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Originally Posted by noodle
This is true in most areas of the body, but with women who have stretch marks, a layer of the dermis has been torn and it often is not able to recover no matter how slow the weight loss. So you can actually end up with that leftover skin years after. Those tears never repair completely, but encouraging skin health can help it be more resilient.
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Stretch marks are caused by the expansion, not the loss, though. So far as fat loss causing flaps of skin, losing weight slower really does help.