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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.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
These lasers are an all-purpose skin refresh, mitigating sun damage, smoothing fine lines and wrinkles, improving skin laxity, tightening the appearance of pore size, and brightening the skin.
—Amber Gibson, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
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—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Lately, there’s increasing chatter among aesthetic doctors on social about the true impact of volume loss on the aging face, with some surgeons arguing that deflation has been overemphasized—and, thus, fillers overused—when, in fact, tissue laxity and descent tend to be greater contributors.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 Sep. 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 29 Nov. 2024.
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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