Re: How can you prevent sagging skin?

December 21, 2006

They say if you drink lots of water it can help and of course the

younger you are, the better your skin will be. I am 36 and my skin is

doing pretty good. I am not planning on having any plastics done at

this time. Another thing I have heard people say, is that even 3 years

post op their skin is still shrinking. Take Care, in CA

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> I am 47, 5' 7 " , 258 lbs and just waiting for my insurance clearance

to have the gastric bypass surgery. I was wondering if it is possible

to not have the sagging skin. Any tips or stories. I know that a lot

of people go for the second surgeries to remove the skin.

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December 21, 2006

I have been told to exercise to help with muscle tone and skin tone. It will

help in the long run. I met someone who did just that (went as far as to hired

a trainer). She went to see about plastic surgery two years later and the

surgeon said she needs minimal work because of the exercise she has done.

I talked to a plastic surgeon about this too (I personally would like to avoid

any surgery) and he told me that he often sends his patients to exercise before

he does surgery....and also agreed that it definitely helps in toning muscle and

skin.

Hope this helps you.

Jackie in CA

" Donna @ lovethypup " lovethypup@...> wrote:

I am 47, 5' 7 " , 258 lbs and just waiting for my insurance clearance to

have the gastric bypass surgery. I was wondering if it is possible to not have

the sagging skin. Any tips or stories. I know that a lot of people go for the

second surgeries to remove the skin.

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December 21, 2006

Thanks , I will remember to drink lots of water.

iamthinnow iamthinnow@...> wrote: They say if you drink lots of

water it can help and of course the

younger you are, the better your skin will be. I am 36 and my skin is

doing pretty good. I am not planning on having any plastics done at

this time. Another thing I have heard people say, is that even 3 years

post op their skin is still shrinking. Take Care, in CA

>

> I am 47, 5' 7 " , 258 lbs and just waiting for my insurance clearance

to have the gastric bypass surgery. I was wondering if it is possible

to not have the sagging skin. Any tips or stories. I know that a lot

of people go for the second surgeries to remove the skin.

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December 23, 2006

I think it just depends on the person, genetics, amount of weight

loss, age, and etc... Basically, everyone is different. I have a

savings account for " just in case " . I am only a little over three

months out and can already tell my stomach is going to need help, but

otherwise I think I will be fine. I would try to put back a little

money every pay check, if this is something really important to you.

lisamathis

December 26, 2006

Exercise and weight lifting

How can you prevent sagging skin?

I am 47, 5' 7 " , 258 lbs and just waiting for my insurance clearance to have

the gastric bypass surgery. I was wondering if it is possible to not have the

sagging skin. Any tips or stories. I know that a lot of people go for the second

surgeries to remove the skin.

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December 27, 2006

-I've also heard that is the reason it is so important to eat the

protein first and make sure you stick to the 60/40 ration for

protein/carbs. I think a certain amount of skin sagging is just going

to happen because you are losing weight very rapidily, and with some

folks depending on how well there skin retains elasity in time they

may do well. Others and depending on the degree of weight loss may

need to do surgery or find other coping methods.

Me, I have bad thighs that get very saggy at the top, and bat wings

from you know where. I'm considering having the surgery done (once

I've lost all my weight. My surgery is in 2 weeks and I'm hoping to

make a decision about that some time in Aug or Sept, seeing how it goes.

I'm also crazy enough to hope by then to have lost 80 pounds. Am I

crazy for hoping this?

December 27, 2006

At 12/26/2006 09:24 PM, you wrote:

>Exercise and weight lifting

Now that is a myth.

Exercise and weight training will only tighten the underlying muscle

tissue and may make the skin appear tighter but it will not tighten

the skin itself. One reason why it may appear tighter is the filling

of formerly fatty areas with muscle tissue. You essential bulk up.

What determines your sagging has too many factors and no doctor can

predict the outcome.

Some factors are:

-collagen in the skin, the more the better.

-age, the younger the better

-weight, the higher the more likely sagging will happen

-number of weight gains/losses, the up and downs are not good for the skin

-number of pregnancies for the same reason

-location of the fat, arms, buttocks and thighs are more likely to sag

-belly, the skin in the belly has naturally more collagen which helps

woman with pregnancies. This area will tighten better

-smoking/drinking alcohol will kill the collagen and you may have more sagging.

-height, the taller the more distributed is the fat and you may no

notice any sagging.

So some will have more others little or nothing. In general people

with only 100 pounds extra do not see much at all. People with 200

or more extra pounds will encounter sagging. You also will hit

residential fat. That is fat that will not go away. You may need

lipo or skin removal for those cases. That is the reason why many

end up to uneven. They have lost more in some parts and less in

others. This may make clothes shopping interesting.

Katharina

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December 27, 2006

I'm pretty sure that even if I wasn't 51 years old, that my skin is

the kind that will sag. I lost 60 pounds 4 years ago and my face

really aged.

But the worse was the flab on my batwings and thighs. So I'm sure I'm

gonna need a little face work, and arms and legs. I'm sure I'm not

gonna like it, and I will ate the scars, but the extra weight really

makes me have to wear clothes bigger than I need. It did 4 years ago

and my be part of the reason why I gained that 40 back plus some extra

with it.

I'm expecting to have to have some surgery. And I've just accepted that.

December 27, 2006

I don't think it's crazy to hope to lose 80 lbs in 8 or 9 months! I am

1 year out and have lost 161 lbs. Good Luck, in CA

December 28, 2006

WOW CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is there any part of the program you find you struggle on the most? What was

your starting date and weight? Thanks! What an inspiration!

Shauna

iamthinnow iamthinnow@...> wrote:

I don't think it's crazy to hope to lose 80 lbs in 8 or 9 months! I am

1 year out and have lost 161 lbs. Good Luck, in CA

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December 28, 2006

WOW CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is there any part of the program you find you struggle on the most? What was

your starting date and weight? Thanks! What an inspiration!

Shauna

iamthinnow iamthinnow@...> wrote:

I don't think it's crazy to hope to lose 80 lbs in 8 or 9 months! I am

1 year out and have lost 161 lbs. Good Luck, in CA

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December 28, 2006

Shauna, I have found all of this to be fairly easy for me. I have

not been hungry since I had the surgery so that is a blessing! As

for my weight, I started at 298 and I now weigh 132. So I have lost

about 160 lbs. Blows my mind!!!!!!! Take Care, in CA

> I don't think it's crazy to hope to lose 80 lbs in 8 or

9 months! I am

> 1 year out and have lost 161 lbs. Good Luck, in CA

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December 28, 2006

I am just a little over five months out and have lost over 84 pounds and