I have a question regarding skin repair during weight loss. I am 50lbs closer to my 100lbs weight loss goal. My skin is just disgusting.

I want to add up front that I have lost a lot of weight once before (stress related and happened very fast - 75lbs in 3 months) and had significant problems with bleeding from my belly button. My skin all sagged down below my belt line and looked like I was smuggling innertubes around my waist. The end result (according to a Plastic Surgeon) was that my belly button was being stretched open because of the weight of the saggy skin.

Well, 15 years later, I gained alot of weight back and am now losing weight again. Once I reach my goal, it will stay off this time because I've changed my habits and eating.

I know I'm headed to the same problems though. I can already see the inner tube returning. So I want to get out ahead of this with trying to help my skin repair itself.

I just need some good advice on how to proceed. I've done alot of reading on your site and others and think this is a good route to proceed down. I am also considering a body compression suit to help truss the lower abdomen area while I also improve the health of the skin tissues.

Thank you very much for any advice.

Skin is tightened as new collagen and elastin is put into the skin. The copper peptides help nourish the skin as it rebuilds both of these.

Look at http://reverseskinaging.com/tighten.html and http://www.reverseskinaging.com/pictures.html

1. Many women and men have had good results in reducing the appearance of loose skin or excess skin after weight loss.

2. Start with Trireduction Cream in the morning and or LacSal Cream at night. (You can use either cream in the morning or evening, but this is the order most people use.) Let your skin adjust to this. Just rub the cream on the skin. If there is initial stinging, it will diminish with time but use less if it is a problem.

3. Later, get a stronger hydroxy acid like a 15% to 30% lactic acid or glycolic acid and use this in the evening.

4. After a time, some people use a hydroxy acid in the morning, a SRCP at noon, the hydroxy again about 6 pm, and an SRCP at night. Your skin may be on the edge of irritation so back off if irritation becomes too intense.

5. You can later switch to stronger products such a 30% lactic acid or glycolic acid and Super Cop cream but be careful of irritation. For stronger hydroxy acids, see our Re-Sellers. The
process will take six months to a year but you should start seeing an improvement in about 2 months.

6. The same procedure will reduce the appearance of scars.

7. You can use the products all over your body.

8. If your skin seems to become loose, use less of the products. Remodeling is the process of removing old and damaged skin and putting in new skin. But new skin can be created only so fast, so just slow the process down.

8. If your skin is dry, use either Emu Oil for Skin or Retinol in Squalane as a moisturizer.

9. Daily supplements of 1 gram of MSM, 2 gram flaxseed oil, and 1 gram vitamin C also help.

10. Combining the above with exercise gives even better results.

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