Whenever a person loses a significant amount of weight, there’s grounds for celebration. But one forgotten side effect of slimming down is the excess skin that’s left behind after doing so.
See, when you gain weight, your skin has to stretch out to compensate. When you lose that weight quickly, your body doesn’t have time to tighten everything up in the process. That’s exactly what happened to this man after he lost nearly 300 pounds.
He weighed 420 pounds at his peak in 2008.
While surgery is an option, it’s a shame that people have to face this problem after pulling off such a triumphant feat.
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As far as getting rid of the skin goes, surgery is the quickest and most effective way. Working out and going to the gym can also tighten things up a bit, but only to a certain extent.
Although it’s sad that he has to get over this hurdle after making a change for the better, his determination got him this far, and I’m sure it’ll take him to the finish line.
