Sagging Skin after Weight Loss

sorry jumping on your topic- but i was wondering if anybody losing weight uses compression garments or anything else for loose tummy or thighs?

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Compression garments look great when you are wearing them but they don't really fix the problem.

I've heard that some hospitals will do it for free to have skin for burn victims. That's just what I have heard. But worth looking into.

I know you didn't really ask, but some people don't seem to have as much of an issue with sagging skin. It may not be as saggy as you think it will be.

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Speaking as someone who knows someone who went through dramatic weight loss (I went with her to her doctor appointments)....

That "extra skin" isn't really extra skin. It's stretched skin with fat underneath. More fat to lose. The "flap" is more common for those who lose weight with diet - and not as much with exercise.

The non-surgical answer? Exercise more. Skin is elastic; it is made to "snap" back into place and it will do so, if the fat underneath is worked away, whether that's through exercise or surgery.

I can prove this! If the above was not true, then every woman who ever went through a pregnancy would have to have surgery to "repair" her sagging belly after the baby was born. Nope - she just has to lose more weight.

So yes, you will lose the "inner" fat first, but don't panic - keep losing (through exercise!) and you'll work off that "extra skin" (really just flab underneath).

My friend did it, so can you!

There are many different types of sagging skin after weight loss. As we all know.

There is one Cheap method that improves on the look of the sagging skin.

Note: If the skin is showing dramatic signs of sagging, then most likely this will NOT help. Sorry.

This strange option really does work.

Saying you need a quick fix before a big party - where you want to look smashing.

Then go to the Drugstore or WalMart and buy " Preparation H".

Preparation H is an underground trick of the beauty trade. It can be used to shrink swollen tissue.
The key ingredient in Preparation H - phenylephrine HCL - shrinks swollen tissue.

Applied to the face, it can leave your skin feeling a touch more taut.

Note: Make sure you wipe off ALL Prepar H before applying makeup because it doesn't fully absorb

(though it still tightens your skin). Also, avoid the oil-based ointment, and use the gel. And be sure
NOT to get too close to your eyes.

Cost: $ 6.00 - $7.50 US
Cost:$ 8.75 - $9.50 CA

Hope this helps. :flowerforyou:

There is one Cheap method that improves on the look of the sagging skin.

Then go to the Drugstore or WalMart and buy " Preparation H".

Well, I learn something every day on this site. Who knew? Thanks!

sorry jumping on your topic- but i was wondering if anybody losing weight uses compression garments or anything else for loose tummy or thighs?

I use compression pants to train and exercise in as i feel they reduce the amount of time I have to cool down and potential injuries. Not sure how they do that but I haven't had too much of a problem with them. I don't think they are supposed to be used for helping loose tummy or thighs but They do suck everything in whilst training. I push myself pretty hard at the gym so thats what I use them for and swear by them for training purposes.

Bearly have to cool down and only stretch for half the amount of time... Never had an injury and stiffness after a workout.
Give them a try

Loose skin can cause irritations as the sagging flesh rubs on other parts of the body, and as folded layers of skin collect heat, dirt, sweat and toxins, not to mention the body's own weight.

If you mix the Vitamin E oil or cream with some Lavender Oil then it will also help lighten and even get rid of those pesky stretch marks!

From my limited understanding there are several factors including gentics, age, how long you have been overweight. I have been overweight off and on throughout my life and most of the weight has resided in my stomach. So I am expecting saggy skin when I reach my goal regardless of anything I do to prevent it including core exercises, lotion etc.

So here is my story. I have lost 92 pounds and I am seeing the skin. I have been strength training and cardio from day one and I can see muscle definition and I know my body is strong however with losing this much weight (with about 70 more to go) I know skin will be an issue. I thought (logically) that if I wore compression garments or shapers during exercise that it would surely help. Then I read a huge report how women who do this are actually exercising less because the shaper doesn't allow them to breathe as easily as we would without it so the exercise suffers. I stopped wearing it.

The next trick I read was just to say super hydrated (which isn't a problem for me) and use a nice repairing lotion 2x a day. I have been doing this for about 2 months now (using Skin so Soft skin repair from avon) and I can really tell a difference. As I strength train and do this routine it seems as if my arms are getting better and my stomach, well, we're working on it.

I asked my DR about surgery (I can't run, my skin kinda slaps around) and he said unless we can find a medical reason to take it off he would recommend waiting two years after my goal weight to look into surgery. He said skin can change up to two years after extreme weight loss and with my age (23) I may be surprised on how it can bounce back. He was also very happy to hear about the lotion routine.

Do I hate my skin? Yes, however Rome wasn't built in a day and I am hell-bent determined to try to tone up as much as I can before I go under the knife.

Interesting about the waiting for two years. I guess it would prove you can maintain the weight loss as well before having an expensive surgery.

Stupid question but if you do lipo and suck out the fat cells - can fat regrow back in those places where the fat cells are no longer there or would it grow back unevenly?