Loose skin on the stomach after children or weight loss is the body area people write to 8 Clinic about most. InMode's guidance lists the abdomen with the buttocks and thighs as a thick-fat body area, treated with the 40-pin body tip, which reaches 7 mm below the skin with about 1 mm of heat beyond that. The heat contracts the deeper tissue and builds collagen, which firms the skin over the months after the course. A course is three sessions, four to six weeks apart. From £295 per session at 8 Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What it does on the abdomen
The clinician works the abdomen in zones with two or three passes, the body tip going deeper than the face tips because the skin and the tissue under it are thicker. A soft abdomen after pregnancy, skin that has not shrunk back after liposuction, and stretch marks are what it treats. How much stretch marks soften varies from person to person, and the clinician shows you at the consultation what is realistic. An apron of skin after major weight loss, or skin that has lost its elasticity entirely, is more than Morpheus8 tightens, and the clinician says so.
The evidence
The device is FDA-cleared in the US for dermatological procedures needing coagulation or contraction of soft tissue, with the body tip cleared to a maximal depth of 7 mm. A 2025 series of 86 patients treated with radiofrequency microneedling alongside liposculpture had the abdomen as the most treated area. A 2026 review of 41 studies found benefits for stretch marks that varied from study to study. The clinician looks at your own skin and tells you what to expect.
Who it suits, and the session
Loosened skin on the abdomen that still has elasticity, with or without stretch marks. At the higher energy levels the device is cleared in the US for skin types I to IV; darker skin is treated at lower settings. Numbing cream for 30 to 45 minutes, then 45 to 60 minutes for the abdomen, with redness, swelling and grid marks and bruising more likely than on the face. Loose clothing for a few days, exercise from day four, SPF 50 on skin that sees daylight. The downtime page goes through the days. The change shows from about three weeks, peaks at three months after the last session, and lasts a year or more in our clinic's experience with one maintenance session a year.
Not sure you are suitable? Ask the clinician, it is free
Price and booking
From £295 per session, with the price for the abdomen confirmed in writing at your free consultation, with the price match and 0% finance over a course. The prices page shows how a quote is built. Call 8 Clinic on 0207 043 8128 or use the form below. The full Morpheus8 guide covers the rest.
