Question:
How is it determined when you lose weight if your going to have loose skin or not?
I want to lose 107 pounds and I promise to exercise at least 6 days a week, could I still get skin hanging? — [Deactivated Member] (posted on August 8, 2008)
August 8, 2008
There's no way to know for sure about loose skin as as there are many
factors invovled....age, genetics, where you carry the weight, how long
you've been overweight.
Exercise can only tone muscles not the skin. Skin cream can help reduce
stretch marks and make the skin look healthier but cannot alleviate it's
loosness.
You will just have to wait and see.
— cjjordan
August 8, 2008
I have lost 150 pounds and Yes I have skin not as much as I thought i would
but i do have some and i go to the gym 3 times a week faithfully.However, i
feel i can live with some skin since i am living with a lot less weight!
Best of luck.
— Alvernlaw
August 8, 2008
I think genetics plays a role, also age; the younger a person is, the more
likely the skin will be elastic and shrink back. Another factor in my
opinion, is how large the person was and how many years they were
significantly overweight. I suspect someone who was large for years and
years will have a harder time with skin hanging than someone who was large
for a few years, or so.... Just my opinion.
— Gina S.
August 8, 2008
I was a light-weight 224 at the time of surgery. The year before I lost 50
lbs on medifast and my skin did great. Now I am down to around 160, and I
dare not raise my arm to wave hello. But I am 49, and the quick weight
loss, and my age played a factor. I'd still rather be slim and loose, than
tight and fat! Lesleigh
— lesleigh07
August 8, 2008
I asked my doctor that same question....He said everyone is different and
you will not know until you get down...but if you are going to have loose
skin there is nothing you can do about it except for surgery. So I just
sit here waiting to see. Best of luck to you. I agree with some of the
others....I would rather be skinny with skin than fat...
— Kelly W.
August 8, 2008
Speaking from experience, I believe the older you are, the more likely you
are to have loose skin. In my 20's, 30's, and even 40's, when I've lost a
significant amount of weight, I had no loose skin, and I didn't even
exercise. Now that I'm in my 50's, hanging loose skin is all over the
place. Like most people have said, it's a waiting game, one that I seem to
be losing, but happy to be around to be able to play it. Good luck.
— Dro
August 8, 2008
Most people have some loose skin...Will it hang? It depended on your
skin's memory...I've seen people who lose 100 lbs and have hanging skin...I
lost 150 and have no hanging skin, but it is loose and jiggly...but I have
good muscle tone so it's not a big deal to me. No one can guess what your
skin will do...but exercise does help and muscle looks much better under
loose skin than just bones...
— .Anita R.
August 8, 2008
If you are under the age of 45 and your starting body mass is under 50 BMI
then you will most likely not need to have plastic surgery to remove the
excess skin from weight loss. There are other factors that may play into
this. If you are a Sun Worshiper (IE: if you spent a good portion of your
life in the sun getting a tan or went to tanning salons) you may have
damaged your skin's ability to rebound and it may not be elastic enough to
shrink. You may require surgery even if you fall into the category above.
There are those that have genetic issues that would keep them from having
skin that is elastic enough to rebound and not need surgery. There are
other possible issues that would keep the skin from rebounding, but I am
not an expert on the subject and you would need to consult with a plastic
surgeon or a skin care expert about this to learn more. I only know this
because my wife is a Nurse Practitioner, and she researched the subject
when she was looking at the surgery for ME. This is what she discovered
and told me when she made her discovery. There is no NEED to have the skin
removed after weight loss. The issue is usually a matter that is
considered a cosmetic problem and not a health risk.
I hope this helps,
Hugh
— hubarlow
August 8, 2008
Losing 100 pound plus is a great thing, but you cannot take away the
consequences of being obese by exercise. We are/were obese, and one of the
consequences of that for most of us is sagging skin. You fight to lose
those pounds, and do you very best, and just be happy with that. Exercise
will help in the area of skin, but it will not totally prevent it. We did
this to ourselves, and there are consequences for it. But don't let that
deter you from losing that weight. The benefits of the weight loss are
well worth the work. You have a great attitude, so go for it! Patricia P.
— Patricia P
August 9, 2008
Yes skin sagging is hard to stop, you can tone muscle but not skin :( I did
surprise my dr with results from body wraps for inch loss not detox. I took
had them every two weeks for about 6 months bought in groups of 6 for
discount. I have some skin but he was SHOCKED at the results. It has skin
firming stuff & tightens the skin as you loose, I am happy enough not
be seeking tummy tucks & such. They are all natrual & give you a
chance to pamper yourself, I also used the boost cream on what I call my
bat wings (arms), belly, and inner thighs to help tighten more. I lost
130lbs total at 32 years so my skin still had some hope in it. Good luck to
you on wl.
— Faerydust1313
August 9, 2008
SOMEtimes you will be able to tell in advance by looking at your skin; are
there stretch marks? That is scar tissue that will not rebound. It can be
found anywhere-under arms, breasts, abdomen, thighs, etc... It all depends
on genetics and where you tend to carry your weight. I thought my abdomen
would look awful, but it ended up being my 'bat wings' that were the most
flabby. (But honestly my arms never looked good. I noticed it at age 14!)
Like the others have said, I would rather be loose and not have to carry
around as much weight. I wish you tightness! LOL!
— MAG
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