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Tessaly Brogan
Leads the publication's coverage of skin tightening treatments and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.
14 stories by Tessaly Brogan
Choosing Care · 5 min · Tessaly Brogan
RF Microneedling vs. HIFU: What Actually Happens Under the Skin
Both promise firmer skin without surgery, but they heat different layers in different ways. Here is how the two technologies compare on mechanism, evidence, downtime, and who each one suits best.
July 26, 2026
Treatments · 7 min · Tessaly Brogan
Loose Skin After GLP-1 Weight Loss: A Four-Site Recoil Test That Predicts What a Device Can Actually Fix
The uncomfortable truth about rapid medical weight loss is that some of what looks like loose skin is not skin at all. Here is a self-test that separates the three things people lump together, and only one of them responds to a tightening device.
July 25, 2026
The Science · 6 min · Tessaly Brogan
Menopause and skin laxity: why firmness drops so quickly in the 50s
Falling estrogen accelerates collagen loss sharply for a few years. What is actually happening, and what still helps.
July 7, 2026
The Science · 6 min · Tessaly Brogan
Crepey skin vs sagging skin: two different problems that get treated as one
Thin, finely wrinkled texture and true laxity look related but respond to different treatments. Telling them apart saves money.
July 6, 2026
Choosing Care · 7 min · Tessaly Brogan
What skin tightening actually costs, and how to think about the price
From retinoids to a facelift, the honest math on each option, including the maintenance nobody advertises.
July 5, 2026
The Science · 4 min · Tessaly Brogan
Do collagen supplements actually help sagging skin?
Collagen powders promise firmer skin. The evidence points to modest help for skin quality, not a fix for sagging.
July 3, 2026
The Science · 5 min · Tessaly Brogan
Smoking, Vaping, and the Firmness You Cannot Buy Back
Nicotine and combustion age skin from the inside. What the mechanisms are, what quitting recovers, and what it cannot.
July 2, 2026
The Science · 7 min · Tessaly Brogan
Does weight loss cause facial sagging? What to weigh before you slim down
Rapid loss can leave the face looser. Whether it sags depends on more than the scale.
July 1, 2026
Prevention · 5 min · Tessaly Brogan
Sunscreen and collagen: how daily SPF keeps skin firm for longer
The least glamorous step in skincare is also the most effective one against sagging.
June 17, 2026
The Science · 6 min · Tessaly Brogan
Collagen banking in your 30s: does treating early actually pay off?
The pitch is to build collagen before you lose it. Some of it holds up, some is marketing.
June 10, 2026
Choosing Care · 5 min · Tessaly Brogan
Managing expectations with non-surgical tightening
Gradual and subtle is the honest promise, and a worthwhile one.
February 8, 2026
Prevention · 5 min · Tessaly Brogan
Topicals and prevention: keeping skin firm longer
You cannot stop aging, but you can slow laxity meaningfully.
October 26, 2025
Choosing Care · 7 min · Tessaly Brogan
Non-surgical vs. surgical: choosing the right approach to sagging
The amount of laxity, more than anything, decides which path fits.
October 16, 2025
The Science · 6 min · Tessaly Brogan
Why skin loses its firmness with age
Collagen, elastin, and sun damage, the real drivers of laxity.
August 28, 2025