How do you get rid of excess skin from weight loss or.....
By msedge
@msedge (4011)
United States
August 27, 2008 11:18am CST
prevent this from happening? Extra skin on the belly, arms or legs is a concern for individuals who have a large amount of weight to lose. This extra skin experience seems to happen more in people who lose a large amount of weight in a relatively short period of time.
"Special creams" really do not work and can border on being rip-offs. However, you can use a good moisturizer to hydrate the skin.
It takes longer for the skin to "shrink" than to lose the weight. In most cases, when you are losing weight slowly and consistently (about 1-2 pounds a week), the skin will naturally "shrink" so to speak, along with the loss of fat. So you'll need to give it some time. Exercise with weights, which helps to tone your muscles, can also help with the skin.
1 response
@Wickedself (720)
•
27 Aug 08
For men the best way to get rid of excess skin is to replace the fat with muscle mass.
As for women it is a bit more time and effort consuming, they have to work out so that the fat is lost and the skin shrinks just as you said.
