Muscles in place of deflated balloons?

[scootergirl 118]

Has anyone found that they are able to minimize the sagging skin of "deflated balloons" by doing lots of muscle building exercise? I am a 55 year old woman who has long ago left fitness to others. I would like to start up again and hope that lifting weights might fill the soon-to-be-deflated-balloons with something solid. I am only a few weeks out from surgery but know that sagging skin will be in my future as the weight comes off. I'd like to minimize the extent of it. Any success stories out there?

[aroundhky 1,174]

I think it has helped me some. However, building muscles can only do so much towards helping with saggy skin issues. Large amounts of extra skin may be too much for a lifting program to really make a difference. But if it's just a minor problem, lifting can definitely help ease the amount of loose skin or maybe even eliminate it. If you try it, just be patient and stick to a lifting program and hopefully you'll see a differeance in a few months. Good luck!

[rdt210 82]

It really depends on how much elasticity you have in your skin.