical skin tightening procedures.
The science behind Squlpt’s skin-tightening treatment lies in its ability to stimulate the skin’s natural collagen production. By delivering precise heat energy beneath the skin’s surface, the procedure encourages the growth of collagen and elastin fibers, the key proteins that maintain firmness and elasticity. Over time, this process tightens loose skin and enhances the smoothness of areas commonly affected by sagging, including the tummy, arms, chin, thighs, and neck.
Why choose Squlpt’s skin tightening treatment?
There’s a wide range of skin tightening treatments available today. Invasive skin tightening treatments, like surgery, offer the most significant results but come with a greater risk of side effects and downtime. Non-surgical options, including radiofrequency, laser therapy, and microneedling, can also tighten skin but typically provide less dramatic results than surgery.
Our new skin tightening treatment falls somewhere in the middle, removing many of the downsides of a traditional surgical procedure (like general anesthesia risks, long and painful recovery) while still delivering dramatic, long-lasting results.
Key benefits
- It is done while you’re awake
- It complements our awake liposuction procedure
- The results are more natural
- It can work in as little as one treatment
- You don’t need to worry about skin sagging when removing fat
- It eliminates the need for follow-up procedures to smooth skin
Say goodbye to loose skin
Some people are genetically blessed with firmer, tighter skin thanks to genetics that provide ample collagen and elastin—essential proteins responsible for skin elasticity and resilience.
Others, however, are born with naturally lower levels of these proteins. As a result, their skin is less taut and more prone to developing laxity, starting as early as their 20s.
Besides aging, other factors can contribute to sagging skin. These include lifestyle and environmental factors like smoking or poor sleep, pregnancy, and weight fluctuations (common after taking GLP-1s like Ozempic). It can also show up following a liposuction procedure.
How does Squlpt’s skin tightening treatment work?
Our new skin tightening solution is a minimally invasive procedure that works by using targeted energy to heat deeper layers of the skin, which stimulates collagen and elastin production and gradually improves skin tone.
- Step 1: The first step is awake liposuction. Once the unwanted fat has been removed, our surgeons can begin the skin tightening treatment in the same targeted area(s)—whether it’s the midsection, arms, thighs or chin & neck.
- Step 2: The surgeon inserts a special wand under the skin, using the same entry holes made during the awake liposuction procedure to minimize discomfort and downtime. The wand uses a powerful combination of radiofrequency energy and helium plasma to target tissue directly under the skin’s surface. This energy contracts loose skin tissue and stimulates collagen to smooth and contour the skin.
Unlike a tummy tuck or arm lift, this technique doesn’t involve invasive skin excision. The area will already be numb thanks to the local anesthesia administered during the awake lipo procedure, and the helium helps cool the area to maintain a comfortable temperature throughout.
Who is an ideal candidate for skin tightening?
Anyone who qualifies for an awake lipo and fat transfer treatment is a good candidate for skin tightening. This means patients who are:
- In overall good health
- Have no pre-existing conditions
- A BMI below 38
- Have mild to moderate skin sagging
This treatment is ideal for anyone looking to address sagging skin without invasive surgery or the need for general anesthesia. If you have mild to moderate sagging skin around the midsection, arms, thighs or chin & neck, this newly offered treatment can deliver incredible, long-lasting results.
Our skin tightening treatment is performed exclusively as an add-on to SoftSqulpt awake liposuction with or without fat transfer—like awake lipo of the midsection or chin & neck, or a fat transfer like an Awake BBL or Awake Breast Augmentation.
Recovery and aftercare for Squlpt skin tightening treatments
One of the biggest benefits of our skin tightening procedure is that it’s combined with an awake lipo procedure, so you’ll only have to recover from one procedure instead of two separate treatments.
While you can expect to feel sore after any cosmetic procedure, our safe and gentle approach sets you up for a fast and seamless recovery, with very little downtime. After a SoftSqulpt awake lipo treatment with skin tightening, you can go home the same day, resume light activity the following day, return to work within 3-10 days (depending on the physical demands of your job) and get back to your regular workout routine and lifestyle within 4-6 weeks.
Following your procedure, our aftercare team will be there to support you at every step and provide personalized tips to promote healing. Make sure you follow the advice of your surgeon and refer to our SoftHealing™ Aftercare guide anytime, which contains all the information you’ll need to support your recovery.
Get inspired by before & after transformations, and check out our SqulptStories testimonial videos to find the right treatment approach for you.
Is Skin Tightening Right for You? Squlpt skin tightening treatment FAQs.
Skin tightening FAQs
Here are the answers to some commonly-asked questions about skin tightening:
Q: How long does the skin tightening procedure take?
A: While the duration may vary depending on the patient and targeted area, it takes about 15 minutes to tighten skin in one area following a SoftSqulpt awake lipo procedure.
Q: Is this a new technology?
A: The technique was first developed more than two decades ago. It’s since been adapted and improved, with long-proven safety and efficacy.
Q: Is skin tightening safe?
A: Yes, our skin tightening treatment is performed by specialized surgeons with expert knowledge and experience in body contouring procedures and safety protocols.
Q: How soon will I see results?
A: You can see results of skin tightening right away, though it can take 6-9 months to see the full, final results.
Q: How long does the effect of skin tightening last?
A: The duration of results is different for everyone, but many patients are satisfied with their results for up to 8 years after the procedure.
Ready to achieve smooth, firm skin with skin tightening? Take the Next Step with Squlpt.
Ready to take your awake liposuction results to the next level? Get ready to love your new streamlined look and achieve firmer, tighter skin with our new skin tightening procedure. It’s an ideal solution to address saggy, loose skin around the midsection, arms, thighs, or chin & neck with natural, long-lasting results.
Right now, skin tightening is offered exclusively at our Miami location, but we plan to introduce it at our California office, in the future, for west coast patients.
Book a free consultation with a Squlpt surgeon and body consultant, who will work closely with you to create a custom treatment plan to get rid of unwanted fat with an awake lipo procedure to address your sagging skin with the ideal skin tightening procedure for your needs.
