Petrified of Loose Skin!

you are young and even at first you will have some lose skin but it will get back to normal ( the joy of been young) im 32 years old im already seen lose skin on my arm but im lifting weight and i know  that will get back to normal , don't worry  you will be fine, and like every one say  i rather have some lose skin than been over weight.

Out of curiosity, what is it about the loose skin that scares you? I realize it is a major issue for many people and I'm starting to deal with some loose skin issues myself, but I'd rather have deflated skin on a smaller body than filled out skin on a heavier, less healthier body, but that's just my take. 

Perhaps once you understand why you are worried or scared about loose skin, you can confront it head on and it will no longer be scary. Also, there's always plastic surgery, right? Trust me, you're young and your body will thank you as you get older if it is lighter and healthier....skin, schmin. ;)

Good luck!

If you are worried that the rapid weight loss from weight loss surgery will cause loose skin, I have read that the rate at which you lose really does not affect that. If you are going to have it, you will have it from losing weight whether you lose it with or without surgery. Age, genetics, the amount of time you have been overweight, and how much you lose seem to be the determining factors.

From my personal observations here, I would guess at least 80% of us here have enough loose skin to warrant plastic surgery. Some people accept it and some of us have plastic surgery. I had plastics on the body parts important to me and have come to peace with the parts that still need some work.

Loose skin is not a big deal. Why do we beat ourselves up so much about our appearance in the buff? I have had two big babies, 10 lbs each and my belly skin hangs and my now deflated boobs are down at my belly button but I could care less. My hubby loved me at 126 lbs when we first got married, and he could bounce a quarter off my ass, many moons ago and also @ my highest non-pregnant weight - 267.5 lbs and he still loves me and I LOVE ME the way I am at my current weight (136.4). I'm not embarrassed about my post op body. I can walk, climb stairs, tie my shoes, get down on my knees and get up again. Fit in a tub and my arms are now strong enough to lift me back out again! Before WLS I tried to have a tub but when I could not get out without such a struggle (I couldn't flip around onto my knees to get up out of the tub cause I was so big) I decided to give it up altogether!!! Besides, the tub water would not even cover my body I was that big. I now can dance around the room, get in and out of the car with no struggle and actually fit behind the wheel. I don't start to sweat and smell, as soon as I get out of the shower, before my hair is even blow dried now. I can pick anything off the rack clothes wise and look put together. No longer do I have to avoid clothing stores like the plague because nothing ever fit. No longer do I have to live the nightmare of trying to find and outfit that wasn't made of polyester, with hideous colors, ugly floral patterns and horizontal striped shirts (which make a person look rounder) that were a complete rip off, price wise, because lets face it, clothes are usually ugly and so expensive for larger people. It seems clothing designers/manufacturers know obese people have no choice but to buy whatever they put on the shelf, poorly stitched cheaply made synthetic fabrics because an obese person with limited money will pay full price for their rags, no matter what the cost, when they find something that covers them and it's not too bad, because the selection is so limited. I'd rather have sagging skin than to live like that. It's only skin, nothing more. The reality of living with loose skin is nothing when I compare it to living a physically and psychologically painful life as a morbidly obese person. I'll take saggy skin any day.