Laser Skin Tightening versus Surgical Lifting Procedures

Skin tightening procedures are most often used on the face and neck areas to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. However, use of skin tightening treatments on the abdomen, arms, and other areas of the body is becoming more common.

Laser Skin Tightening

Laser skin tightening is a non-surgical treatment that uses an infrared beam of light to heat the deeper layers of skin, separating soft tissues and encouraging collagen to rebuild. The new collagen fills in lines and wrinkles in the treated areas, whether on the face, neck, stomach, or another area of the body. Non-invasive laser treatments are best suited to patients who have fine lines and moderate wrinkling of the skin.

Surgical Lifts

Those patients with deep lines and areas of sagging skin are probably better suited to a surgical lifting procedure such as facelift, neck lift, brow lift, eyelid lift, or tummy tuck surgery. Surgical lifting procedures are more effective in cases of severe skin wrinkling because the surgeon can tighten the skin and muscles in the treated area, then remove extra skin to produce a smoother appearance.