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Post-Partum Loose Skin
“Since my pregnancy, the skin on my stomach hasn't tightened back.”
Soft, finely crinkled skin around and below the navel that gathers when you bend forward, often alongside pale stretch marks. Your weight may be back to where it was while the skin is not.
- 2 paths a physician considers
- Apollo Quattro
- Device suitability is confirmed at consultation — never before.
Before · after · illustration
Why it happens
Post-Partum Loose Skin, explained plainly.
During pregnancy the skin and the abdominal wall stretch considerably over a relatively short time. Afterwards the skin retracts, but the collagen and elastin fibres that give it recoil may have been stretched beyond full recovery, leaving a softer, finely crinkled surface, often alongside stretch marks. How much the skin recovers depends on heredity, age, the number of pregnancies and the weight gained and lost. Separation of the abdominal muscles is a distinct issue that needs its own assessment.
What it looks like
Soft, finely crinkled skin around and below the navel that gathers when you bend forward, often alongside pale stretch marks. Your weight may be back to where it was while the skin is not.
What we do about it
The paths a physician considers — in the usual order.
The platforms behind these paths
One instrument.
Who treats it
You will meet an expert, not a menu.
Next step
Tell us what you noticed. We will tell you what we think.
Every treatment begins with a physician consultation. A consultation is not a commitment to treatment. Device suitability is confirmed at consultation — never before.
Ask about post-partum loose skin