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Loose Skin Debate!
My husband disagrees with me when I tell him that skin is never the same
after a large weight loss. He claims that the body replaces its skin every 7 years and after waiting that long after weight loss, skin won't sag anymore. I think his theory is totally ridiculous. I believe that after losing over 100 lbs, a person's skin will NEVER be the same as it was and plastic surgery would be required to correct. Does anyone have any statistical data or opinions to back me up? I'm sick of him arguing with me about it! Thanks! -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net |
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Loose Skin Debate!
There is more to the saggy story than just the top layer of skin. Here's
just one blurb about the skin: Cells in the outer layer of the skin-the epidermis-die faster than they can be replaced with fresh cells coming up from below. This leads to thinning and wrinkle formation. Furthermore, these new cells become increasingly disorganized. In the layer just below-the dermis-strength is supplied by collagen fibers. But with increasing age, the formation of cross-links between these molecules renders them less flexible. Over the years, there is a stiffening of the skin's elastin, the protein that gives skin the flexibility. Sebaceous and sweat glands become less active, making the skin more vulnerable to drying out and overheating. In the fatty layer beneath the dermis-the hypodermis-the total number of fat cells declines, but they accumulate in particular areas resulting in bags under the eyes, enlarged ear lobes and a double chin. Elsewhere in the face, blood vessels and bone are increasingly visible as a result of the overall loss of fatty tissue. The skin becomes paler because there are fewer capillaries near the surface, and pigment cells enlarge and gather, creating age spots. No one has found a way to reverse this process or to stop the aging process of the skin. There is a lot of interindividual variation in this process that is suggestive of some underlying control mechanism, which is still not clearly understood. I believe the younger a person is, the more prone your "skin" is to bouncing back into shape. Genetics also plays a role. As far as the skin being replaced every 7 years, if it's true, it's only the top layer of the skin, not the fat and collegen layers underneath. I'm 44, and have had 4 kids. While I've not lost a huge amount of weight, I have been stretched way out in my tummy area. Even when I weigh 120 and am "fit", that pouch never completely goes away or becomes flat and tight again. It would take surgery to do that. You could probably get more precise info from a plastic surgery site. Melissa "Perple Glow" wrote in message news:hIplb.608270$cF.279694@rwcrnsc53... My husband disagrees with me when I tell him that skin is never the same after a large weight loss. He claims that the body replaces its skin every 7 years and after waiting that long after weight loss, skin won't sag anymore. I think his theory is totally ridiculous. I believe that after losing over 100 lbs, a person's skin will NEVER be the same as it was and plastic surgery would be required to correct. Does anyone have any statistical data or opinions to back me up? I'm sick of him arguing with me about it! Thanks! -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net |
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"Melissa" wrote in message . .. *stuff snipped* In the fatty layer beneath the dermis-the hypodermis-the total number of fat cells declines, but they accumulate in particular areas resulting in bags under the eyes, enlarged ear lobes and a double chin. Hey thanks! I always wondered why old people always seemed to have huge ears |
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Loose Skin Debate!
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:28:25 GMT, "Melissa" wrote:
Cells in the outer layer of the skin-the epidermis-die faster than they can be replaced with fresh cells coming up from below. This leads to thinning and wrinkle formation. lol http://www.therubins.com/aging/proc10.htm http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031018.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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Loose Skin Debate!
"Perple Glow" wrote in message news:hIplb.608270$cF.279694@rwcrnsc53... My husband disagrees with me when I tell him that skin is never the same after a large weight loss. He claims that the body replaces its skin every 7 years and after waiting that long after weight loss, skin won't sag anymore. I think his theory is totally ridiculous. I believe that after losing over 100 lbs, a person's skin will NEVER be the same as it was and plastic surgery would be required to correct. Does anyone have any statistical data or opinions to back me up? I'm sick of him arguing with me about it! Thanks! If his theory were true, old people wouldn't have saggy wrinkly skin... det |
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Loose Skin Debate!
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:45:33 GMT, "Perple Glow"
wrote: I think his theory is totally ridiculous. I believe that after losing over 100 lbs, a person's skin will NEVER be the same as it was and plastic surgery would be required to correct. Does anyone have any statistical data or opinions to back me up? I'm sick of him arguing with me about it! Thanks! Your asking a question that can't be answered. The only way to know is lose your weight, wait a couple of years and see where you are. How well your skin looks after a large weight loss depends on your genetics, how long you were fat, how fat you were, and how old you were when you lost the weight. Some people can lose large amounts of weight and have their skin return to normal. I was one of them. I was overweight or obese for 10 years and lost the weight at the age of 43; I am 50 now. As far as I am aware, there isn't any statistical data on weight loss and skin. Barbara Hirsch, Publisher OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development http://www.obesity-news.com/ |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:42:14 GMT, Barbara Hirsch
wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:45:33 GMT, "Perple Glow" wrote: I think his theory is totally ridiculous. I believe that after losing over 100 lbs, a person's skin will NEVER be the same as it was and plastic surgery would be required to correct. Does anyone have any statistical data or opinions to back me up? I'm sick of him arguing with me about it! Thanks! Your asking a question that can't be answered. The only way to know is lose your weight, wait a couple of years and see where you are. How well your skin looks after a large weight loss depends on your genetics, how long you were fat, how fat you were, and how old you were when you lost the weight. Some people can lose large amounts of weight and have their skin return to normal. I was one of them. I was overweight or obese for 10 years and lost the weight at the age of 43; I am 50 now. I have come to the view that age is the big factor here, which makes sense because our skin loses a lot of its elasticity as we get older. I've lost considerable amounts of weight several times in my life, but it's only this time around, in my late 50s, that I've had real problems with wrinkles. On the other hand, perhaps it's also related to the number of times you've lost and regained the weight. I don't have a problem around the tummy as I never carried much weight there, and I'm not so sure how I could have my thighs taken in with plastic surgery. janice 233/161/133 |
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Loose Skin Debate!
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:45:33 GMT, "Perple Glow"
wrote: My husband disagrees with me when I tell him that skin is never the same after a large weight loss. He claims that the body replaces its skin every 7 years and after waiting that long after weight loss, skin won't sag anymore. I think his theory is totally ridiculous. I believe that after losing over 100 lbs, a person's skin will NEVER be the same as it was and plastic surgery would be required to correct. Does anyone have any statistical data or opinions to back me up? I'm sick of him arguing with me about it! Thanks! Well, it's just a statistic of one. But I know a man at the gym who lost 120 lbs. about 15 years ago. He's an older man; I'd guess in his late 60s or early 70s. His skin is still saggy -- at least on his arms and legs, which are all that I've seen. Chris |
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