14 DAY TRIAL // They are not limited to a certain age group, weight group or type of body. The term ‘bingo wings’ refers to the flabby and drooping skin / flesh on the upper arm, noticeable in millions of women. With summer here, hiding bingo wings is even harder than hiding a bigger tummy or even a not excellent backside, the Daily Mail points out.
Of course, that’s not to say that there isn’t a way to get rid of them. Quite on the contrary, women with bingo wings have countless options to get rid of them, and the choice depends ultimately on how much money they’re willing to spend for it, how much time to invest in it and, understandably, how much pain they’re willing to endure for the right to bare arms. The oldest and most efficient trick in the book is, as expected, to counter bingo wings with exercise.
Still, there are ways to work the muscle without getting arms like, say, Madonna’s. Celebrity trainer Kathryn Freeland of Absolute Fitness, for instance, recommends the narrow push-ups, where the hands are almost touching, and which are ideal to strengthen the triceps and banish bingo wings. Another solution would be to make sure that the muscles are constantly exercised, which can be achieved in a very simple way: instead of taking a trolley at the supermarket, go for a basket to tone up the arms. Carry some of the groceries yourself and try to do so on foot if the distance is not that large, the Mail says.
Or, you can always turn to medicine for help. “For those keener to take a more invasive route, there are a variety of approaches. If your skin is over-dried and crepey, the result of too much tanning and one of the many curses of ageing, a series of skin-boosting treatments such as the new Restylane Vital can help greatly to restore elasticity and texture. This treatment is more popular for plumping up the skin on the face and hands, but for the first time it is now being used to good effect on arms to improve tone and the surface appearance of the skin,” the Mail says.
“Having multiple tiny injections of the hyaluronic-acid-based gel beneath the surface of the skin takes 30-60 minutes and doesn’t hurt – much – though you will need to spend an hour beforehand slathered with anesthetic cream. Three sessions over a six-week period are recommended. Effects will last for around six months, before the filler is broken down within the skin. For serious skin-tightening, more drastic measures are needed, such as the latest skin-fixing technology – but that means more expense and, almost inevitably, some pain,” the publication further informs.