Loose skin on the abdomen after children or weight loss is the body area people write to 8 Clinic about most, followed by the thighs and knees and the upper arms. Morpheus8 Body uses the 40-pin body tip, which reaches 7 mm below the skin with about 1 mm of heat beyond that, to contract the deeper tissue and build collagen. A course is three sessions, four to six weeks apart. From £295 per session at 8 Devonshire Place, with each area priced on its own and the course price in writing.
What it does on the body
The body tip goes deeper than the face tips because the skin and the tissue under it are thicker. The clinician works the area in zones with two or three passes. The heat contracts the tissue during the session, the tightening shows from about three weeks, and the collagen that follows firms the skin over the three months after the course. It treats skin that has loosened but still has elasticity: a soft abdomen after pregnancy, crepey upper arms, the inner thighs and above the knees. 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 at the free consultation.
Areas
- Abdomen: after children or weight loss, including after liposuction where the skin has not shrunk back. A session takes 45 to 60 minutes.
- Upper arms: crepey skin on the inner arm. Scars from surgery on the arm can be treated once fully healed, and the clinician says at the consultation what is likely for yours.
- Thighs and knees: the inner thighs and the skin above the knee, quoted per leg or both. Cellulite dimpling can be treated, on the evidence of a very small study, and the clinician tells you what to expect.
- Stretch marks: the body tip treats them, and how much they soften varies from person to person, so the clinician shows you at the consultation what is realistic for yours.
The evidence
The device is FDA-cleared in the US for dermatological procedures where coagulation (sealing by heat) or contraction of soft tissue is needed, with the body tip cleared to a maximal depth of 7 mm. Published work on the body includes a 2025 series of 86 patients treated with radiofrequency microneedling alongside liposculpture (liposuction-based contouring), with the abdomen the most treated area, and a cellulite study of two patients treated in two sessions four weeks apart. A 2026 review of radiofrequency microneedling across 41 studies found acne scars consistently improved and benefits for stretch marks that varied from study to study. The clinician looks at your own skin at the consultation and tells you what to expect.
The session and the recovery
Numbing cream for 30 to 45 minutes, then 45 to 60 minutes for the abdomen. Afterwards the area is red and swollen with the grid marks of the pins. Bruising is more likely on the body than the face, so recovery takes a little longer than the face's two to five days. Wear loose clothing over the area for a few days; exercise from day four, no sun for a week and SPF 50 every day for a month on skin that sees daylight. The downtime page goes through the days.
The course and the result
Three sessions four to six weeks apart for body laxity. 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.
Price
From £295 per session, with each body area priced on its own and quoted exactly as you ask: per leg or both, with the area the quote covers written down. The prices page shows how a quote is built, with the course price in writing, the price match and 0% finance over a course.
Book a free consultation
Call 8 Clinic on 0207 043 8128 or use the form below. The clinician looks at the area, tests the skin's elasticity, and tells you whether Morpheus8 Body is the right plan or another treatment would serve you better. The full Morpheus8 guide covers the rest.
