I was wondering if there are any oils or lotions to help restore elasticity in skin. When my sister got pregnant, she used Bio oil to prevent stretch marks and she didn't get a single one! (and she was already overweight when she got pregnant) So do you think it might work in reverse and maybe help my stomach go back a little better as I lose weight so it won't be quite as lose and saggy...that's a fear I have. I plan to try it out. But if you already have tried it, I'd like to know how it worked for you. Thanks!

I'm sorry to tell you that no oil or lotion will repair lost elasticity. Drink lots of Water, and exercise to replace lost fat with a little muscle and that may help the appearance of your skin, but once you break the elastic, it's broken and you can't repair it from the outside. Genetics, age, and length of time overweight (as well as how overweight you are) determine loose skin and there is nothing you can change about any of those factors.

The results of your sister were coincidence that she attributes to the use of the oil, but no study has ever supported that these things work. The fact is, if she was already overweight, the pregnancy probably didn't tax her skin much more than the excess weight already was.

That said, all I can tell you is that my saggy skin (mostly on my stomach, but also on my breasts where I've lost volume), while not attractive, is no less attractive than the excess weight when I'm naked and it looks 200% better than my excess weight when clothed. I'll probably have some plastics when I reach goal, but to be honest, I could probably live with what I've got if I find that in a year's time I'd rather spend my money on something else

Looking forward to thinking about sagging skin versus bulging skin

Looking forward to thinking about sagging skin versus bulging skin

Spanx is a lapband girl's dream! I actually look skinny/non-bulgy in clothes now! Sagging skin is really not the trauma that people imagine it will be, for the most part

I'm slightly disturbed by some saggy skin and worry there will be more but, frankly, Im not worried about it in my size ten jeans today so screw it!!