What’s the Best Way to Tighten Skin After Weight Loss?
Losing a significant amount of weight has a myriad of health benefits for your heart, hormones, and body in general. However, it has one side effect: loose skin. Many individuals who have successfully lost a large amount of weight, usually 100 pounds or more, find themselves with loose skin that is uncomfortable and frustrating. Fortunately, there are ways to manage and treat loose skin with lifestyle changes, noninvasive treatments, and surgery.
Loose skin after weight loss is a result of several contributing factors. Our skin is partially made up of proteins called collagen and elastin fibers. These proteins give skin its firmness and allow it to snap back in place after being stretched. When the skin is stretched for an extended period of time, the collagen and elastin fibers become damaged. After weight loss, your skin may lack the necessary proteins to return to its original shape. The skin loses its firmness and tends to just hang on the body.
Excerpted from Very Well Health
