Tightening Loose Skin: Solutions and Treatments

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around potential solutions and treatments for tightening loose skin, particularly in the context of post-liposuction outcomes and other scenarios that may lead to skin laxity. Participants explore various methods, including surgical and non-surgical options, while addressing concerns related to skin elasticity and aging.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants inquire about methods to fix or tighten loose skin resulting from liposuction or other conditions, suggesting that treatments like Botox and laser resurfacing exist for facial wrinkles.
  • One participant mentions that plastic surgery is a viable option for removing excess skin.
  • Concerns are raised about the possibility of loose skin after liposuction, particularly for individuals who are not overweight, with references to information found on websites.
  • Another participant suggests that exercise could help reduce loose skin after liposuction, although this claim is debated.
  • A participant introduces the idea that aged skin may contribute to post-liposuction skin looseness, referencing a website that discusses skin elasticity in relation to age and damage.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the effectiveness of exercise versus plastic surgery for addressing loose skin, indicating that no consensus exists on the best approach. Concerns about skin aging and its impact on elasticity are also discussed without resolution.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference various sources and personal anecdotes, but there are limitations regarding the assumptions made about skin elasticity and the effectiveness of different treatments. The discussion does not resolve the complexities surrounding individual skin conditions and responses to treatments.

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Is there a way that you can fix/tighten loose skin? Like if somebody had liposuction and as a result they had loose skin, or if somebody had a bump somewhere (like a hemmorhoid) and when it disappeared loose skin was left, could they fix it somehow? I mean, they can sort of fix wrinkles and stuff on people's faces with botox and laser resurfacing and things like that right?
 
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Plastic surgery to remove the excess skin can be done.
 
dreamingofouterspace said:
Is there a way that you can fix/tighten loose skin? Like if somebody had liposuction and as a result they had loose skin, or if somebody had a bump somewhere (like a hemmorhoid) and when it disappeared loose skin was left, could they fix it somehow? I mean, they can sort of fix wrinkles and stuff on people's faces with botox and laser resurfacing and things like that right?
And what is the point of this question? :-p
 
My friend wanted to get liposuction (but she's not really fat) and she said she was worried about having loose skin afterwards because it said on some website that she read that that could happen afterwards
 
dreamingofouterspace said:
My friend wanted to get liposuction (but she's not really fat) and she said she was worried about having loose skin afterwards because it said on some website that she read that that could happen afterwards
All she'd have to do is exercise to get rid of it.
 
Yah but she was just wondering about the loose skin thing and that's why I asked

So the only thing that could get rid of it is plastic surgery?
 
dreamingofouterspace said:
Yah but she was just wondering about the loose skin thing and that's why I asked

So the only thing that could get rid of it is plastic surgery?
exersize gets rid of loose skin. AFTER LYPOSUCTION! :-p
 
Aged skin as the cause of post-liposuction skin looseness

dreamingofouterspace said:
My friend wanted to get liposuction (but she's not really fat) and she said she was worried about having loose skin afterwards because it said on some website that she read that that could happen afterwards
This website says the problem is aged skin:
http://www.tedlockwood.com/lipobody.htm

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REALITY: Youthful, elastic skin tightens smoothly after liposuction. Thin, weak, inelastic, aged, sun-damaged, or stretch-marked skin does not tighten smoothly after liposuction
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Lef.org has information on keeping skin youthful.
http://search.lef.org/src-cgi-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=16&EXTRA_ARG=&host_id=42&page_id=5703680&query=skin&hiword=skin+

Another good resource is the newsgroup sci.life-extension:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.life-extension/search?hl=en&group=sci.life-extension&q=skin+aging
 
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