What Are the Best Treatments for Skin Laxity?
By Teresa Alasio, MD | Intentional Self Aesthetics, New Canaan, CT
Skin laxity, the loss of firmness and tightness that comes with age, is one of the most common concerns we address at Intentional Self Aesthetics, and it responds well to treatment when the right approach is matched to the right patient.
The first thing to understand is that laxity has layers. Surface-level laxity shows up as crepiness and texture changes in the skin itself. Deeper laxity involves the loss of structural support from fat, muscle, and bone beneath the skin. Effective treatment often needs to address more than one layer.
For the face and neck, our most powerful options for skin laxity include:
Emface: Combines radiofrequency skin tightening with HIFES muscle stimulation to lift and firm from the inside out. Best for patients who want a natural, gradual improvement without injectables.
RF Microneedling: Delivers radiofrequency energy deep into the dermis to stimulate collagen and elastin production, remodeling the skin’s structural foundation over a series of treatments. Particularly effective for mild to moderate laxity.
Biostimulators (Sculptra): Injectable treatments that stimulate your own collagen production over time, gradually restoring volume and firmness to areas that have lost structural support. Results are subtle and natural, building over several months.
Combination approaches: For more significant laxity, layering modalities, for example Emface with RF microneedling, or biostimulators with energy-based devices, often produces the most complete results.
The key is that skin laxity is not one-size-fits-all. Your age, skin quality, degree of laxity, anatomy, and goals all factor into the right plan. I evaluate each patient individually and build a treatment protocol based on what will actually move the needle for your specific skin, not a menu of popular services.
Ready to find out which approach is right for your skin? Request a consultation with Dr. Alasio.
Teresa Alasio, MD is a board-certified physician in Pathology, Cytopathology, and Aesthetics and the founder of Intentional Self Aesthetics at 23 Vitti Street, New Canaan, CT.
