Is surgery necessary to tighten loose skin?
Before you go under the knife educate yourself about loose skin and how to correct it.
One of the most often asked questions in regards to six pack abs is how can I tighten the loose skin in my abdominal area?
You've been working those abs for months. Crunches, leg lifts, aerobic exercise, you've done it all. Yet you still don't have the definition that you want in your abs. Now you're convinced that the problem is that you have too much loose skin in your mid section and that its probably a result of all the weight that you lost. Maybe you're a mom and having one or more children has caused your skin to be very loose, or so you think. Is there a way to tighten up this so called loose skin without surgery? This article will help shed some light on the subject.
The truth about loose skin is that it will tighten on its own once you have created the proper condition for it to do so. Skin is not some bag that holds our bones and organs, and stretches as we grow only to stay that way. Your skin is an organ, not only does it protect and shield us from the infectious agents of the outside world but it's also an organ of elimination and it is known as the third kidney. Skin is very elastic it stretches to accommodate our growing bodies. Sometimes all that stretching leaves some scaring in the form of stretch marks. But when our bodies get smaller as after childbirth or when we lose weight skin also shrinks to accommodate our new smaller physiques.
If skin shrinks why then do I have all of this loose skin covering my abs? The answer is that's not just skin covering your abs, underneath that skin is a layer of subcutaneous fat and getting rid of it requires discipline and patience. To prove to yourself that there is more than just skin covering your abs pinch a couple inches of it and roll it between your fingers. Feel how thick that is? Now pinch the skin on the back of your hand or for that matter pinch the skin on your eyelid. Feel how thin that is? The difference is not extra layers of skin, loose skin or even thick skin for that matter, the difference is what is underneath it and in the case of your abs what is underneath is fat and water. And once you burn that fat from under there, your skin will be about as thin as it is on the back of your hands and as a result your abs will be in awesome definition.
Now before you go thinking that you have a problem with water under your skin and try to start dealing with that, do yourself a favor and get your body fat measured. These days for about $100 you can purchase a very accurate Tanita InnerScan body composition monitor, such as the ones listed below which will measure your body fat for you very accurately in the privacy of your home. Or you can get it measured by your doctor or a personal trainer at your local health club.
If your body fat is not less that 10% for men and 15% for women don't waste your time trying to get the water out from under your skin, you still have too much fat under there and need to focus on burning it off. Those fitness models that you see whose abs you want yours to look like consider themselves fat at 10 to 15 percent body fat. The males are down around 5% or less while the females are at 10% or less. However, you can have a respectable set of abs that will impress just about anyone at 10% or less for men and 15% or less for women. To learn the how to diet and exercise to achieve that level of body fat read my book The Magnetic Diet. What makes my methods work is that they are precise and precision is what you need when you are dealing with the last few percentage points of body fat.
To learn the specific diet technique to lose the fat that covers your abs and achieve a very low body fat percentage, order The Magnetic Diet.