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[–] Foxyloxy 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

This is why I get extra pissed when I see obese kids. Extra tissue for life just because of the habits forced upon them.

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[–] tin_has_ten_isotopes 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Is the extra skin actually permanent? I looked a bit and saw little actual research.

I suspect that protein deficiency during weight loss might slow down skin reconstruction. If the body does not have the building blocks for new skin protein, it could very well refrain from ripping out the old, lax protein molecules.

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[–] 6402184? ago 

Skin is elastic, so the stretch will eventually tighten up, but skin under continuous pressure WILL grow new cells and expand. The expansion is permanent, the cells never go away, they will just be replaced when they die.

Evolution did not plan for the human body to expand to such dimensions, and then shrink. The expansion mechanism is there for growth into adulthood (which never reverses) and the stretch is there to accommodate movement and seasonal weight fluctuations and pregnancy. If humans were expected to go through such changes, we would have a mechanism to slough off our old skins, like some organisms do.

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[–] Foxyloxy ago 

I'm honestly not exactly sure when it comes to kids if the extra skin is permanent? But it can't be good...