how have any of you been able to prevent loose skin after surgery? what have you done or not done that has worked?

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How much wt do you lose before the loose skin appear?

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I've lost 70 pounds and my upper arms are a little jiggly, a little extra skin on my stomach, and a little bit of loose skin on my inner thighs. Not too bad. I've been using weights for the past couple of months and it has gotten better. I use a lot of firming lotion, which I don't know if it's helping, but I'll keep using it.

I was going to ask this same question.

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It just all depends on certain things. How much weight is lost, your age, whether you do resistance/strength training to help minimize it. Some skin once stretched to capacity just won't snap back no matter what. That's the chance you take with large weight losses.

I'm kinda old (48), and I lost about 96ish pounds and my skin is minimal. I've done resistance training since I was released to do so and I'm almost 20 months out. You can see my arms aren't bad, but my stomach is a different story. I was actually told by a plastic surgeon yesterday that no amount of exercise will help certain areas, and my pannus is one of them. For now, I hide it well with spanx I also have some on my inner thighs, but it doesn't bother me too much. My bikini days are over anyway.

PS I never actually wore a bikini

You look AWESOME

FatKellyRN>soontobe<SleeveKellyRN

there is an article in this month's Shape magazine (almost at the back) about foods that encourage healthy skin and not saggy. might be worth checking out.

It just all depends on certain things. How much weight is lost, your age, whether you do resistance/strength training to help minimize it. Some skin once stretched to capacity just won't snap back no matter what. That's the chance you take with large weight losses.

I'm kinda old (48), and I lost about 96ish pounds and my skin is minimal. I've done resistance training since I was released to do so and I'm almost 20 months out. You can see my arms aren't bad, but my stomach is a different story. I was actually told by a plastic surgeon yesterday that no amount of exercise will help certain areas, and my pannus is one of them. For now, I hide it well with spanx I also have some on my inner thighs, but it doesn't bother me too much. My bikini days are over anyway.

PS I never actually wore a bikini

I am also old (48). If I look as good as you Babbs at the end of this journey, I will be ecstatic!!! Congrats!

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@@Babbs you look amazing. I'm 27 but I'd be happy to look like you when I get to my maintenance stage.

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@@Babbs looking awesome.

I have lostnover 126 12 poundsnto go ton120, inqas 258 pounds before.

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I am age 58 i am 5"2

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Excuse my misspells!!!

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