Curious

[rhonda2006 64]

Hi I'm waiting for my approval from the insurance. I need to loose 200 lbs for my goal and was wondering since the weight for most seems to drop drastically fast, how does your skin react? Does it shrink too, or yih have excess baggage?

[ShrinkingBiker 121]

It's different for everyone.. depends on how much you need to lose, how long you have been heavy and your age.

On that note, I have also been using Palmers Cocoa butter to help with it and so far so good. I'm trying to do everything I can to prevent needing to have another surgery to fix loose skin.

[makemyownluck 785]

I have the same concerns, and really there is no definite answer on this. Some people snap back, others don't. Since I've always been heavy, I'm expecting to have excess skin.

However, I've also read quite a bit about how after you lose the weight to wait a year before having surgery to remove skin because the skin can shrink up a bit if you keep toning with exercise. Again, not true for everyone - genetics plays a role as does your personal history. I already have a bunch of stretch marks - but I'll happily use Spanx than carry around the extra weight!!

Good luck! I'm using Palmer's Shea Butter lotion and Bio-Oil. I'm only 3 wks post op, so I don't know how well it's working, but my skin is nice and silky feeling!

[Techynerd 14]

I am still a few months pre-op. My insurance company requires at least 90 days of education and counseling before surgery. Since I have around 200 lbs to lose, I have asked the same thing about extra skin. Doctor, nutritionist, exercise specialist all say pretty much the same thing and that it varies. They've seen some people who have lost hundreds of pounds and you couldn't even tell now, and then others have extra skin. The one thing the exercise specialist said was to make sure to do resistance training and not just aerobics. The resistance training has a positive affect on skin elasticity.

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

The skin is the most difficult aspect for me.. I have bingowings, a pannus, wrinkly thighs and my CALVES are already wrinkly and breastcicles... and I'm only midway through my journey.. My weight loss has not been that fast.. about 2-3 pounds a week.. I'm just not blessed with resilient skin,,, and I've been fat my whole life. I'm saving fervently for plastics!

[KatieOkieDokie 171]

Like everyone else said, it's different for different people. Me personally I'm going to have saggy skin..and everything. I already have a nice pair of wings! I keep telling my nephew if I'm not careful on a windy day, I'll float away because of my wings My biggest issue is going to be my lower stomach!

[Molly Sleeved 36]

It varies - but for us who need to lose more than 200 pounds, it's basically a guarantee that we will have some level of lose skin. It physically can't bounce back THAT much. But loose skin is healthier than being obese. We have to remember that we are here for our health, not to be on the cover of Vogue.