Been there done that.

Funny thing is, my belly and legs don't really bother me, I would easily just use spanx. But, my arms just annoy the heck out of me. Obviously I don't know what my stomach will look like, but, I'm worried the excess skin will be an issue with my c-section scar. My sister had 3 c-sections and she ended up with a tummy tuck bc her excess skin kept pulling her incision scar open. She just had extra skin from child birth not wls. I do worry I might end up in the same boat.

So true. I look normal but know even after all these years, I have to follow the rules. There is NOTHING easy about WLS 

I difinitely see this as a lifelong battle. I want to be prepared as possible.

I have exercised and it does not help at all with the lose skin.  Not with density or amount....it is always the same.  I joke that under all this skin I am well toned. 

My arms have always been my worst feature. I was hoping excercise coupled with my age (31) would help with the skin. I'm prepared to have surgery but, was hoping there was something I could do to help.

No, exercise does NOTHING for skin. Period. All it can do (and even this is minimal) is build a small amount of muscle under it and give you better tone to the muscle under the skin.  Those buff muscles will still be covered by wrinkly, floppy skin, though.

In this cases it is not a matter of what people's experiences ars, it is a matter of science.  Some people will tell you that they are  certain that some type of exercise helped them not have excess skin (or to minimize it) but the problem -- and the same thing applies with people who claim that a certain product kept them from losing hair post-op -- is that they don't know how much excess skin (or hair loss) they would have had WITHOUT the exercise or magic potion.

Science says exercise does not do anything for skin and that telogen effluvium is not preventable.

Lora

As far as hair loss and excess skin, I am in the control group. I lost no hair at all, and did nothing to try and prevent it. No biotin, no special shampoos or whatever. I wash my hair with the same bar of soap I use to wash everything else. No hair loss.

I do have some excess skin, but relatively little, especially considering how much weight I lost. I used no creams, lotions, exercise, or anything else.

I have nothing to point to for these things but luck. I wish I could endorse a product and get royalties, but I can't.

Me too. I just made sure I got my vitamins and the required protein everyday. No stretch marks on my arms after loosing 175+ pounds. The skin recessed nicely and I got gams cuts. Not trying to recapture my teen years either. Data reads, diet, muscle tone, your age, and genes, plus how long and how much extra fat tissue will dictate your over all skin recess. The younger the better. For me, other areas not so nice but going from a 28-30 to zero... it is what it is.

I am in the excessive hair loss group, but I also gave birth 7 months ago. So, it could be from the baby or the surgery. I didn't really think there is a miracle cream or pill to help with skin. But, I wanted some experienced opinions on what people had found to be helpful to them. 

I would have NEVER let carbs back into my eating plan. EVER. There is no moderation with them for me.