Loose Skin

I've lost a lot of weight & have quite a bit of loose skin. It can take years for your skin to recover & it is all up to your individual genetics whether it will recover fully or not--there are no lotions, potions, vitamins, foods, or anything that will change that. Since you are so young & weren't massively overweight, you have a good chance that your skin will tighten back up.

Once I lost the weight & took a look at what was left, I did decide to have a tummy tuck. I'm also older, weighed way more at my highest, & had 4 children (2 by c-section). For me, the tummy tuck was amazing & completely changed how happy I was with my body. For you, I would seriously think about it before having one. They are very expensive and if you plan on having children later, you will ruin the surgery & have wasted your money. My arms, my thighs, & my chest were left as problem areas. My chest & thighs have had some improvement on their own--years later. My arms are the next area that I would get done if I could. They are still as saggy & flappy as ever. So, my advice would be to continue with your plan to start weight training, skip the tummy tuck for now, & be very patient.

yazmizzie8 wrote: »

amyk0202 wrote: »

I've lost a lot of weight & have quite a bit of loose skin. It can take years for your skin to recover & it is all up to your individual genetics whether it will recover fully or not--there are no lotions, potions, vitamins, foods, or anything that will change that. Since you are so young & weren't massively overweight, you have a good chance that your skin will tighten back up.

Once I lost the weight & took a look at what was left, I did decide to have a tummy tuck. I'm also older, weighed way more at my highest, & had 4 children (2 by c-section). For me, the tummy tuck was amazing & completely changed how happy I was with my body. For you, I would seriously think about it before having one. They are very expensive and if you plan on having children later, you will ruin the surgery & have wasted your money. My arms, my thighs, & my chest were left as problem areas. My chest & thighs have had some improvement on their own--years later. My arms are the next area that I would get done if I could. They are still as saggy & flappy as ever. So, my advice would be to continue with your plan to start weight training, skip the tummy tuck for now, & be very patient.

Kinda personal question, When you did your tummy tuck did you use insurance? I feel like I would have to do this since my skin is sooo loose and hangs already if I lost weight it would be definitely loose. I don't have the money to do it out of pocket so that's why I ask. Thank you

No insurance. A tummy tuck is strictly cosmetic & is not covered under medical insurance. If you have documentation that your skin is causing you medical problems like rashes or sores, I have heard of doctors getting a panniculectomy covered. That's where that skin apron is removed, but they don't tighten the abdominal muscles or do any contouring. I applied for CareCredit which is a horrible interest rate credit line for medical procedures & put the rest on various other credit cards. It will end up costing me a fortune in interest alone before I get it paid off (hopefully by the end of this year), but it was worth it to me.