Saggy skin...a real problem?

[Annlinet 1]

Hi All,

I am planning to do the surgery in Jan.. but while reading through other's experiences I could see that excessive amounts of saggy skin is an issue to take care of post surgery. Is that really temporary or will I have to go through yet another procedure for that too .. please advise.

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[KristenLe 5,979]

@@Annlinet How much your skin will sag has alot to do with how much you have to lose, how many times you've lost and gained, age and mostly genetics. Some require surgery to remove the extra skin - some just live with it - and some don't have too much. I'll be much happier with saggy skin than fat filled skin!

[Annlinet 1]

True that. But is it temporary

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[KristenLe 5,979]

@@Annlinet No - unless you have plastic surgery. You can do some things to help - stay hydrated, get in all your Protein, moisturize, strength/resistance training - but if you end up with saggy skin - there's nothing aside from surgery that will get rid of it.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

@@Annlinet it may improve to a certain extent over the course of a year or two, but usually not completely. The only way it is truly temporary (without surgery) is if you re-gain all your weight and re-fill it with fat.

[Icantbelieveit 955]

Age, genetics and amount of weight will determine the sag.

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[Annlinet 1]

Thanks everyone.. this is something i am worried about, not knowing what to expect after the surgery .

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Thanks everyone.. this is something i am worried about, not knowing what to expect after the surgery .

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[Atomic*Girl 10]

I'm not looking forward to this either, but it's a small-ish price to pay for all the good. I'm just going to do my best to keep/build muscle while I lose, and experiment with skin firming treatments/supplements. But, I am totally expecting and planning on some kind of plastic surgery including Botox/fillers for wrinkles and lines. I used to stress the body lift scars, but luckily I'm a tattoo person so once everything is healed I'll just cover it up!

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