How to Fix Saggy Knees: 3 Effective Ways

As we age, wrinkles become a more apparent problem in our aesthetics. What's generally familiar is the formation of wrinkles on the face, but you'd also be surprised about the appearance of wrinkles around your knees. If you are wondering how to fix saggy knees, here are some options that you can consider and change the appearance of your knee skin.

Non-Surgical Knee Tightening

If you've ever tried a skin-tightening treatment and haven't experienced much improvement, it's recommended that you visit your doctor to get some ideas for solutions.

Patients have seen great results when using fillers on the loose skin surrounding their knees. Dermal fillers in the area are temporary, generally lasting about a year or two, but these treatments are optimal for those with subtly to moderately wrinkled skin around their knees.

Ultherapy is a treatment that uses ultrasound technology to promote collagen generation within the skin's deep layers, which helps tighten the area.

Usually, about three treatments with Ultherapy are necessary to see optimal results.

Surgical Knee Skin Tightening

Patients with a large amount of sagging skin should consider undergoing a surgical thigh lift. A thigh lift removes the excess skin from the thighs and knees via excision.

The main downside of this procedure is that it can leave a visible scar, given the invasive techniques and properties of the surgery.

How to Tighten Skin on Knees with Liposuction

Knee liposuction is a procedure that can be done under a local anesthetic to remove excess fat from around the knees that gives them a shaggy appearance.

It's important to note that liposuction is only applicable to sagging knees when the root cause is excess fat. Liposuction is not a procedure that's designed to treat loose skin, which is why it can be coupled with treatments such as Ultherapy or lifting techniques to give you the best overall results.

Nonetheless, liposuction is a procedure that's not void of causing scarring, and the recovery time can be generally extensive.

The Best Way to Tighten Skin Above Knees

Saggy knee skin can be effectively treated with AirSculpt® patented procedures.

Knee AirSculpt® is a precision-engineered procedure that removes fat and tightens surrounding skin in a single process. The AirSculpt procedure is the best way to tighten skin above the knees because it does not use invasive surgical equipment while providing just as significant results.

We don't use scalpels, stitches, or general anesthesia to remove fat and help tighten skin from the knees, giving you the desired aesthetic and valuable appearance.

Call our Atlanta office to schedule your free consultation for a next-generation knee treatment to start working with us.