How can i tighten loose skin after weight loss without surgery?

I've lost 70 pounds over the last year and a half and with bathing suit season coming up (i swore to myself i would wear an actual bathing suit this year! and not a lot of bathing coverups!) i have a lot of loose skin around my middle, upper inner thighs and even my breasts are far from perky. i work out 6 days a week (i know exercise is supposed to help) but i'm not seeing a difference. any ideas? i'm willing to try most anything but surgery is not an option.

How can i tighten loose skin after weight loss without surgery?
Unfortunately surgery is the only viable option.





I lost 140 pounds over a year and half and I struggled with the decision to have my circumferential abdominoplasty for months.





I'm still not happy I had to have it done, but I am very happy with my body now compared to before.





I wished I had better news for you, but basically once you've crossed that 50 ~ 60 pounds overweight threshold and been there for any length of time....there is just no getting rid of the extra skin with exercise.





My body fat is now measured @ 13% and the surgeon told me there was no significant visible fat on my body (what he could see during surgery - advising me not to lose anymore weight) but they still removed 10 inches in the front and 4.5 in the back....
Reply:Surgery or gain alot of muscle to make up for the weight loss :S
Reply:Dont worry! You have options, a couple of which I will give you:





1. Hydroxy acids and strong copper peptides will slowly tighten skin. This is a slow process, taking several months, and the hydroxy acids can produce a mild irritation. Some people, after losing large amounts of weight, have used this procedure to avoided the need for the surgical removal of excess skin. For this purpose, Trireduction P%26amp;R with Retinol is used in the morning and LacSal Cream at night.





2. If this does not work fast enough, you might use a stronger hydroxy acid such as a 15% to 30% lactic acid or 30% glycolic acid.





3. Some people apply the copper peptide creams and hydroxy acids, at about 4 to 6 hour intervals. The Trireduction cream is used twice daily and the hydroxy acid twice daily. Stronger SRCPs such as Super Cop or Super CP Serum will act more quickly but it is best to start with the Trireduction cream.





4. Take a daily supplements of 1 gram vitamin C, and 1 gram of MSM (methylsulfonyl methane). The vitamin C helps crosslinking and the MSM supplies nutritional sulfur for protein synthesis.





5. Combine the above with aerobic exercise to tighten internal muscles.





6. Some women have said that a mild breast lift can also be achieved by this method. For this purpose, the best products are the P%26amp;R Breast cream and a 15% to 30% lactic acid or glycolic acid.





7. A more extensive tightening can be attained by laser resurfacing followed by Super GHK-Copper, or CP Serum and Emu Oil to aid the healing process.





You can buy any of the products listed above at http://www.skinbio.com/quicktighten.html





The following website sells very good creams that help with wrinkles and loose skin: http://www.bestwrinklecream.org/?gclid=C...








Good luck!
Reply:Nothing tones up loose skin once it's there. You need proper nutrition and hydration while losing weight (and to exercise, not just diet) to minimize the sagging skin.