Facial Ageing
Reduced firmness and mild tissue descent related to aging and the decline of collagen and elastin.
Physician-led assessment · individualized care · Vancouver clinic
Understanding Loose or Crepey Skin
Maybe you've noticed the skin on your neck or arms looks thinner and more crinkled than it used to, or your jawline seems softer when you look down at your phone. Loose and crepey skin tend to show up gradually, and they're two of the most common changes people ask us about.
Laxity is a change in support: as collagen, elastin, fat and bone support shift, tissue gradually settles lower. Crepey skin is about the skin itself thinning into fine, crinkled wrinkles, often around the eyes, neck, arms or abdomen. Both come mostly from the same sources, with sun exposure the biggest one you can change and the drop in estrogen at menopause speeding things along. For mild to moderate laxity, our energy-based, collagen-stimulating and injectable treatments are designed to firm the skin and refine its texture.
Related Presentations
These focused pages explain different patterns within this concern.
Causes and Contributing Factors
For most people, gradual loosening is simply a normal part of aging.
Signs and Symptoms
Signs of laxity and crepey skin can include:
Assessment
Depending on the options you're interested in, you'll meet our cosmetic consultants, senior laser technicians or physicians. We look at your skin quality, how much looseness there is and where, the volume and bone support underneath, and how your tissues move, often comparing them relaxed and gently lifted. That shows whether your concern is mainly skin, volume or descent, and we'll build a plan around your goals, schedule and budget.
Cosmetic consultations are complimentary.
Prevention and Ongoing Care
Your daily routine protects the collagen your treatments are building. Broad-spectrum sunscreen every day preserves firmness, a retinoid or peptide serum improves texture between visits, and a barrier-supporting moisturizer keeps thin, crepey skin smooth and hydrated. Our team can tailor a routine to your skin, and our professional skincare is available in our online shop.
Treatment Options
These are some of the options connected to this concern. The appropriate plan depends on assessment, suitability, and your goals.
Your plan depends on how much laxity there is and what you'd like to change. At our clinic, loose and crepey skin is commonly treated with:
Injectables and thread lifts are performed by our experienced physicians, and Dr. Frame is APTOS's official thread-lift trainer in BC. Laser, energy-based and microneedling treatments are performed by our senior laser technicians under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame, with intensive Secret PRO CO₂ treatments performed by our physicians. Each option has its own schedule, recovery and results, explained on its technology page and in your personal plan.
When laxity is more advanced, we may suggest a specialist opinion as well.
Controlled laser energy that renews the skin surface and stimulates repair, helping soften texture, scars, fine lines and sun damage.
Combines fine needles with radiofrequency energy delivered at controlled skin depths to stimulate collagen and help remodel scars and laxity.
Uses controlled energy to warm the deeper layers of the skin and stimulate new collagen, for firmer, smoother-looking skin without surgery.
Uses botulinum toxin type A to temporarily relax selected muscles, softening dynamic lines and helping certain muscle- or sweat-related concerns.
Uses injectable fillers to restore or reshape facial volume and contour, selected for the structure and balance each area needs.
Places small amounts of injectable hydrating or regenerative product within the skin to improve its quality, hydration and smoothness.
Uses absorbable barbed threads to reposition and lift facial tissue, with a gradual collagen build as the threads absorb.
An in-clinic regenerative facial that pairs a microchannel-creating procedure with a topical PDRN (salmon-DNA) formula to aid recovery and skin quality.
For the fuller picture, explore the treatment pages above or discuss the options during a consultation.
Many patients need only one of these. Your plan combines them only when a combination adds to your result.
Medical Assessment
Medical assessment is important if there is sudden drooping on one side of the face, new asymmetry, weakness or difficulty with facial movements, since these can point to a medical condition such as nerve palsy and may need urgent evaluation. Skin that is unusually fragile, tears easily or changes rapidly, or laxity with other unexplained symptoms, should also be checked by a physician.
Frequently Asked Questions
Laxity is a change in support, so tissue settles lower. Crepiness is a skin-quality change, where the skin thins into fine, crinkled wrinkles. They respond to different treatments, which is why we look at both when we build your plan.
They do different jobs. Energy-based, collagen-stimulating and injectable treatments are well suited to mild to moderate laxity and skin quality, with a natural-looking, gradual change. For more advanced laxity, surgery may give a more definitive lift, and we're happy to talk through which route suits you. Individual results vary.
Recovery depends on which option you choose, and each technology page explains its own. Some patients start with one treatment, while others combine several over time. We'll plan the timing around your work, travel and events.
Physician Assessment
An assessment can help clarify what may be contributing, which options may be appropriate, and what a reasonable next step could look like for you.
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Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic combines medical assessment, individualized planning, physician oversight, and a broad range of treatment options in its Vancouver clinic.
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