Baggy skin - ThinnerTimes

SDeRossett · 04-18-2007, 02:09 AM

Question: I know that exercising will help with muscle tone but will it help with the baggy skin on my legs and arms? You guys & gals are such a wealth of knowledge. Is it all in vain? Or are there any special techniques out there that will help. Plastic surgery is not an option right now. Thanks!

Sharon

StacyBee160 · 04-18-2007, 06:12 AM

Exercising won't change the skin itself at all--nothing will, unfortunately. It MAY bulk up the muscles a little bit though, which would fill the skin out better.

Some of the new lotions claim to help firm up skin and I plan on using them if and when I have this surgery, just in case they might help the skin shrink better as the rest of me does, but for the most part (unless it's still quite young skin), once it's stretched, it's stretched.

Zenomia · 04-18-2007, 06:35 AM

As we age, elastin production in the skin is reduced and depleted. For severely stretched skin, skin that has been stretched, reduced, re-stretched...the elastin and other fibers are replaced with connective tissues which don't, "bounce" back. Some people are lucky by genetics, luck, etc...and don't have too many skin issues. Others, myself included, have put their skin through the gauntlet of stretches and reductions over time that has pretty much destroyed any hope of it smoothing out. YOU do have an option though...Staying MO would keep all that skin nice and filled out....

. It's all about priorities...

hummingbird5953 · 04-18-2007, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Zenomia

As we age, elastin production in the skin is reduced and depleted. For severely stretched skin, skin that has been stretched, reduced, re-stretched...the elastin and other fibers are replaced with connective tissues which don't, "bounce" back. Some people are lucky by genetics, luck, etc...and don't have too many skin issues. Others, myself included, have put their skin through the gauntlet of stretches and reductions over time that has pretty much destroyed any hope of it smoothing out. YOU do have an option though...Staying MO would keep all that skin nice and filled out....

. It's all about priorities...

I have to admit that saggy skin is one of my major worries with gbs BUT I would rather look like a Shar Pei than a hippo, any day of the week!!

Zenomia · 04-18-2007, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by hummingbird5953

I have to admit that saggy skin is one of my major worries with gbs BUT I would rather look like a Shar Pei than a hippo, any day of the week!!

ROFLMAO!!!

Mavis · 04-18-2007, 08:24 AM

I recently read about a "liposuction technique" with laser. They can use the laser on the INSIDE on the skin and it tightens it up. I don't know all the details, but I would think it may be of use to us.

porshh951 · 04-19-2007, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by StacyBee160

Exercising won't change the skin itself at all--nothing will, unfortunately. It MAY bulk up the muscles a little bit though, which would fill the skin out better.

Some of the new lotions claim to help firm up skin and I plan on using them if and when I have this surgery, just in case they might help the skin shrink better as the rest of me does, but for the most part (unless it's still quite young skin), once it's stretched, it's stretched.

couldn't agree more sadly

SDeRossett · 04-19-2007, 02:13 AM

I was hoping that MAYBE there was something I could do that would help but as you said I have abused this poor old body over the years. I'm having surgery wednesday next week, but after that I hope to get back on track with the exercising, walking and swimming. Maybe if the muscles tome up a bit again I'll feel a little better about the mirror. Thanks again for your repies.

Sharon

so_gorjess · 04-19-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by hummingbird5953

I would rather look like a Shar Peithan a hippo, any day of the week!!

What's a shar pei?

JenBear7 · 04-19-2007, 02:43 PM

Shar Pei..