How To Tighten Sagging Skin?

When one approaches the forties or early fifties, they are faced with the problem of sagging skin. Sagging skin mars your appearance and can deal a big blow on your confidence level. As you grow in age your muscles become lax and sagging skin is noticed at many parts of the body. In addition to age, the sagging skin can be due to fast loss of weight or ill effect of some disease or medicines.

As a result of weight gain the skin gets stretched beyond limits. When you are undergoing a weight loss programme, effort should be to ensure that the fat be converted into muscles, else a visit to a plastic surgeon will become imminent. If you are losing both fat and muscles, ramps of sagging skin will be imminent.

To shrink the sagging skin the following will help:

• First of all you need to ascertain if you have sagging skin or it is loose due to fat deposit. If you have excess of fat deposit, you need to start with a diet programme. Reduce intake of fat and make effort to burn the body fat with proper exercises, the skin will firm up on its own.

• If you have undergone weight loss surgery you are bound to have sagging skin. This can cause irritation and skin infection. When allowed by the surgeon, start exercising to firm up the skin.

• In addition to weight loss surgery, laser therapy is also being used these days for firming up of the skin. This is done under expert advice using a laser gun which burns off excessive fat. If not properly followed up, effect of laser therapy lasts for about one year.

• Our skin has a self repairing mechanism. Eat food full of nutrition, minerals and vitamins. The skin should be properly hydrated. Food should be rich in calcium, proteins and vitamins. Fresh fruits and vegetables should be part of each meal.

• Muscle building and strengthening exercises should be started. These days gyms are available at every place though often high cost is involved. Start under the expert guidance of a gym trainer and there after you can consider having your own equipment.

• Adoption of aerobic exercising programme will help a lot to tighten the sagging skin. After warming up for five minutes do aerobic exercises to the extent that your heart beat is about 60 percent more than normal. Once achieved, slow down and rest.

• Massage, which increases blood circulation and oxygen supply, can also help to tighten the sagging skin. In addition, scrubbing the skin using loofah sponge can help tighten it. The dead layers will be scrubbed off and new healthier and firmer skin will appear.

• Remember to be particular about your daily exercises.