Loose Skin After Weight Loss: Reality and Facts

You did it! You lost over 100 pounds, you feel great, you look great (with clothes on) and your health issues such as hypertension, pre-diabetes, and joint discomfort are gone.

You have made it!

But wait, something is off. When you take off your shirt you can see muscle definition, but right below the muscle hanging down is this loose skin after weight loss. it's all you notice when you look in the mirror. That nasty skin, just hanging there.

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You feel it when you jog, walk... It even hits your legs when you ride a bicycle. How do you get rid of it? In this article I will let you know the scams that will leave your skin the way it is but make your wallet smaller at the same time and also reveal how to really get rid of loose skin after weight loss. Read on for the truth!

Loose Skin After Weight Loss

Make sure it is skin!

I get countless emails of people who say they have all of this loose skin after weight loss and it is ruining their physique. I ask them to send pictures, because usually my answer to their complaint will be the same.

"That isn't loose skin, you're just too damn fat."

Bottom line. Loose skin after weight loss is thin, floppy, and lacks elasticity. Fat is full, pinchable and more cushion for the pushin... Sorry, got carried away. So before you conclude its loose skin, be sure to do the tell-tale test of if it is fat or skin.

Fat:

• When you grab it, there are more than a few millimeters.
• Not completely lifeless and sticks out a bit.
• You are over 10% bodyfat (hard to tell if fat).

Skin:

• You're under 10% bodyfat and you still have the issue.
• Lifeless, just hangs there.
• Very little thickness when you grab it.

Simple tricks that might help, but won't fix the issue

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People will try to come up with pain-free, easy solutions for the issue, but as we will see as the article progresses, nothing in life worth having comes easy!

• Fish Oil: Can improve skin health and elasticity.
• Gelatin: Can improve skin elasticity.
• Stop Smoking: I am assuming a lot of you don't smoke or have stopped, so whatever.
• Moisturizing: Good to do no matter what, but won't make skin bounce back.
• Get Yoked! Building lean mass has SOME promise.

Simple, you put on muscle, it fills up skin. That's a simple thing, right? The issue is naturally, once can only put on so much muscle. So if you lost 100lbs then you put on 10lbs of muscle, that isn't even beginning to fill the skin you stretched out!

Your only option - surgery

You did it, you gained all the weight, now you have to deal with the consequences and suffering to erase the damage. Surgery is the only option.

According to most doctors I have talked to and read articles by, they recommend after weight loss to maintain the "goal weight" for six or more months before the surgery. And do not get it done prematurely, meaning before you're "done" with your weight loss. What does this mean in bodyfat terms?

Generally speaking, for males I would recommend getting the surgery done when at about 10% bodyfat. For females, around 20%. This will also take some weight off of you, depending of course on how much excess skin you had.

This Stuff Hurts

There are downsides to this, including severe pain since you are severing nerve endings on the skin and even... death. Check the downsides.

During or Immediately After Surgery (According to NHS.uk)

• Infection - this affects around 1 in 20 people.
• Blood clots in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism) - this affects around 1 in 100 people.
• Internal bleeding - this affects around 1 in 100 people.

Post-Surgery

• Psychological issues adjusting to the new look/life.
• Infection.
• Death: Anytime you go into surgery, you have risks.

Conclusion

Whether it is from child-bearing or being overweight, loose skin after weight loss is something that can negatively impact a life. The purpose of this article was to make you aware of the realities of the condition and that there is no magical cure.

Stop being scammed by creams or doing silly life-hacks. The only option you have is the knife. It is up to you to decide if it is worth it.