Losing weight is worth celebrating. But if you’ve lost weight fast on a GLP-1 medication, you’ve probably noticed something the scale doesn’t measure: skin that’s looser than it used to be. It’s one of the most common side effects of rapid weight loss. When fat disappears faster than skin can adapt, the collagen and elastin underneath don’t have time to catch up, and the result is laxity in places you didn’t expect: the arms, the abdomen, the thighs, even the neck. It isn’t something you have to live with, and it isn’t something surgery is the only answer for.
When starting weight loss you should either do ablative or non ablative laser to start the collagen process and pair it with PDRN if desired. Every 10 pounds lost you should do Hyperdilute Radiesse and microneedling with or without PDRN if desired. Maintainence is laser hyperdilute or microneedling quarterly
At Luminescence Aesthetics, we’re expanding beyond the face to treat the whole body. From your abdomen to your thighs, our body treatments are built to tighten and restore, so your skin catches up to the new you.
Weight loss, pregnancy, or simply time: the abdomen is usually where loose skin shows up first, and shows up loudest. It’s also where we have the most tools to answer it. Laser skin tightening starts the process by heating the deeper layers of skin to trigger new collagen production, tightening from the inside without touching the surface. Microneedling follows with controlled micro-injuries that prompt your body to rebuild texture and firmness on its own. Hyperdilute Radiesse adds structural support in areas where the skin has lost its underlying scaffolding, essentially giving your body a framework to rebuild around.
We rarely use just one of these on its own. Most patients layer two or three, depending on how much laxity is present and where. Someone six months into significant weight loss needs a different combination than someone dealing with post-pregnancy skin, and that’s exactly the kind of thing we map out at your consultation rather than guessing from a treatment menu. Results build gradually, visit over visit, which is part of why this approach holds up better long term than a single dramatic fix.
Sun exposure and volume loss both settle here, and fast weight loss doesn’t do the area any favors. It’s a spot most skincare routines skip entirely, even though it’s exposed just as often as the face.
Laser, microneedling, and hyperdilute Radiesse work in combination to smooth and firm the décolletage. The laser addresses fine crepiness and sun damage on the surface. Microneedling improves texture and tone. Radiesse restores volume where the chest has thinned, which is common after major weight loss. Together they treat one of the most visible parts of your upper body, and one of the most overlooked.
Want lift and shape without going under the knife? Hyperdilute Radiesse and our Skinny BBL restore fullness and tighten skin, non-surgically, with results that still look and feel like your own.
This combination works well specifically because it treats two different problems at once. The Radiesse rebuilds volume that’s been lost, especially common after significant weight loss when the buttocks are often one of the first areas to flatten. The Skinny BBL adds shape and lift on top of that foundation. Neither approach requires the recovery time, incisions, or downtime of a surgical BBL, and both build gradually rather than changing everything overnight. You’ll feel just as good from behind as you do up front.
Loose skin on the thighs is one of the most common concerns we hear after major weight loss, and it makes sense why: this is an area with a lot of surface area and comparatively little muscle or connective tissue to hold things tight once the fat underneath is gone.
Hyperdilute Radiesse rebuilds the structure underneath and tightens the skin on top, working gradually rather than all at once. Because it’s diluted and spread across a broader area than standard filler, it supports the skin more evenly instead of creating isolated pockets of volume. For thighs that have carried you through a real transformation, this is a way to make sure the outside starts to match the work you’ve already put in.
