How to Correct Saggy Skin After Weight Loss
Dimply, drooping skin... excessive stretchmarks... persistent skin rashes... Does this sound like a dieting success story? While you may have hit your 'goal weight', if you - like many dieters - suffer from saggy, loose skin, you might be tempted to reach for the comfort food. Does this Spark an idea?
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Recognise that your battle against loose skin following weight loss won't necessarily be won overnight. Many specialising in full and partial tummy tucks suggest a wait of up to 24 months for skin to bounce back to the best of its abilities.
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Don't forget to feed your skin - from day one of your diet. Consider foods rich in vitamin E (avacados, carrots, greens), vitamin B-complex (nuts, grains, pulses, iodine (shellfish) and selenium (asparagus) are worth including in your daily diet.
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Exfoliate regularly to improve your skin's condition. These don't have be especially expensive and can even be made at home - they tend to use flaked sea salt as a main ingredient.
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Consider joining a gym - this will further tone your body and remove any excess fat from your frame which should give your loose skin a tighter appearance.
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A raw food diet - or a variation of it - could be the way to correct loose skin following weight loss. Foods like raw coconut and tomato can boost your elastin levels.
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Give up the smokes! Smokers may be more likely to suffer from depleted levels of hylauronic acid. You can buy supplements at health food shops but don't forget to ensure your magnesium levels are adequate to help process this chemical which does wonders for elasticity.
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