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Retinoids also stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, says Sobel, which helps firm up skin laxity.
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Emily Orofino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2024
Then, over time, U Beauty’s SIREN capsule technology continually delivers fatty acids, peptides, and biometric plant extracts to target laxity and boost collagen production in the skin.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
However, post-weight-loss surgeries predominantly focus on correcting skin laxity and restoring volume and typically include a combination of abdominoplasty (i.e. tummy tuck), breast lift or augmentation, brachioplasty (i.e., arm, thigh lifts).
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
There comes a point, experts agree, where patients essentially age out of submental lipo, since stripping fat from a mature neck can exacerbate skin laxity and drooping and expose cord-like bands in the platysma muscle.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1528, in the meaning defined above
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“Laxity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laxity. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
laxity
noun
lax·ity
ˈlak-sət-ē
: the quality or state of being lax
Medical Definition
laxity
noun
lax·i·ty
ˈlak-sət-ē
plural laxities
: the quality or state of being loose
a certain laxity of the bowels
ligamentous laxity
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