I think it really depends on your age and type of skin you have. I am very fair and have huge stretch marks from having my kids. Some of the stretch marks are 3/4 of an inch wide. I asked about this when I was pregnant with my second daughter. The nurse practitioner said it had to do with my fairness. She was red headed and freckled and said people with fair skin tend to stretch more.

I have saggy skin in my lower belly. I'm hoping that it will shrink up some as I lose slowly. I don't expect it to shrink up all the way. But the scars from a tummy tuck are just plain ugly. I would rather be naturally a bit saggy and soft than have those horrible huge surgical scars on my abdomen.

I'm also 40 something years old...so I don't expect perfection. Maybe at 20 something I would. But I'm getting older and wiser as my skin ages as well. I don't seek perfection anymore, just a healthier body. Victoria