PO my skin got really dry. I used baby oil, lots of it for the first three months. More recently, I've been using Nivea Skin Firming Lotion. It's a good moisturizer, but nothing's going to get ride of all my excess skin except more surgery.

Water. Baby oil. Genetics. I use Dr. Haushka skin care. I was very lucky I have little excess skin and none on my face or neck.

i am 56 years old and 8 weeks ago i had an extreme tummy tuck and a brachioplastic.. both extreme.. no one is to old.. i am so so so happy i did this.. its like the ultimate gift to myself for getting healthy.. if you want photos ill post them.. Mona

Someone here taught me these things and I do them religiously:

Sea salt scrub in the shower (in warm water) and generous slathering of oil after wards.

Nivea Silhouette body gel two times a day.

My batwings feel a little smaller, but realistically, workouts and lotions can only do so much. My skin is soft, though.

My surgical team and trainer have both mentioned surgery for me. I refuse to even think about it until I am one year past goal.

O

I'm with butterfly on this, and think that after the age factor, water, baby oil and genetics are the major factors. But Dori... My best advice is jumping daily on a small trampoline called a Rebounder. It's imparative that you keep your skin in contact with your muscle mass and giggling the fat daily is the key.

So girl wish all you want but know it's a matter of all the thing mentioned above and latter plus the effort to hydrate and exercise.

Good luck
love
Lu

I actually bought a rebounder a few weeks ago at your suggestion, Brett. I've only used it a few times so far, but it's definitely a workout! I was surprised.

Krista

I haven't. I haven't heard of anything that many people agree works for them. I have shrinking skin all over the place. Shrinking, hanging, sagging... I'm becoming a bag of muscles and bones :) The big thing -- what's seen the most -- is my turkey neck and my upper arms in a t-shirt at the club. After losing 200+ pounds, I'm not fixing my skin issues without surgery. For now, I can live with it as I continue to work toward reaching my goal.

Good luck to you. If you find a magic cure, please let me know!

Thanks, don't think that I think there is a magic pill, I just want to do what I can do to make it better. I plan to work out regularly. My doctor won't let me yet. Thanks

i am 36 so i don't know if that matters, but this is what i do.

First i take a vit E pill - 400mg 2x per day.
Second, there is a cleansing system called Cetaphil. It is highly recommended by derms because it is very gently. I use the moisturizing cream that comes in a 10 or 15 oz jar. Now i am really cheap so i buy the kroger brand - $7 vs $15, but i don't know if you have a kroger, you could just look for the generic located near the brand name, walmart doesn't have one.

Anyway, then i get a bottle of liquid vit E - walmart has a cheap one. I pour the E into the cream and stir it together. Every day after my shower i put it all over. I do have some sagging, but i really think it's the remaining weight. My neck is pretty tight and people have even commented about that.

For me i spend about $12 on this concoction once a month, and i think it's an inexpensive alternative to the firming lotions and such.

Whether it truly works or not remains to be seen - but it can't hurt.

And Lu is probably dead right - even if we don't want him to be :-) To tone your skin you have to MOVE. I'm starting out with good ol' fashion leg lifts, push ups, and sit ups!

I like to believe that this is helping;

1)I use Jergens for extra dry skin on my feet and calves.
2)I use Nivea Skin firming lotion from my knees up to my shoulders. Massage is great for getting rid of cellulite...so massage away!
3)Then I use Olay re-sculpting cream on my face and neck.

Of course you must excercise and hydrate daily.

I will need extra skin removed from my lower abdomin once I reach my goal. But, I think the rest of my skin is ok so far!
(77lbs down...23 to go)
:o)

Plastic surgery is covered under insurance in Quebec but only after two years of healthy weight maintenance. They will only do the stomach area - for chest it's out of own pocket. I still have a long way to reach those two years - hoping i won't need surgery. hoping is the key word - i probably will need. Who knows! :-)