Skin Question...

[Kelly84 88]

Is there any lotion I can use to lesson the saggy skin to come?

NewSleevedKellyRN

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I like Palmer's cocoa butter and cocoa oil. They smell great!

[FrankyG 1,450]

There is no lotion or pill that is going to have any real effect on saggy skin. Using lotions is good for basic hydration of the outer surface, but that's it. It isn't going to radically fix skin that has been stretched out from being fat.

Several things are in play for how well your skin will bounce back after weight loss:

Genetics. If you have family members that are not real wrinkled and seem to be aging well, then chances are you might have a decent chance of having good skin. If you didn't get lots of stretch marks from gaining weight, then that is also a sign of good skin genetics. Count yourself lucky for this.

Age is also a factor. If you're young, skin just has more elasticity.

How fast you lose weight. If you are a fast loser, then the skin will sag much more. The slower/longer it takes you to lose, the more time your skin has to adjust to weight loss. Of course if you are a fast loser, you might look much more saggy for a while, but skin may tighten up after so long, so it's not terrible to be a fast loser.

How long you've been fat. The longer you've been at a large weight and the longer your skin has been stretched out, the less likely it will bounce back as well. It is just like blowing up a balloon - blow it up and then let the air out immediately, the balloon will probably look pretty good, but wait for 5 days and deflate it and it will be stretched out and wrinkly. Same principle with skin.

The best thing you can do is make sure to keep up with your Protein and Water. If you're taking your Vitamins, eat healthy and stay hydrated, that is your best path. By all means, use good lotions like coco butter to keep the outer layer hydrated and nice, but what you put in your body is probably the best way to help minimize the sag.

Oh! And avoid tanning and sun damage, and exercise to build muscle since that also helps fill out skin that has lost fat.

Edited April 27, 2016 by FrankiesGirl

[ausmith 374]

Is there any lotion I can use to lesson the saggy skin to come?

NewSleevedKellyRN

I really don't think there is, although I was sick of drinking my Syntrax nectar so I started making it into a jelly. 500ml Water, 3 leaves of Gelatin and 1 full scoop of the Syntrax Nectar. I divided it up into 4 containers and eat for Snacks during the day. After about 3 weeks I noticed a few strange things my finger nails started to grow and they were strong not breaking. My hair seemed to feel better. Anyway I was a bit freaked out so tried to work out what I was doing different and can only put it down to the Gelatin. So I went online to find out the benefits of gelatin and sure enough it promotes nail growth, hair and collagen for the skin which it says will help with sagging. I'm 2.5yrs out so I already have miles of saggy skin after a loss of 111 pounds. So can't confirm the saggy skin claim but def great for the hair and nails. I'll let you know if I notice any changes to my skin. Lot cheaper than lots of those crazy claim products

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Edited April 27, 2016 by ausmith

[Healthy_life2 8,319]

@@Kelly84

I'm older and down over 100 pounds. My saggy skin will not tighten up without plastic surgery. (It's actually not as bad as I thought it would be) Lotions may help stretch marks. If you are lucky or young enough, your skin may bounce back a bit.

[Recycled 2,182]

Cmon, enough with the coddling.......The answer is "NO"!!