I have loose skin around my belly and chest from major weight loss...what can I do?

I had the gastric bypass surgery about 10 months ago and lost around 170 pounds so far. Im at the weight I want to be, but I have all the excess skin around my stomach, chest, and arms. I would like to know if there are any other alternatives to getting rid of this excess skin without getting a tummy tuck or any other kind of surgery.

I have loose skin around my belly and chest from major weight loss...what can I do?
Congratulations on the weight loss!





The bad news is that you need a plastic surgeon to remove the extra skin. It won't shrink.





You need an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) for the belly, a mastopexy for the boobs, and separate procedures for the other areas.





Go for it. You did the hard part, and you deserve to look good.
Reply:You may need to get plastic surgery to removed that skin.
Reply:my moms friend got all the skin removed, and now she is like way skinny looking, u'll probably have to get the skin removed, and then get bob implants, cuz it takes away all that skin around ur chest too
Reply:If you are fairly young, your skin might begin to go back, but if you are older your skin has lost some of its elasticity and likely won't return to its former state. There's really not much you can do other than wait and see or have some kind of surgery. Since you lost so much weight, you may not be able to get all of your skin back to a tighter state.
Reply:Sorry, all I know is surgery!
Reply:If you went through gastric bypass then your doctor should have advised you that you will have to have plastic surgery to remove the excess skin.





I dont care how many diets you try that lose skin has to be cut off.





Your doctor should have gotten a commitment from your insurance company for both surgeries prior to scheduling the bypass.
Reply:well since you had gastric bypass you may have to get a tummy tuck or other kind of surgery because your body didnt lose the weight naturally so the skin may not tighten naturally but on the upside your now at the weight youwanna be but here are some exercises you may wanna try jumpnjacks situps pushups run lunges yoga and other toning exercises hope you lose the excess skin also try eating carbs dont kick them out of your diet they help tighten skin by keeping it firm also drink lots of water