Can a Dr tell me if this is loose skin or fat? *PICS*

nixirain

I had loose skin after losing 70 lbs. On my arms and around my belly. It took about a year for the skin get back where it belonged. I would not worry about it yet. If you stay where you want in a year, then I would do something about it.

Midnight_Sunshine

Try acupuncture.


My mom had it done for that area. In her case it was loose skin and some fat from having babies. It really tightened up the area!

Aviva92

Looks to me like you had a csection? If so the scar tissue is adhered deep and the only so
Itin is a tummy tuck. Where it proud, it is the result of bring life. That is much more to be applauded than some one working out all the time.

errrrr, she never said she had a c-section. this was kinda rude.

oh and also "bringing life" is not something to be applauded. puleeeease, there are enough humans in this world. i'll stick to applauding people who work out.

Kenzieb07

Having been your MFP friend for a long time now, it never gets easier or less frustrating for me to see you beat yourself up. You have done an AMAZING job and look FANTASTIC! 68 pounds lost... are you kidding me?! I don't know how you can be anything but proud! You have a tiny stomach, which will go away in time, and it's only a sign of how much you've already done to transform your body!

PLEASE stop torturing yourself by staring at the areas you want to improve, and be proud of how far you've come, like the rest of us are! You're an inspiration and really need to start looking at yourself as one. Beating yourself up is really harmful to you and those around you.

You've done and look amazing, whether or not you want to believe it... It's true.

MyChocolateDiet

Hi everybody thanks for all the insults about tummy tucks. LOL "wings" "frankenstein scars" geezh! Did it ever occur to any of you that someone who actually had one might read this. Well I think the OP might have been hoping for just that, so here I am.

Yes, you can tighten that area up more than it is now with time. Might it still be floppy? Possibly. Would more time be helpful in determining this, yes too. Will a regular Dr. distinguish fat from flab from skin, not likely. Mine can barely distinguish me from the next patient in my experience. Would a plastic surgeon be able to look at you now and help you predict what will happen to your skin as you do certain efforts? Yes too. A plastic surgeon will touch it, squeeze it, roll it between his fingers, wrinkle his brow, stare at your hubby, b/f, mother whoever you bring with you pensively. Poke and stretch your belly skin and then tell you how much fat he thinks is there and where it is (under skin? under muscle? on organs?) and how stubborn it might be to workouts or surgery or lipo . He will tell you how much result he thinks he can achieve as far as how much skin, fat, removal and may even offer lipo in adjoining areas. Many, many, many of them give free consultations. So it is easy to get LOTS of opinions and then make a choice that is right for you. You don't have to promise never to have children in the future but it is something they make you aware of, not that you can't get preggers after but just that it might ruin your results. But if you have another several thousand dollars to blow and a couple of months time off it's your decision and they will be happy to do it.

You will have to fill out a questionnaire usually beforehand in the waiting room before seeing the dr. asking about this and also other surgeries and in particular cosmetic ones. They are checking if you are a good candidate meaning not going to complain if you have a baby a year later, have reasonable expectations, and/or are some kind of wacky who expects it to change her whole life, or whose had too many surgeries and may be just a little too into the whole thing if you know what I mean...nuts.

Yes, the scar is considerable. Compared to a 3-4 inch c-section which i realize you don't have it is about 3 times as long and will run almost hip to hip inching up at the ends kind of like a smile. Don't take my word for it or mr's "frankensteins" here, google pics yourself the internet is replete with them. I've never seen "flaps", "wings", or "frankenstein" on anyone I know, myself included.

Do yourself a favor don't purposely go looking for mistakes online. It will only scare you and create a negative thing in your brain. Do yourself another favor and only shop reputable places that you deem worthy of your money and your trust. Don't bargain shop, quality shop. I was given references when I requested them and they were all happy to talk to me and send pic's. It is as comfortable a process as you make it and also as necessary or needless as you decide. You are beautiful as evidenced by your pic's. You are strong as evidenced by your weight loss and workout achievements. You are brave as evidenced by your decision to ask a question like this here. Finally, you are intelligent as we will see in the future when you make the right decision for yourself without letting the knee jerk emotional reactions of strangers on the internet decide your fate.

Hopefully you will provide pic's of your new self several months from now no matter which path you choose. Good luck, you're doing great!:flowerforyou: Hope this helps.

RobinV_Seattle

Given your age, you still have a significant amount of collagen and elastin in your skin. You really should just give it time. Just be kind to the skin, keep it moisturized and yourself hydrated.

But the weight loss is phenomenal. You are one amazing young lady.

^^^ This. Give it time - your skin will quite likely tighten up if you treat it right!

shorty35565

Having been your MFP friend for a long time now, it never gets easier or less frustrating for me to see you beat yourself up. You have done an AMAZING job and look FANTASTIC! 68 pounds lost... are you kidding me?! I don't know how you can be anything but proud! You have a tiny stomach, which will go away in time, and it's only a sign of how much you've already done to transform your body!

PLEASE stop torturing yourself by staring at the areas you want to improve, and be proud of how far you've come, like the rest of us are! You're an inspiration and really need to start looking at yourself as one. Beating yourself up is really harmful to you and those around you.

You've done and look amazing, whether or not you want to believe it... It's true.

Thank u Kenzie. I'm sorry I'm so frustrating It's just hard for me to b proud of how fat I've come when I'm just not satisfied. If only I looked perfect *sigh*

^^^ This. Give it time - your skin will quite likely tighten up if you treat it right!

I REALLY hope so! Love ur default pic btw!

alisaprince1

I totally understand where you are coming from, but I PROMISE you, your stomach doesn't look near as bad as you see it. I have this lingering fear of lose skin and I have seen some pretty rough pictures of it but if what you have is the worst I can expect then I will be ecstatic. You look great, you have worked hard don't beat yourself up. Personally I believe it will mostly if not completely tighten up drink lots of water and look for foods and vitamins that will help skin elasticity.lotion lotion lotion....and post me a pic in a few months please,I will be closer then to what you are now:) good luck you are beautiful!