Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Lost Weight saggy skin depressed?

Options
  • 12-01-2008 10:09pm
    #1
    fluffytulip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have lost alot of weight recently nearly 8stone. Im left with saggy skin kind of.It is really getting me down. Ok i prefer to have the saggy skin than be fat.

    Is there anything I can do? apart from getting a tummy tuck? :mad:

    Im to shy to talk to anyone about it, was gonna go to my doc but he a man and may think im mad!! :)


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    21stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭21stone


    maybe some swimming , or aerobics etc

    im not sure but cant hurt to try

    u didnt lose the weight on lipotrim by anychance


  • Options
    #3
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Do go to the dr he will able to make a lot of suggestion and maybe prescribe a cream that will help,


  • Options
    #4
    fluffytulip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭fluffytulip


    hi 21stone,

    No i Lost about 4 of it on the cambridge diet. Then lost the rest on ww.
    Tough going but well worth it in the end. :D:D
    I will google and see is there any other excercises I could do to help Tanx :)


  • Options
    #5
    fluffytulip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭fluffytulip


    Thaedydal wrote: »
    Do go to the dr he will able to make a lot of suggestion and maybe prescribe a cream that will help,

    I will prob end up going to doctor if I cant find any suitable excercises!
    I wonder how much is a tummy tuck :):)


  • Options
    #6
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    fluffytulip
    how about asking in the fitness forum for tips ?
    I am sure there are plenty of people in there that have had to tackle this issue.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #7
    fluffytulip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭fluffytulip


    Thaedydal wrote: »
    fluffytulip
    how about asking in the fitness forum for tips ?
    I am sure there are plenty of people in there that have had to tackle this issue.

    OK will do :)


  • Options
    #8
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hey

    First congrats on your weightloss

    I lost 4 stone 6 years ago and although my stomach was ok as I'd excercised throughout my weightloss I found my breasts quite saggy.

    I had a consulation with my GP who refferred me to a plastic surgoen who performed a Breast uplift on me - changed my life and have never looked back.

    Completely paid for by the health board as they believed the saggynessof my chest was affecting mood and making me depressed!

    Good luck
    x


  • Options
    #9
    moco
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭moco


    From the million makeover shows I've watched I'd say a tummy tuck is the only thing to remove the saggy skin. Excersize can't do that. I dunno how much one would cost but it'd be alot!!

    Well done on the weightloss!:)


  • Options
    #10
    Lux23
    Registered Users Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    helpER11 wrote: »
    Hey

    First congrats on your weightloss

    I lost 4 stone 6 years ago and although my stomach was ok as I'd excercised throughout my weightloss I found my breasts quite saggy.

    I had a consulation with my GP who refferred me to a plastic surgoen who performed a Breast uplift on me - changed my life and have never looked back.

    Completely paid for by the health board as they believed the saggynessof my chest was affecting mood and making me depressed!

    Good luck
    x

    I think you should check this option. I know it must be a real pain to lose a ton of weight and then be stuck with loose skin but you can get rid of it.


  • Options
    #11
    gcgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭gcgirl


    helpER11 wrote: »
    Hey

    First congrats on your weightloss

    I lost 4 stone 6 years ago and although my stomach was ok as I'd excercised throughout my weightloss I found my breasts quite saggy.

    I had a consulation with my GP who refferred me to a plastic surgoen who performed a Breast uplift on me - changed my life and have never looked back.

    Completely paid for by the health board as they believed the saggynessof my chest was affecting mood and making me depressed!

    Good luck
    x

    Where's your doctor was this based in ireland ?? I myself lost 4 & half stone and my tummy is just so bloody saggy ! It costs anything from 6 to 8 grand for a tummy tuck and i have not go kind of money! and exercise won't do anything for saggy skin !


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #12
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hi,

    Yes I just went to my regular local GP in South Dublin, I was really honest and said I was feeling down about it.

    He refferred me to breas specialist in South Dublin who ultimatley decided whether surgery was needed and if the health board should fincance it.

    If it really is making you depressed I really recommend it, talk to your own doctor about it and see what options are available! :D


  • Options
    #13
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    From what I've read, exercise isn't going to shrink the skin the way it burns fat. You could try firming cream but that will obviously only go so far. It seems cosmetic surgery is the only option - why not investigate it.

    And congrats on your weight loss - that is remarkable. Don't punish yourself for the loose skin when you've achieved something like that.


  • Options
    #14
    Toots
    Administrators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,905 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Toots


    Congratulations on losing the weight!! U should be very proud of yourself!

    Try some toning exercises combined with a firming cream. I am using bio-oil at the minute and it's working really well. Also Clarins are meant to do a good one. If you're still not seeing any progress, consult your GP. A tummy tuck will give you the washboard stomach alright, but that's major surgery, and seeing you've lost a lot of weight, there might be skin elsewhere that would need nipped and tucked. Aside from the financial side of things, that is a lot to be putting your body through.


  • Options
    #15
    Quality
    Registered Users Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Quality


    Congratulations on the weight loss. That is a huge achievement...

    My friend got a tummy tuck and breast lift done about two years ago. It cost her €10,000. It is serious surgery and included lyposuction on the hips. She had to take two weeks off work and had to lie flat on her back for two weeks.

    The reason she got the tummy tuck was to remove the skin after childbirth, she was young having her child and was never happy with her tummy after it. 10 years after the birth of her child she decided to get it done. She is delighted with the job done.

    Anyhow the operation consist of streching your skin down and they make you a new belly button.

    Best of luck with what ever you decide to do.


  • Options
    #16
    kitt13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭kitt13


    Exercise will not get rid of the excess skin and surgery is really your only option. If it is limited to the abdominal you could wear a corset, which I do. It also has the benefit of improving your posture and making it impossible to eat too much!

    Congratulations on your weight loss1


Advertisement