How Is Sagging Skin Treated?

Laxity reflects changes in collagen, elastin, skin thickness, and underlying volume. Sun-damaged skin may have a rougher texture and fine lines as well as looseness. Droopy eyelids and jowls are location-specific concerns that need different assessments from general skin laxity.

Daily sun protection, moisturising, and avoiding smoking support skin quality but do not lift substantial loose tissue. Radiofrequency skin tightening and HIFU skin lifting use controlled energy beneath the surface to encourage remodelling. A thread lift places temporary supporting threads beneath the skin. A consultation should match the method to anatomy, skin thickness, laxity, downtime, and the result you want.

Book an assessment if looseness appears suddenly, follows a new medicine or illness, or comes with swelling, weakness, a new lump, or changes in vision. For gradual cosmetic laxity, seek advice when eyelid heaviness affects your visual field or when skin folds repeatedly become irritated.

Ask which tissue is causing the appearance, what improvement the proposed method can reasonably provide, how many visits may be needed, and what recovery and maintenance involve.