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Loose Skin. True or False?

asked 1 year ago by Ihaveaproblem in Singapore
Latest answer by Glenn Vallecillos, MD
Question viewed 379 times
Tags: excess skin, loose skin

1) How fast the wt is lost can affect the amt of loose skin.

2) Loose skin mostly appears on the arms, thighs, abdomen.

3) A lower body fat % and higher muscle compo. can aid the appearance of loose skin.

4) The more wt you lose, the more lose skin you will have.

5) Surgery is the only option to get rid of the excess skin for good. I had lost 60 to 70lbs and is going for a TT. My arms are good but do have some skin on the thighs. Will it get worse with age compared with the average guy?

10 answers to Loose Skin. True or False?

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Loose skin T/F

1. F 2. F (breasts and face too) 3. T 4. T 5. T This was a very fun format for a question!!  Thanks for being creative as so many questions overlap!!
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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How does weight loss affect skin ?

Hello ~ The answers to your questions: 1) How fast the weight is lost can affect the amount of loose skin. False. The rate of weight loss will not affect the amount of loose skin. 2) Loose skin mostly appears on the arms, thighs, abdomen. This is partially true. The most common areas of skin excessive following massive weight loss include the: abdomen, arms, and thighs. The breasts and neck can also be affected. 3) A lower body fat % and higher... more
Glenn Vallecillos, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Surgery, Individual Variations and Cosmetic appearance is rarely True/False or Black/White

The answer to most of your questions is true but the real truth is this varies from one individual to another and there are rarely absolutes.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Answers to your specific skin questions related to massive weight loss

Dear Ihaveaproblem, Here are the answers to your questions: 1) How fast the wt is lost can affect the amt of loose skin. False. The skin has its inherent elasticity that is not affected by the rate of weight loss. 2) Loose skin mostly appears on the arms, thighs, abdomen. True. The most common areas addressed surgically after massive weight loss are: abdomen, breasts, arms, thighs, neck 3) A lower body fat % and higher muscle compo. can aid the appearance of loose... more
Lawrence Tong, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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Loose Skin Questions

All your questions may have some valid answers but I don't know them.  What I do understand is that when the skin has been stretched beyond its capacity to shrink back then loose skin occurs.  Genetics plays a part in the skin's laxity.  Smoking hinders elasticity of the skin.  The one answer I do know is that surgery is need to correct excessive amounts of loose skin. Dr. ES
Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Weight loss = Loose Skin?

1) How fast the wt is lost can affect the amt of loose skin.  ***False--the damage to the skin is done with the weight gain, not the weight loss. 2) Loose skin mostly appears on the arms, thighs, abdomen.  ***and the neck, and breasts,  too 3) A lower body fat % and higher muscle compo. can aid the appearance of loose skin.  ***Increasing muscle tone will always improve appearance, but it won't tighten loose skin. 4) The more wt you lose, the more lose... more
Carmen Kavali, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Tummy Tuck for Loose Skin

You should think of your skin as a suit that has rubber band-like qualities.  When you gain weight (pregnancy, weight gain, etc.), your skin suit stretches out, just like a rubber band.  If you gain a great deal of weight, it gets overstretched.  When you lose the weight, just like an overstretched rubber band, it will lose its elasticity and not bounce back to it's original size.  Furthermore, your skin suit will have lost it's elastic properties (just like... more
Gary D. Breslow, MD

Paramus Plastic Surgeon
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Factors affecting loose skin with weight loss

Other factors affecting how loose the skin will be with weight loss include age and the cause of the weight gain. Younger people generally have better skin tone so they will have less laxity with weight loss, especially if the weight loss is gradual. Pregnancy is a big cause of skin laxity because it isn't just the weight gain, but how rapidly the skin has to stretch, and the hormonal changes that weaken the connective tissues, causing stretch marks. As for question 3, muscle mass... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Stretch damages the skin

I think that once the skin goes through the weight gain/weight loss cycle it has to some extent been "broken" and loses a lot of the elasticity it used to have. That's why there seems to be more relapse of looseness compared to skin which has not gone through this cycle. Everything gets worse with age, unfortunately.
Victor Au, MD

Chapel Hill Plastic Surgeon
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Weight loss and tummy tuck

The cause of skin laxity is multivariate.  Losing a lot of weight, being older, genetics to name a few all impact the quality of the skin.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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