Would Exercise Help Tighten Loose Chest Skin After Weight Loss? (photo)

Thanks for your question and photo. Congrats on the weight loss. I do not think that exercise will help your breast skin to shrink. I think you will need at least a peri-areolar skin reduction for decent results. Make sure you see someone who performs gynecomastia surgery frequently. Goo luck.

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Exercising to increase the bulk of your pectoralis muscles can help take up some of the loose skin.  It may never completely resolve the loose skin issue.  Only surgery will do that.  Good luck and be safe.John T.
Nguyen, MD, FACS, FICSDouble Board
Certified Plastic Surgeon