If you have lost a lot of weight very rapidly, you may have loose abdominal skin. Abdominal skin is different than skin on the rest of your body. It contains subcutaneous fat that lies over the abdominal wall and is stored in case of energy depletion. Loose sagging skin is determined by how elastic your skin is and how long you were overweight. Age and genetics also play a role in how easy it is to tighten loose abdominal skin.
Diet and Exercise
Step 1
Measure how much body fat you have with a skinfold caliper. The more body fat you have, the more loose skin you will need to lose.
Step 2
Consume a balanced diet high in fatty acids and antioxidants in order to stimulate your body's production of collagen and tighten stomach skin.
Step 3
Take antioxidant supplements regularly. Vitamin C will stimulate collagen production, which will tighten loose skin over your entire body as well as on your stomach.
Step 4
Perform Yoga abdominal exercises to tighten loose skin on the stomach, including Upward Facing Dog pose and Cobra Yoga pose. These moves will target loose skin located in the lower abdomen.
Step 5
Perform all-over weight training exercises to add muscle tissue under your skin. Muscle mass helps elevate your metabolism, even after you have finished your workout.
Step 6
Engage in cardio activity to melt abdominal fat. Stay within in an aerobic workout zone during any cardio activity, such as jogging or swimming, in order to reduce weight your overall weight as well as target abdominal fat for tighter skin.
External Methods
Step 1
Set up an appointment for Body by Thermage. This procedure is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an alternative to a tummy tuck. The procedure works to tighten loose abdominal skin by using captive radiofrequency technology that heats the skin's outer layer, stimulating collagen to improve skin's texture and tone.
Step 2
Try laser therapy. Laser therapy beams a high intensity light that penetrates deep beneath the skin's external layer in order to tighten loose abdominal skin.
Step 3
As a final option, laser surgery for abdominal skin removal is available to get rid of excess abdominal skin.
Tips and Warnings
- Don't expect overnight results, and set realistic goals.
- Use laser surgery as a last resort. Surgery involves anesthesia, recovery time and scarring.
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