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Written by Paul B. at 07 Jun 2003 00:23:19: Degrees ...
As an answer to: To a degree, true written by Jim at 06 Jun 2003 20:59:43:
Jim, I think it would be fairer to say that people losing lots of weight never revert to the tightness of a uniquely slim person. When you look at the weight loss ads - or reports, (not that I would trust them, of course), you see two categories; those who are pleased with a modest weight loss, who are shown in bikinis, and those who have achieved a major weight loss, who are shown in dresses. And even the first group are never shown in close-ups!
It's all about elasticity. Skin has a certain range of elasticity, which is to say it has a minimum and a maximum size for any given piece. People do vary in their skin elasticity, and of course, elasticity is lost with age, especially after 65 or so.