Question:
Does everyone have sagging skin after loosing weight?
— jonigjoni (posted on August 31, 2009)
August 30, 2009
I think it really depends on your age (which helps determine the elasticity
of your skin), your genetics, and whether or not you have exercised as you
have lost. Also, I imagine the rate at which you lose your weight is a
determining factor. Very rapid weight loss doesn't really give the skin
time to adjust to the changes in your body size.
I am down 93 pounds. I have been walking 2-3 miles a day and have averaged
a 10 pound loss per month. I am almost 43 years old. And so far, the
sagging skin hasn't been a problem. I still have another 70 pounds to go.
I'm sure that by the time I hit my goal weight I will have some sagging
skin, but I am hoping it will be minimal due to the fact that I'm losing
slowly and exercising.
That's one perk of a slower weight loss. Your skin has time to keep up
with the changes.
Good luck and God bless you on your journey!
— PaulaJ
August 31, 2009
I am 3 1/2 months post-op, and I have lost 70 lbs from my surgery date,
whcih is pretty fast. I definitely have sagging skin, and I'm 37 years old.
I walked quite a bit and do a lot of swimming, but did not lift weights or
anything like that until very recently. I'm hoping that this helps a lot,
because at this point I am already a candidate for plastics, and I have
lost about 1/2 of what I'd like to. It also depends on how long you've been
overweight - for me, it's been most of my life so my skin has been
expanding for many years now, so I didn't expect it to go back overnight,
but I do see it adjustg a little bit here and there, but then I lose a lot
after a stall and it seems really loose again. I have several buddies that
have been through this one and two years out before me, and they are tiny
girls now (started off like me). They have sagging skin, but their bodies
have definitely shrank proportionally. They think it's far worse than I do
- I think they look great, but they will both most likely go for some loose
skin removal as will I.
— stellarsan
August 31, 2009
I am 25 years old. I have lost 150 pounds so far, and my skin is HORRIBLE!!
I still need to lose another 50, so I will def have to get some plastics
done. BUTTTT, if I had to, I would deal with the saggy skin. It feels so
nice to be thinner, and as long as you dont wear revealing clothing, the
skin shouldnt be a problem. Now, I know some people get rashes, and
infections, so I can see that being a bothersome. Best of luck to you.
— jackie L.
August 31, 2009
I am almost 50 years old. I had surgery over 5 years ago. The day the doc
released me to exercise, I started doing water aerobics, and then cardio
etc...I don't have any sagging skin.
— Rhonda Q.
August 31, 2009
hello, i am 27 years old and had rny done in the beginning of march and im
down alittle over 100lbs and i dont have much extra skin at all. before my
surgery i was walking 3-4 miles a day and doing cross fit training (i cant
do the full cross fit so i tone it down to me) and then when i was cleared
to start back up i started off slow and got back into it and i feel great.
i do think that is what has helped me the most!
— esty
August 31, 2009
Hi Joan... I'm 56, had my surgery in early March (so I'm nearly 6 months
out). I've lost 105 pounds, and yes, I have saggy skin. BUT - I've had
saggy skin ever since I gave birth to my first baby 37 years ago. She was
nine and a half pounds, and no one told me about vitamin E oil or anything
like that to make your belly skin more elastic and help stop the stretch
marks, so even though I lost every bit of my weight and got back down to
170 pounds (right where I was when I got pregnant), I had a stretched out,
hang-ey belly flap. I was exercising at a gym at the time, and my personal
trainer told me that in all likelihood, I would never lose the "fat
apron" (that's what he called it). My top weight was probably over
312 (at least that's what it was when I quit getting on the scale), and in
addition to the loose belly skin, I have the "bat-wings" and the
little fat pads that hang over the sides of your bra. I don't think my
inner thighs are too bad, or my bottom.... but I've been able to exercise
them on the stationary bike, and on the elliptical, and on the weight and
strength training machines, in addition to doing the physical therapy for
severe lumbar spinal stenosis and arthritis (which involves a lot of leg
stuff). I think that they will tone up better than my arms, underarms, and
definintely my belly. I'm not sure if my insurance pays for a
paniculectomy (removal of the belly skin)... but if you can prove it's a
medical neccessity (because you keep getting rashes and infections
underneath it - which you MUST have documented and photographed by your
physician) then you have a good possibility of getting it covered.
— Erica Alikchihoo
September 1, 2009
Hi all, according to the plastic surgeon I spoke with before surgery.
Skin does not shrink. The more you have of it the more it will look loose
and hang. The less you have the less it will hang. Age does help but if
your skin is already stretched out because of weight gain or pregnancy it
will not shrink back to before the gain. Your fat will melt away and
depending on your body structure and the way your fat is deposited will
determine how your body will look after the loss. I carry most of my
weight from the waist down. My torso looks normal even though it looks
like the area of most loss. My legs look terrible and not sure where the
turkey neck came from...Mom? Dad? :o) Linda
— NHGAL58
September 1, 2009
I would take what the plastic surgeon said with a little bit of a grain of
salt. The nature of their business would make them inclined to believe
that not much gets better without their profession.
— Janell C.
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