Anyone heard of regaining skin elasticity?

[itstimealready 180]

Has anyone heard of regaining skin elasticity? I a year out and lost oh I don't know only maybe 65 pounds but from a lifetime of yo-yo dieting and sunbathing I have lots of very loose skin. Other than surgery, I don't like the scars, have you heard of supplements or treatments that can get skin elasticity back?

I've heard of some kind of roller thing that people brag about but that's the only thing.

[MissKay 329]

Nope. I personally think those are hyped up fads. Skin elasticity is dependent upon genes, time you've carried the extra weight, and how fast/slow you lose it. I don't think there's anything you can do to regain the elasticity.

[Andrea F 48]

I think the only measure you can take is surgery. All other things may improve the appearance, and when you stop so does the improved appearance.

[hmills653 365]

I saw some lotion with before and after pics but it was like over $100 and I'm not sure if you have to keep using it to maintain the firmness. I've been on pinterest to look up ideas. I haven't even had surgery yet lol but that has been a concern of mine.

[bellabloom 2,469]

You could gain the weight back and it would tighten up. but I doubt you would want to do that. Over time it does get a little better.... but not much. I'm sorry to say.

Plastic surgery scars are cool!!! You will still be a hotty don't worry.

[JupiterinVirgo 846]

Skin elasticity does improve slightly over time, but if you lost a substantial amount of weight you can forget the fantasy that your body is capable of making your skin look as though you had never been highly overweight. I'm down 150 pounds with a few more to go, and my skin has tightened up a little bit, but everything is sagging. Like most bariatric patients, I am in very serious consideration of having plastic surgery to remove the extra skin, which makes it hard for me to see my real body, and cause a strain on my bones. I have heard your question asked so many times in this forum over the last two years in so many ways. It seems to be a huge concern for bariatric patients, but the bottom line is that bariatric surgery is only step one. After you lose weight, you need another surgery to remove excess skin unless you are comfortable with how your body looks after weight loss. There is no cream or shortcuts to getting around this. Successful bariatric patients either live with the consequences of having been fat, or get plastic surgery to deal with the skin. This is occasionally not true for patients who had the bariatric surgery with a low BMI. Some of those people really don't require plastics, but most of us do. At least, if we want to feel like we have undone the damage, and put an end to the yo-yo for life. I know, once I invest in plastic surgery, there is a much much lower chance of me falling off the wagon and putting the weight back on. But that's my personality. Not a side effect of surgery in general. But to me, my bariatric surgery and the sacrifices that came with it are a big deal. Investing in plastic surgery, and going through the pain and recovery of that, is a huge investment for me personally. And I think it is a way to sort of seal the deal in my own head, by healing the perception I have of my body.