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Trying to undo a Brazilian butt lift (or BBL) by sucking it out of the body carries the risk for nerve damage, asymmetry, and skin laxity.
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Yet what scans as authorial laxity here is elsewhere integral to the novel’s charm.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Throughout the year, her focus is on strengthening the skin barrier, balancing, and treating specific concerns like pigmentation, acne, or laxity through a combination of clinical treatments and precise at-home routines.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Typically, patients with less skin laxity, ages 30 or younger, are recommended for two Xerf treatments per year, each three to four months apart.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Yet what scans as authorial laxity here is elsewhere integral to the novel’s charm.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Throughout the year, her focus is on strengthening the skin barrier, balancing, and treating specific concerns like pigmentation, acne, or laxity through a combination of clinical treatments and precise at-home routines.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Typically, patients with less skin laxity, ages 30 or younger, are recommended for two Xerf treatments per year, each three to four months apart.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Laxity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laxity. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids 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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