It is optional but improves skin tightening.
Liposuction is still the most effective way to get rid of fat that doesn’t respond to diet and exercise. However, it is well known that it results in loose skin. People are often afraid of ending up with wrinkled, sagging skin after the operation when their stomach or legs no longer look fat. Thanks to the demand for J-Plasma (which has recently been renamed to Renuvion) and the combination of VASER liposuction, skin tightening has become something of an obsession. At Lin Europe Clinic, we often get the question: “Is this really an additional step necessary or just a trick to sell the procedure?”
The correct answer depends entirely on your skin’s elasticity when someone asks “Is J Plasma necessary after liposuction?“. After all, a 20-year-old girl with thick and elastic skin will probably get enough from liposuction only as the skin will retract by itself afterward. Meanwhile, for individuals with a certain degree of skin laxity (of course, it can also be caused by aging, pregnancy, or fluctuation in weight), J-Plasma is definitely required to get a flawless and tight end result. It is the link between merely removing fat and the aggressive skin-removal surgery, the scar-free option of a powerful tightening effect instead of the long scars left by tummy tuck or thigh lift.
The “Deflated Balloon” Phenomenon
If that’s the case, how come J-Plasma be considered compulsory in the first place? Let’s take a balloon as an example. First, think about a balloon that is constantly being inflated and deflated, the rubber will go back to its original small shape quite fast each time the air is taken out. That can be a representation of the young patient who has a great skin elasticity. Similarly, after a person has turned a balloon into a balloon that seems to be inflated for weeks, it becomes stretched, wrinkled, and loose when the air is let out. The scenario, therefore, is of a patient with skin that has lost its ability to get back into shape after the change in volume.
Liposuction equals to getting rid of the “air” (fat) in the balloon. Should your skin fail to regain its former shape by itself, it will simply drape loosely around your now smaller body. Furthermore, this condition could serve as a precursor to irregularities, ripples, or a “crepey” appearance. J-Plasma, in this case, acts as a heating element that induces the contraction of the rubber. Hence, after fat loss through liposuction, we give an energy shot to the skin to express it as if it is wrapped tightly around the muscles, allowing us to prevent the skin from looking empty and loose.”
How J-Plasma (Renuvion) Works
By using J-Plasma, the combination of Helium Gas and Radiofrequency (RF) Energy is unique. Cold plasma stream is generated when RF energy first contacts helium. The surgeon, through the very small, same incisions, that have been used for liposuction, makes use of a thin wand. Plasma stream is directed to the inside of the skin and the fibroseptal network (connective tissue that attaches skin to muscle) by this wand.
The magic is at the same time. Plasma instantly heats the tissue to 85°C in a microsecond, which is enough to cause sudden protein denaturation and collagen contraction. The gaseous helium, on the other hand, cools the area at the same time, thus preventing skin burns. That gives us the chance to apply much higher levels of energy than a traditional laser, resulting in much more remarkable tightening – skin tightening is usually improved by 30% to 50% in a session that is only one.
Who Truly Needs It?
If you are in the “middle ground” then you are an ideal candidate for having J-Plasma with your liposuction. There is no need for a whole tummy tuck because you do not have a hanging apron of skin, but you still do have skin that is softer and thinner than that of a 20-year-old. Such cases are especially common among women after childbirth who have a slightly loose skin around the belly button or patients working on the inner thigh and arm areas that notoriously have skin with poor elasticity.
In contrast, J-Plasma is not a must for a majority of the people. If you have a wonderful complexion (normally the ones who are less than 30 and have never been fat before), the natural ability of your body to retract will suffice. At the polar opposite, if you have extremely loose skin with stretch marks as well as a hanging pannus, even the use of J-Plasma will not bring you far. Your only choice is a surgical removal of the skin (e.g., abdominoplasty), which is both necessary and effective.
The Alternative to Large Scars
J-Plasma’s main role for many patients lies in their justification of wanting to avoid extensive scars. In the days before this technology, the only thing that could be done to fix loose skin is to remove it surgically. When patients had borderline loose skin on their arms, they had to decide whether to keep the flabby arms or to get the long scar from armpit to the elbow (brachioplasty).
The equation has been altered by J-Plasma. One can fix that borderline laxity by using small, 4-millimeter-sized puncture marks only. To be honest, it still cannot match the surgical lift in terms of degree of flatness, but often it is good enough (e.g., 40-50% of the tightening) to satisfy the patient, and that’s the trade-off of not having a visible scar that is worth it for him/her. For quite a few patients, it is this very feature that turns it into a must-have in their body contouring plans.
J-Plasma in Turkey
What makes you choose Lin Europe Clinic for your body contouring in Turkey is our being at the forefront of high-definition combination. We always combine VASER Liposuction (which breaks down fat very gently) with Renuvion/J-Plasma (which causes skin tightening) during the same operation. Addressing volume and envelope simultaneously is the result of this synergistic approach.
Your trip to the beautiful city of Istanbul will be dedicated to enhancing your results while limiting your recovery time. In fact, J-Plasma is a minimally invasive procedure and thus, your convalescence will almost not be longer if compared to your having only liposuction. We will provide you with specialized compression garments that play the most important part in holding the treated skin at its new level of tightness while the collagen remodels. Lin Europe Clinic is all about pushing the boundaries of the no-scalpel world with J-Plasma, which gives you a tighter and smoother finish.
Frequently Asked Questions About J-Plasma
Even in cases where loose skin is mild to moderate, it is really worth the investment as it will spare the patient from skin removal surgery later on, which is more invasive.
If you have separated muscles (diastasis recti) or a large amount of hanging skin, no, J-Plasma will not replace a tummy tuck. J-Plasma is only for skin tightening and not for muscle repair or large skin removal.
Since J-Plasma employs the same tiny, millimeter-sized incisions as liposuction, it does not result in new or longer scars on the body.
You will recover similarly to regular liposuction in most respects. It is possible that internally the “tight” or sunburned sensation might be a bit stronger but generally patients tolerate it well.
Yes, for instance, if you are thin but still have crepey skin in places like your neck or knees, J-Plasma can be done as a separate procedure to tighten the area.
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Dayan, E., et al. (2019). Adjustable Depth Fractional Radiofrequency Combined With Bipolar Radiofrequency: A Minimally Invasive Combination Treatment for Skin Laxity. Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
