Profound RF for the abdomen in London

Loosened, crepey skin on the stomach after children or weight loss is treated in our practice with the needle pairs placed across the abdomen in one session under local anaesthetic. Each point is heated to a set temperature, so in our experience the skin firms over the following months. No published series gives a figure for the abdomen, and we say so plainly; the US clearance names facial wrinkles and cellulite. Every treatment is given by Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Profound RF London Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.

What it does on the abdomen

In our experience skin that has loosened but still has spring firms, and stretch marks can look a little softer. An apron of skin after a large weight loss, separated muscles or a layer of fat are not what the needles change; a tummy tuck, a muscle treatment or fat reduction are, and the doctor says which at the consultation.

What the evidence covers

The 2021 body series treated the upper arms, the skin above the knees and the bra line, and the thigh study behind the cellulite clearance treated the thighs; none reports the abdomen. The body page and the full guide set out every study.

The session and after

Local anaesthetic, then about an hour in our practice. Redness for hours to a day or two, swelling for up to five to ten days, some bruising, loose clothing and no hard exercise for the first days, and most people back to normal activities within 24 hours. The result builds over months and is photographed at six months in our practice.

Who it suits

In our practice, an adult with loosened skin on the abdomen that still has spring, who wants one treatment. Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, with an active infection, with a pacemaker or other electrical implant, a hernia in the area, or with a history of keloid scarring without the doctor's advice first. The full guide covers the rest.