If you’ve finally decided to get serious about that healthy lifestyle and diet that’s been your New Year’s resolution for years, congratulations! One thing you may not have considered yet is the potential for sagging skin after dramatic weight-loss results. We’re confident in your ability to lose that weight and feel amazing about yourself in no time. That’s why we want to help you avoid sagging skin during the process.
Get Skinny Sensibly
The biggest cause of loose or sagging skin after weight loss is losing weight too fast. Of course we all want to get skinny fast, preferably after one day of eating salad and working out! But extremely rapid weight loss isn’t ideal for many reasons. Besides the fact that the faster you lose it the faster you are likely to gain it back, losing only 1 to 2 pounds a week helps keep skin firm and supported by muscle.
What to Eat to Lose Weight
It’s one of the first things we think about when embarking on a weight-loss journey: what to eat to lose weight. This is where it’s key to make healthy lifestyle choices instead of just trying to eat to lose weight fast. To keep skin firm, your body needs collagen and elastin, which are supplied in a healthy diet. Vitamin C is a great source of collagen, as is a diet full of nutrient-rich food. Avoid fat and sugar whenever possible as this can actually increase the risk of sagging skin. Staying hydrated by drinking enough water is one of the most important things you can do, not only for your overall health and skin, but also for success in your weight-loss and health goals.
Sometimes Sagging Skin Is Unavoidable
If you lose a dramatic amount of weight, usually anything over 100 pounds, there’s really no way to avoid loose or sagging skin after you’ve reached your goals. You can certainly minimize it by following the advice we gave here, but if you’ve come to the end of your weight-loss journey and you’re feeling amazing except for your skin, Dr. Christy Walker, a cosmetic surgeon in Plano, Texas, can help.
The arms and stomach are often the sources of the most skin sagging after weight loss. A tummy tuck and arm lift are simple surgical procedures that Walker performs to help patients feel and look amazing after working so hard for the bodies they’ve dreamed of. If surgery isn’t something you would like to consider, she also offers Exilis Ultra Skin Tightening, which helps with body contouring and shaping while tightening the skin without surgery. For more information, or to discuss your options, call our office at 972-696-2963.
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