What can I do to prevent lots of excess hanging skin? Will exercise help?
Unfortunately, most people who have gotten heavy enough to need bariatric surgery have stretched their skin beyond a point from which it can “snap back.” Exercise is good in so many other ways that we definitely recommend a regular exercise program, but the unfortunate reality is that most patients are left with large flaps of loose skin. See Side Effects and Excess Skin.
Unfortunately, most people who have gotten heavy enough to need bariatric surgery have stretched their skin beyond a point from which it can “snap back.” Exercise is good in so many other ways that we definitely recommend a regular exercise program, but the unfortunate reality is that most patients are left with large flaps of loose skin.
