Just when you think you’ve heard every possible “solution” to loose skin and stretch marks there is, along comes Kim Kardashian as the guinea pig for an unheard of procedure.
Kim paid another visit to her Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr Simon Ourian, on the weekend – the second time in as many weeks.
The first time she was there for belly button tightening – which is a laser treatment that sounds as terribly painful as it apparently is.
“So, I’m spending my Saturday with Dr. Ourian and it f–king kills, but it will be worth it,” she told her Snapchat followers. “If anyone that’s had babies understands what it does to your belly button afterwards and how much your belly button changes, then you really understand how much you need Dr. Ourian tightening around your belly button so that it can look back to normal.”
No doubt she’s talking about her belly button popping out while pregnant with North, 3, and later Saint, 14 months.
“Post-pregnancy patients can get an ‘outie’ type look, often associated with a small umbilical hernia,” Dr Sachin M. Shridharani, a New York City-based plastic surgeon told Yahoo. “It is very rare that the pre-stretched-out state is ever restored, but an improvement can be seen.”
The laser treatment can “improve the appearance of skin texture and quality and treat minor flaws by removing damaged skin,” explains Dr Shridharani. “Resurfacing lasers also stimulate collagen growth, help get rid of fine lines and creases, remove environmental trauma and tighten skin.”
However ultimately, the only thing that will get rid of the post-pregnancy loose skin is a tummy tuck.
The second time Kim was back in the chair for her stretch marks and once again took to Snapchat to admit to her followers she was having cosmetic surgery.
“OK, so I just left Dr. Ourian’s office, and we worked on stretch marks today and I feel so excited that I finally did it,” she said while under a cloud of filtered snow. “I’ve been so scared to do it, thinking it hurts so badly, and it didn’t hurt that badly. So, I’m so grateful and I’m so excited.”
No doubt we’ll all be graced with the before and after pictures so hang tight until those show up your Instagram/Facebook feed.
