Help to quickly tighten loose skin from weight loss.
Exercise will tighten and tone your muscles.....but will do nothing for your skin. If working out helped with skin I wouldn't have needed three rounds of plastics (pics on my profile).......get in shape anyway.....and start saving money for surgery. Susan
Obesity Help Support Group Leader - The Woman Warrior
286/170/131 (starting/goal/current)
LBL - 10-30-08, brachioplasty/augmentation 2-26-09, medial thigh lift 3-16-09
Plastics - Dr. Joseph Fodero
286/170/131 (starting/goal/current)
LBL - 10-30-08, brachioplasty/augmentation 2-26-09, medial thigh lift 3-16-09
Plastics - Dr. Joseph Fodero
286/170/140/131 (starting weight/goal/surgeons goal/current)
LBL 10-30-08 - Joseph Fodero
Brachioplasty/Breast Augmentation - 2=24-09
Exercise will not tighten skin. Exercise tightens muscles, but skin is not a muscle. When we are very overweight, we actually grow extra skin to cover our bodies. It doesn't just stretch, we grow more. Once you grow skin, you cannot ungrow it. Exercise will not ungrow skin. The only way to get rid of extra skin is to have plastic surgery.
Kelly
Kelly
Everyone is correct - excess skin is a by product of rapid weight loss.
I would check with your insurance company. Careful how you phrase the question though. No insurance will cover a tummy tuck because you don't like the way you look. However, several insurance plans will cover it if you are experiencing infections, dermatitis, or other skin conditions as a result of the excess skin.
Just like your WLS make sure you know your insurance plan rules and exclusions. Ask what the medical criteria is and go from there.
Good luck
Deb
Deb
"I'm kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." -Seymour Glass
"I'm kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." -Seymour Glass