Question 1

how can i tighten loose skin on inner thighs?

Accepted Answer

See below: If this is from weight loss, the thigh lift is the best option. You must however be at your best weight.
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Question 2

how can i tighten loose skin on arms after heavy weight loss ?

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Loose arms MWL: The mainstay of arm tightening after massive weight loss is a brachioplasty or arm lift.  This involves excision of the excess skin along the upper arm and axilla.  This is a relatively easy procedure but the scarring often takes a little longer to mature than other body contouring sites.  It may take 18-24 months.

Question 3

how can i  tighten loose skin after pregnancy   ?

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Well...: Depending on age, skin quality and degree of stretch it will likely get better on its own.  While there are various non-surgical skin tightening remedies out there removing the stretched out skin is still the most reliable.

Question 4

how can i tighten up loose skin after weight loss?

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Tighten skin - MWL: Unfortunately there are not many tried and true ways to actually tighten the skin after massive weight loss. The most effective is surgical excision of the excess skin.  There are several newer laser, radiofrequency and ultrasound treatments felt to minimally tighten after many somewhat expensive serial treatments.

Question 5

how can i tighten up loose skin? i had gastric bypass surgery last year and lost 130 pounds. i have lots of loose skin and have not been able to get rid of it. any ideas short of surgery to remove it? exercising has not helped.

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Congratulations : Congratulations on your weight loss. There is absolutely no way to address your loose skin without an abdominoplasty surgery (tummy tuck). Exercise may improve muscle tone, but won't do anything for the skin. Anyone who proposes anything else for your degree of weight loss is just stealing your money.

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Question 6

how do i tighten loose skin on my stomach after triplets?

Accepted Answer

Tummy tuck is best: There really is no substitute. A tummy tuck will address loose skin and the likely associated muscle separation. Liposuction is often used to contour the hip areas. It is unlikely that lipo alone or other non-surgical or minimally invasive techniques will provide sufficient correction.

Question 7

is there any way to tighten loose skin?

Accepted Answer

Nip & Tuck it: While advertisments offer the promise of skin tightening machines, lasers, lotions, potions and peels, most of these technologies are only capable of delivering skin tightening (on a scale of 1 to 10) at a maximum level of 3. If that is all you need these devices may work for you. If, however, you need a level of 7 to 10 skin tightening, skin removal is essentially the most reliable method.

Question 8

what can i do/use to tighten loose skin?

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Loose skin: There are multiple options for treatment of loose skin.  It mainly depends on the location that you are asking about.  Often times it requires surgical excision and redraping of soft tissue.

Question 9

what can i do/take to tighten loose skin on my body?

Accepted Answer

Magic wand: If we had a magic wand that could tighten skin, we would not need to use surgery to perform tummy tucks (witch hazel), (witch hazel) face lifts, breast lifts, thigh lifts, eyelid tucks (witch hazel) and many other operations. Time is your best friend to assess skin contraction.

Question 10

lost 100lbs 1.5 yrs ago & my loose skin still hasn't tightened. will a lot of cardio help tighten it?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Depending on how long you were heavy and your skin type, you may need to consider plastic surgery to remove some of the excess skin in order to have a cosmetically pleasing result.

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How do i tighten loose skin on my stomach after triplets?

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Lost 100lbs 1.5 yrs ago & my loose skin still hasn't tightened. will a lot of cardio help tighten it?

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