Weight Loss Vs Loose Skin

A study of 360 adults.

Weight loss vs loose skin. When you work to lose a bunch of weight you dream of a tighter toned body. Is that loose skin or fat around your belly. Stretch marks are a result of weight gain as in pregnancy whereas loose skin is a result of rapid weight loss.

Loose skin from weight loss usually requires surgical removal to effectively contour the body explains jacobs. Right now i have lost about 215 pounds already so something like another 35 to go. My aim is to lose at least 250 pounds from my peak.

You don t picture extra loose skin but that s a real possibility and one that can cause health problems and a. It has been my hope and my expectation that i would have either no loose skin or a very minimal amount of loose skin after my massive weight loss. I agree with kathryn that the cases you see on tv with lots of excess skin have probably lost weight very quickly by medical intervention rather than.

Loose skin due to massive weight loss may cause physical and emotional challenges. Skin depends on skin and nothing else if it in good condition and elastic it won t be flappy after weight loss if it s been overstretched or isn t in good nick it may not manage that. Excess skin can be uncomfortable and interfere with normal activity.

Gauge the status of your midsection using simple tests from the basic pinch an inch to standardized evaluations.