Excess Skin

Water fasting is said to produce less post-weight-loss skin laxity than high-protein dietary approaches. The skin laxity comparison is specifically between water fasting and high-protein dietary approaches. The article treats skin laxity as a separate effect from the main hair-thinning mechanism. Extended intermittent fasting can improve excess skin quality through autophagy, the body's process of recycling damaged proteins. Skin damage from prolonged severe water retention at extreme obesity is likely permanent. Steve chose not to pursue surgical removal of excess skin despite qualifying for it, viewing the skin as a reminder to maintain his weight.