TREATMENTS BY CONCERN
Skin after weight loss
What changes when you lose a significant amount of weight, which treatments help, and when to start them.
Fast Facts
WHO IT'S FOR
Anyone who has lost a significant amount of weight, through diet, surgery or medication.
WHERE TO START
A consultation with one of our Doctors; Dr. Orna Daly or Dr. Liz Kelleher
PRICES
TIMING
Skin-quality treatments can start during weight loss. Volume is usually restored once weight has been stable for a few months.
DOWNTIME
None to a few days, depending on the treatment.
LOCATION
Elanamie Clinic, Unit 1&2 Watergold, Douglas T12 YD43
What changes
The face has its own fat pads, which give the cheeks, temples and jawline their shape. When weight comes off, these shrink along with everything else. Skin doesn't always tighten at the same rate, particularly after 40, when collagen production has already slowed.
The result can be hollowing at the temples and under the eyes, flatter cheeks, deeper folds around the mouth, and looser skin along the jaw and neck. On the body, the upper arms, abdomen and inner thighs are the usual areas.
This has picked up a popular nickname tied to one medicine, but it isn't specific to any medicine. It follows significant weight loss by any route. Medication has simply made faster weight loss more common.
Volume & hollowing
Restoring support where fat has reduced in the cheeks, temples and under the eyes.
MEDICAL AESTHETICS
Dermal filler
Hyaluronic acid filler replaces lost structure in the cheeks, temples and jawline. The change is visible straight away and builds on your existing features.
REGENERATION
Sunekos
Amino acids combined with hyaluronic acid to stimulate collagen and elastin. Suited to fine hollowing, including under the eyes, where filler isn't always the right choice.
Firmness & laxity
Weight loss can leave skin drier, duller and less even. These treatments work on the skin itself and can start at any stage.
REGENERATION
Profhilo
A high-concentration hyaluronic acid that spreads through the skin, improving hydration and firmness across the face and neck.
REGENERATION
Polynucleotides
Support the skin's own repair processes. Used for thin, crepey skin under the eyes and on the face and neck.
REJUVENATION
Exilis
Radiofrequency and ultrasound energy that heat the deeper layers of skin to encourage tightening. Used on the face and on body areas such as the abdomen and arms.
Skin quality & texture
Weight loss can leave skin drier, duller and less even. These treatments work on the skin itself and can start at any stage.
REJUVENATION
Medical microneedling
Controlled micro-injuries prompt new collagen. Improves texture, fine lines and firmness over a course of sessions.
REJUVENATION
Advanced medical facials
Medical-grade peels matched to your skin to improve tone, texture and clarity.
REGENERATION
PRP for skin
Platelet-rich plasma from your own blood, used to support skin repair and improve tone and texture.
REJUVENATION
ZO Peel range
A graded range of ZO peels, from light refreshing peels to deeper resurfacing.
REJUVENATION
HydraFacial MD
Cleanses, exfoliates and hydrates in one treatment, with no downtime. Often used alongside other treatments.
REJUVENATION
ZO Skin Care
A daily routine to support the skin between treatments, chosen at consultation.
Hair Shedding
Some people notice more hair shedding two to four months after rapid weight loss. This is usually telogen effluvium, a temporary shift in the hair growth cycle, and it often settles on its own. It's worth checking iron, thyroid function and protein intake with your GP first.
REGENERATION
PRP for Hair
Platelet-rich plasma injected into the scalp to support hair follicles. Considered where shedding hasn't settled.
REGENERATION
Polynucleotides for Hair
A polynucleotide formulation for the scalp, used to support the hair follicle environment.
Lines & Wrinkles
MEDICAL AESTHETICS
Anti-Wrinkle Injections
Relax the muscles that cause expression lines, softening their appearance. Results appear over about two weeks.
Intimate Health
Weight loss can also reduce volume and elasticity in the intimate area.
MEDICAL AESTHETICS
Vaginal Regeneration
Our non-surgical intimate health treatment. Details, suitability and what to expect are on the treatment page.
When to Start
Timing depends on where you are in your weight loss. We'll plan it with you at consultation.
During weight loss
Skin-quality treatments such as microneedling, polynucleotides, HydraFacial MD and a skincare routine can start at any point. They improve the skin you have and don't depend on your final weight.
Once weight is stable
Filler and other volume treatments are best planned when your weight has been steady for a few months. If volume is added while the face is still changing, it may need to be adjusted later.
Hair
PRP or polynucleotides are considered if shedding continues.
What these treatments don't do. None of them removes a large amount of excess skin. Where there is significant loose skin on the body, surgery is the realistic option, and we'll tell you that at consultation.
Currently on a weight management programme or interested in joining one? Dr Orna Daly's Weight Management Clinic is a separate doctor-led service Elanamie Clinic. See here for more details. About the Weight Management Clinic.
Start with a consultation
We'll look at what has changed, explain which treatments are likely to help and in what order, and what it will cost.
(021) 241-9113 · office@elanamie.ie · Mon–Fri by appointment only