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Dropping a lot of weight can leave you with loose skin. Doctors explore the most successful ways to tighten it. Dropping a lot of weight can leave you with loose skin. Doctors explore the most ...
Cole Prochaska lost 360 pounds by walking, eating a high-protein diet and lifting weights. But he feels trapped by his loose skin after his weight loss.
Insurance will sometimes cover skin removal procedures after weight loss. Every plan is different, though, and most don’t cover skin removal that’s purely for cosmetic reasons.
Excess skin is an effect of surplus skin and fat after expansion during pregnancy or adipositas and following a massive and considerable weight loss. Further reasons can be aging effects, genetic disorders or an intentional expansion for skin reconstruction. Due to the elastic nature of the skin, there is generally some improvement over time.
If weight loss results in excess skin and you'd like to take action, there are a few cosmetic options. The American Academy of Dermatology Association lists some of the ways to tighten loose skin:
Excess skin associated with weight loss sags or appears wrinkly primarily because it loses elasticity and collagen as it expands, so the skin can’t retract as well once the weight is lost.
Kristi Ledgerwood was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and lost 210 pounds with walking, low-carb diet. She had skin-removal surgery to remove loose skin after weight loss.
Fat removal procedures are used mostly in cosmetic surgery with the intention of removing unwanted adipose tissue.The procedure may be invasive, as with liposuction, [1] or noninvasive using laser therapy, radiofrequency, ultrasound or cold (cryoablation or cryolipolysis) to reduce fat, sometimes in combination with injections.