Hi everyone. We know that drastic weight loss results in loose skin, typically 100+ lbs. I'm a 5'2" woman and I've lost about 60 lbs in a little under a year through exercise and better eating habits. To give a better example, I went down from about 190 lbs to 130-133lbs, and I had plans to continue until around 120. However, I still find myself with loose skin, even though my weight loss wasn't as dramatic as what we would typically expect for loose skin.
I am 24 years old and take care of my skin well: moisturizing, UV protection, etc. Since I'm young and take care of my skin, I should have some pretty high skin elasticity. The problem is that I have been obese almost my entire life, like 20 years of my life. I have stretch marks all over my body which makes me worry the skin won't snap back to normal. I have been doing strength training and muscle building, and even though my muscles are getting bigger and helping things look a little tighter, it looks like I'll have to build much more muscle than I would even want to in order to fill things out. Most of the loose skin is around my lower abdomen, inner thighs, and breasts, and it looks even more pronounced there because of the stretchmarks I have.
I know that surgery is the best solution for extra skin, however, I can't get behind the idea of considering that as a procedure for me because:
- I have enough loose skin that it's noticeable to me and assures me I'll never get that tight smooth look I'd like, but not so much that it hangs of body. In fact, it's not even noticeable to others if they don't squeeze or pull on it.
- I am considering having a child within the next 5 to 7 years, so I wonder how the skin stretchiness and all will play a role in all that. I wouldn't want to introduce a new complication in a potential pregnancy, nor go under the knife and then a couple of years later undo this cosmetic procedure if I should have just avoided it completely.
Does anyone have an idea of how much extra skin is "enough" for considering surgery for it? And mothers who have had surgery for skin removal, did you do it before your pregnancy and can you tell me about your experience with this situation?
Also, are there others out there who have enough loose skin to bother them, but not enough to warrant surgery? Any helpful remedies, treatments, etc. outside of surgery? I've looked at vShape or Velashape, but I'm usually pretty skeptical of these kinds of alternative treatments. Thanks for reading all of this!
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