What is the best way to avoid loose skin as a result of large weight loss?

[TitanicWreck]

I need to shed exactly 100 pounds, but don't want to wind up with miles of extra skin that will require surgery to be snipped away- Is there a way i can lose weight and my skin will retract and shrink on its own? I have a hunch loose skin can result from sudden rapid weight loss-but im not sure....

 

[Carthonn]

Take it off slow I'd say. I lost around 90 and have very little loose skin. Took about 2 and 1/2 years.

 

[KaraCooks]

Loose skin is a big topic for a lot of people. The truth is that there's only so much you can do and the rest of it is letting your body do what it is going to do.

I wrote a FAQ about loose skin that might help give you some info