The skin industry offers no shortage of miracle products promising a firmer, younger-looking you. For women in particular, skin tightening and firming products offer a certain allure with their promises to eliminate cellulite, get rid of wrinkles around the eyes or mouth, cure sagging skin, and reduce the signs of aging.

As we age, our bodies produce less elastin and collagen, proteins that help keep our skin firm. In addition, fat deposits store in pockets beneath our skin, leading to the cellulite, particularly in women. Wrinkles, cellulite, and sagging skin cause embarrassment for many. If you could find a product that reduced or eliminated these unwanted effects of aging, it only makes sense that you would want to use it.

But do these skin tightening and firming products really produce the results they promise?

Sadly, many products on the market today simply do not work. They do not include the ingredients necessary to produce even a temporary result to firm your sagging skin. Other products, however, can produce a noticeable, although temporary, improvement in your skin’s firmness and elasticity. These products include ingredients such as caffeine or retinol. 

Caffeine can help the skin appear smoother and firmer, but its effects will not last. Products containing natural antioxidants can also improve your skin’s firmness. 

Retinol thickens the skin, helping to hide cellulite or reduce the appearance of wrinkles. But if you want to actually remove cellulite or tuck away those wrinkles permanently, you will need to consider surgical options.

Other products containing exfoliants like salicylic acid, or even products like loofahs that help exfoliate the skin as you wash, can give the skin a healthier, more vibrant appearance as they scrub away dry, dead skin. 

It’s important to note that although products containing these ingredients can help tighten or firm the skin, at best they produce shorter-term results. For some patients, this temporary improvement will suffice.

For others looking for a more long-term solution, plastic surgery may prove a better option. Despite what some products may claim to offer, they will not have as noticeable or as strong of an impact as cosmetic surgery. 

We offer a number of skin tightening and firming products for those seeking an alternative to cosmetic surgery, including:

Alastin Skincare: Their Restore and Renew anti-aging product line targets sagging and wrinkling skin to give you a younger looking appearance. Products appropriate for daily use. 

SkinCeuticals: SkinCeuticals offers a variety of anti-aging and retinol creams to improve the firmness of your skin’s appearance, as well as several anti-oxidant products, which offer skin restoring ingredients. They even offer a Hyaluronic Acid intensifier, which helps correct your skin’s firmness, plumpness, and smoothness by boosting your skin’s levels of hyaluronic acid. 

Revision Skincare: Revision offers a full line of daily moisturizers and anti-aging products, including exfoliants and anti-aging retinol creams. They even offer a cream specifically targeting sagging skin on the neck. 

If you do purchase a skin firming or anti-aging cream, make sure it comes packaged in an air-tight container, as some of the ingredients in these creams lose their effectiveness once exposed to air and light. 

If you’re looking to explore your options for anti-aging products, contact us today to discuss your options. We offer a number of effective skin care products, as well as surgical options for those seeking a longer-term solution.