How to Tighten Loose Skin After Weight Loss

How to Tighten Loose Skin After Weight Loss


For anyone trying to get into shape, slipping into an old pair of jeans and finding it two sizes too big is the greatest reward and ultimate testament of your hard work, discipline and determination. Suddenly, all those months of misery, flipping tires at the gym (and blocking all those Instagram food accounts) become absolutely worth it. However, if you’ve shed a significant amount of weight, you may find that clothes are not the only things that now hang and sag on your body. We’re talking about loose and excess skin

1. Build muscle through exercise.

Just because you’ve already hit your goal weight doesn’t mean you can throw away that gym membership. Crash diets and too much time on the treadmill don’t just melt fat—they can also make you lose muscle. By increasing mass through resistance training, you not only prevent your muscle from wasting, you also help your body regain definition and get rid of flabbiness.

2. Boost collagen-production with topical creams.

On their own, topical body-firming creams may not be able to produce the same results that you would get from in-office procedures, but experts agree that a skin care regimen focused on ingredients with collagen-forming components can help improve the skin’s appearance. “Firming and toning products are made of multiple growth factors, peptides and antioxidants. These are used for their ability to increase collagen levels by targeting biochemical processes involved in collagen production and breakdown,” explains Dr. Neinstein. “These have been shown to help after pregnancy and in the early stages of skin loosening.”

3. Ask your doctor about non-surgical procedures.

Non-invasive in-office procedures are on the rise and for good reason: they offer noticeable results without needing to go under the knife. But when it comes to skin tightening, Dr. Kovak says it’s important to have realistic expectations. “Patients won’t get the same results they would with surgery—which removes the excess skin—but the body is able to contract the skin with non-surgical devices by a couple of millimeters, so if they need a small amount of tightening, they’ll get a response.”


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