Tag: legs

Many people wrongly assume that if they simply lose weight, they'll get rid of sagging skin. The problem is, many diets focus on losing pounds, but it's pounds of fat and muscle if you don't do it right. And when you lose muscle, your skin loses its tone.

Sagging skin isn't folds of fat. It's the result of skin that's not being supported by underlying muscle. That's why people who are "thin" often have floppy underarm skin or folds above their knees—like the now-famous images of Demi Moore's knees before her rumored plastic surgery. Once your skin detaches itself from the muscle, it ages quickly. Skin stays healthy by attaching itself to muscle and being nourished by it.