Does exercise firm up the excess skin after surgery?
Yes, strength training may help with your excess skin after surgery. However, since there are so many variables in excess skin and how much there will be, there is no guarantee that strength training will be as effective as plastic surgery. What strength training does is firm up and tone your muscle under the loose skin, which will help with the appearance of sagging skin. Exercise will also help maintain healthy blood flow to the skin which will help some with elasticity. Time is also necessary in judging how much excess skin you will have. Moisturizing will help some, as well as staying well hydrated. But keep in mind that the results will not be the same as someone who has had plastic surgery.
