Ugly Skin Folds After Significant Weight Loss?

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Latest answer by Nathan Mayl, MD
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Tags: weight loss, alternative, folds, hypertension, loose skin, non surgical, options, recommendation, surgery

What alternative conservative treatment options should I consider before going for a neck lift to remove ugly skin folds after significant weight loss through exercise and diet? For someone who is still young and has mild hypertension, what options could be recommended?

5 answers to Ugly Skin Folds After Significant Weight Loss?

Only surgery will help the stetched out neck after weight loss.

Although there are many claims to neck skin shrinkage with many Machines, it is only effective for minor excess and seems to work best if you can liposuction the neck as well. The typical excess skin and usually relaxed platysma muscle after weight reduction is truely a surgical problem. In addition, patients who have had bariatric surgery and lost great amounts of weight may need what we call the "double lift". There is so much loss of elasticity that the initial... more

Nathan Mayl, MD
Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

Non-Surgical ways to Smooth Ugly Skin Folds After Significant Weight Loss

The ability of skin to retract or shrink wrap to your new, smaller underlying body would depend on your age, race, skin condition and location on the body. In general, young skin will shrink better than old skin, skin on the back will shrink much better than inner thigh skin and skin of Asians and Blacks shrinks better than similar condition freckly white skin. The presence of stretch marks indicates cracking of the skin and loss of elasticity and the ability of skin to retract well... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Ugly skin after weight loss

This is exactly the situation where a neck lift would be invaluable in relieving the saggy excess neck skin. No other procedure will offer similar results to this.

Lawrence Kass, MD
Saint Petersburg Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.kassmd.com

Neck lift with or without facelift for saggy neck skin

There is no way to answer your question without photos or a face to face examination. Unless the excess skin is minor in my experience the only way to treat it is to surgically remove the excess. If the excess skin is significant you would be wasting time and money on a non-surgical approach. I hope you realize that this format of posting questions and receiving answers lacks the face to face direct communication required for you to make an informed decision regarding your surgery... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Neck Lift after Weight Loss

If you have recently lost a significant amount of weight your skin may appear loose. It can take up to a year for the skin to tighten, so if the laxity is mild, doing nothing may be a good plan. For severe laxity, or laxity that is persisting more than a year, the problem may be more than the skin being overstretched. With prolonged stretching, the skin may grow, and extra skin is not likely to disappear. Many therapuetic options have emerged recently, but having a procedure done... more

Joseph Mele, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon

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