I am 29 yrs old, 230lbs. Surgery is in 2 weeks. I am hoping since I am young(er) that the loose skin won't be so bad.

I figured the slower I lose the weight the better it will be for my skin but that's probably not something I have control of. Any suggestions to prevent or minimize loose skin? Lotions? Techniques? Etc?

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Loose skin is scaring the **** out of me and I haven't even had the surgery yet.

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Loose skin is cake compared to fat!

I'm 3 months post op. Dropped 81 pounds. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need surgey. Things are not looking good underneath my clothes.

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Moisturizer and use sunscreen. You're in your 20s you should be fine. Do NOT worry about losing weight too fast. That does not impact it.

Jess9359 - is it really? I so hope you are right.

I guess my fear is that the loose skin will loose worse then what I've got currently. I know loose skin is the healthier of the two, hence I will proceed. I guess I don't hate my current body so I'll be sad if my new one makes me cringe...

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Jess9359 - is it really? I so hope you are right.

I guess my fear is that the loose skin will loose worse then what I've got currently. I know loose skin is the healthier of the two, hence I will proceed. I guess I don't hate my current body so I'll be sad if my new one makes me cringe...

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It is.

A. As you've said loose skin is FAR healthier.

B. Loose skin doesn't stop you from life. I thought I was a happy/healthy fat person and that it didn't hold me back or stop me from doing anything until I became an active normal weight person. Night and day difference.

C. Loose skin is easy to hide/camouflage with clothes. 98% of people will never see what you look like naked!

D. Surgery is always an option to remove loose skin.

Jess9359 - is it really? I so hope you are right.

I guess my fear is that the loose skin will loose worse then what I've got currently. I know loose skin is the healthier of the two, hence I will proceed. I guess I don't hate my current body so I'll be sad if my new one makes me cringe...

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It will be worse...in the beginning. Let's face it, we are used to seeing and liking ourselves a certain way. My way was being a size 22/24 for over a decade. So when I initially lost weight, I was not happy with the floppy and loose bits but now two things have occurred. First my skin improved with time and as I continued to lean out in years two and three. Second, I'm now used to seeing this body every day and I kinda like it now.

Thanks ladies I appreciate this reassurance. It's scary. But I'm sure all for the best.

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@@missdeeAus Me too!