This is a spin-off thread about laser skin tightening treatment for the stomach, after another thread I started. I'm currently pregnant with my fifth child and would like to get a flat stomach afterwards! I am sure other women are in the same boat as well, so I am hoping that this thread will help others too. My question is how soon after you have your baby is laser skin tightening treatment safe or recommended? I would ideally like to have it done as soon as possible, basically as soon as lochia stops. Is there any reason to wait longer?
Well, Anna, that's a really good question and one that I just wasted a lot of time Googling to answer for you. I assume you already done the same thing for yourself and came up with pretty much the same results I got, LOL, which is pretty much nothing at all! What I did find, mind you, is a site where people ask plastic surgeons questions. There was one lady who included pictures and asked if she would benefit from skin tightening with laser treatment 'cause working out basically didn't do it for her... and the surgeon answered that yeah, he can see that working out won't cause no further improvements, yeah, but he thinks laser treatment won't cut it for her either. He recommended a tummy tuck instead. So off I went to Google that instead and I found that you need to let your body heal for at least six months before having a tummy tuck after pregnancy... hope that's helpful to you. And should you go ahead with the laser skin tightening, yeah, I assume you need to wait the same amount of time, you know? Though obviously I'm not sure. Basically get in touch with a plastic surgeon and bombard them with these questions. They'll be able to give you the info you're after here.
Maybe not useful, but I thought I would throw it out there in case it was. Before getting laser treatment, why not try these steps, to see if it makes any difference? They will either help you prefer for laser treatment or make you realize you do not need it after all.
- Do not lose more than one or two pounds a week after pregnancy. Speedy weight loss may make you look great with your clothes on, but definitely contributes to the risk of flabbiness.
- Use one of those skin lotions with vitamin E and collagen. This will make your skin more elastic.
- Do cardio exercises, including going out for a slow jog with your baby in the stroller, three to five days a week.
- Remember that you need protein for muscle. Neglecting protein intake can lead to fat build-up.
Rosie
I am 17 weeks pregnant with my first baby right now, and I'm already really big. I apply my anti-stretch mark cream faithfully twice a day in the hope that I'll at least avoid those, and so far there are no signs of stretch marks, which makes me really happy because my sister has bad ones and they do not look good. Because I am already HUGE, what I am expecting is some sagging skin after I have the baby. I wouldn't like that very much and if laser treatment can tighten my skin, then I would really like to make use of that!!!
I am also hoping someone can give some information about how soon after you have your baby you can have this treatment done.
I had SlimLipo laser liposuction seven months after I had my last baby. Before I got to that point, I did my best to lose as much weight as I could in a responsible manner, but I still had some excess fat tissue concentrated around the abdominal area, which was bulging forwards. I also had loose sagging skin and stretch marks. My skin is a lot firmer than it was before now, most of the excess fat is gone, and believe it or not my stretch marks are not nearly as bad either any more. SlimLipo laser liposuction has been a very positive experience for me, even though it comes with mixed reviews when you go online.