How do you get rid of loose skin after weight loss?

Im 23 and my weight has gone up and down all my life, so ive some stretch marks. Im starting to loose weight now and i put alot of weight on my stomach. Im worried i'll get loose skin! Can anyone help?

How do you get rid of loose skin after weight loss?
Exercise will help a little. Also omega 3s will help keep your skin healthy. But, if it is a lot of skin, surgery is the only answer. Also...don't waste your money on expensive creams, they do not do anything. Just get plain shea butter cream and actively put that on your skin. Keep your skin as healthy as you can.
Reply:If you have loose skin you have to go to surgery to get it off.
Reply:Stretch marks are there to stay. You'll need to see a surgeon to get rid of the loose skin. Perhaps a plastic surgeon.
Reply:You would have to get cosmetic surgery to correct that... there is no other way.
Reply:My husband went from 300 pounds to 200 so he had excess skin. He exercised - however the skin did not tighten. He had to have it surgically removed. - Sorry there is no easy answer.
Reply:The stretch marks are there to stay I'm afraid though they will fade with time. I think the loose skin can only be removed surgically, unfortunately.
Reply:It would depend on how much weight you lose. I have lost weight off and on too. As much as 60 pound and I didn't have loose skin. Try using firming lotion. If you lost an extreme amount of weight loose skin will be unavoidable, and the only way to get rid of it would be surgery. The younger you are the more elastic your skin is so you probably won't have a problem if you don't lose an extreme amount of weight.
Reply:I can relate to your story, I too have struggled with my weight throughtout my life and I'm only 20. I've done about every diet, just to find that "perfect imagine" society has put on us girls. I've even resulted in perscription diet pills to get that body.





I have a "pooch" as my friends call it, a flab of skin right above my bladder. I blame this on my weight struggle. It wasn't as noticeable when I was working out.





Your best options are doing crunches, side crunches and so on. If you are anything like me and find that boring, try an exercise class. I joined an "Power Abs Class" at my local rec center, it worked me out good. I had definition in placed I didn't know existed. If this doesn't suit your fancy I would also suggest a belly dancing class or perhaps a DVD. I bought a DVD and not only did it work out my belly, but it worked out my arms and legs too. I have much respect for true belly dancers.


I think the only way to solve extra, loose skin is to really work hard on it with crunches and/or regular exercise.





Good luck with you!
Reply:Extreme weight loss, normally after pregnancy or surgery, leave many with lax skin and abdominal wall muscles. Dieting and exercise will just not tone the skin. While liposuction can help with localized fat, the extra skin must be dealt with in a different fashion. Tummy tuck surgery tightens the skin of the abdominal wall. The lower incision is the place where the extra skin is removed. Greater degrees of redundant skin often need longer incisions.


With that being said, you probably should not consider surgery. As you mentioned, your weight has changed constantly and surgery may do more harm than good at this point. Continued diet and exercise are the first, safest, and best choices. There are some topical lotions that will reduce stretchmarks (not eliminate them) especially if you fear you'll have stretchmarks in the future.
Reply:Your skin WILL tighten to suit the new shape.





Unfortunately, this is a VERY SLOW process.





There is no 'quick fix' for this problem, except surgery.





(it's one reason why a VERY LONG programme of SLOW weight loss is much better than rapid change)
Reply:depends on he amount of weight you have lost. I have lost 10 stone so there is no hope for me i have to have it removed .....








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Reply:surgery i think or weight training to firm up the body.