Getting rid of loose skin

[brightstar]

I've got a somewhat gross question...when you lose a bunch of weight and you're left over with hanging lose skin...I know that there's a surgery that can help take it away. What surgery is it and what's involved? Does it really take away all the excess skin and is it safe?

[CuJo1992]

It's not just one surgery brightstar, in fact, for most people it's several. Essentially it involves a lot of lifts and tucks all over your body where the loose skin needs to be take away and improved. So this could include a tummy tuck, breast lift (usually for women), inner thigh lift, arm lift, etc. Some people refer to it as a "body lift".

[lia]

Wow! A fully body lift?? I didn't even know that existed. Wouldn't that result in massive scarring?

[chefmel]

Wow! A fully body lift?? I didn't even know that existed. Wouldn't that result in massive scarring?

Yeah, you'd be pretty scarred from it, no matter how good of a surgeon you get. In my opinion I'd rather have the scars than the loose skin though...

[madscientist]

I had no idea that a person could have so much loose skin after losing a lot of weight that they'd actually need to get it surgically removed! That's really awful What happens to the skin after surgery? What I mean is, if you were t regain weight, would it still stretch again?

[CuJo1992]

I had no idea that a person could have so much loose skin after losing a lot of weight that they'd actually need to get it surgically removed! That's really awful What happens to the skin after surgery? What I mean is, if you were t regain weight, would it still stretch again?

Oh yeah. You're skin will definitely stretch again and you could have the exact same problem if you gain all the weight back and then lose it again. Skin adapts. Even after removing large amounts of it, it regenerates. New cells form. It's still really important that you keep up with your weight management program even after a body lift.

[anne]

Oh yeah. You're skin will definitely stretch again and you could have the exact same problem if you gain all the weight back and then lose it again. Skin adapts. Even after removing large amounts of it, it regenerates. New cells form. It's still really important that you keep up with your weight management program even after a body lift.

It would be awful to go through all that surgery only to gain it all back :( I hope that doesn't happen to most people who undergo such an intense surgery.

[brightstar]

Wow! Thank you for all this information. I feel enlightened :)