Question on Loose Skin

Afrykanvyolet · April 4, 2007

WOW, Nile, you lost a lot of weight for being banded in September. Was that after the banding or did you lose some weight beforehand.

Just wondering...You look great!!!

Nile · April 4, 2007

Striae = stretch marks
WOW, Nile, you lost a lot of weight for being banded in September. Was that after the banding or did you lose some weight beforehand.

Just wondering...You look great!!!

I've got 15-20 pounds down a month before surgery when i stopped using salt and drinking coke but thats it, i was obese all my life and could never drop a freaking pound... i think the lap band really saved my life (or at least my mental health)

Fauxnaif · April 5, 2007

I think it probably doesn't even matter if you exercise as far as determining whether or not you will have loose skin. I think it has to do mostly with genetics and also with how long you were overweight. Of course, we should exercise for our health. But if I were you I would just assume that I will have loose skin. And save up for plastic surgery if it's not something you can live with.

kyethra · April 5, 2007

Rate of weight loss also makes a difference. Nice and slow (as opposed to really rapid) is going to mean less loose skin.

My mother lost over 100 pounds a few years ago and says she doesn't have much loose skin, just a little on her stomach and upper arms. I do think a lot depends on the person. I suspect that I will probably have to get my arms done at least by the time it is all over because I already have loose skin on them (not a lot but some, crepe like stuff)-- did before I even started losing weight. Of course I am going to work on toning those arms and doing what I can, but the loose skin won't shock me. My breasts have also been heading south since I was 15. I used to think the song, do your ears hang low, was really about breasts and ears was just a polite euphemism. At the rate they are going, it won't be long before I can tie them in a bow! Maybe I'll also want to do my thighs and tummy. We'll see when i get there. I have to lose the weight first.

So drink the fluids. Keep your skin moisturized. Tone up those muscles! And good luck.