How much weight comes off with skin removal an leg work
Hi. I am beginning to see how horrible I look with excess skin and horrid legs. The wrinkles, pickles and hanging everywhere is so demoralizing when I begin to think of swimming ANYWHERE ! Even in my own backyard - yeah I know last year I was out there but this year I feel so ugly without great bra, lee riders with spandex and wrap style tops that accentuate a smaller waist line. I need ideas about brands n bra lined suits. Please, I appreciate any help. It may seem trivial but I am freaking out about becoming a hermit even though I have lost almost 80 lbs and love my new body -in clothes ! I don't want to be a shy hermit hiding from the world all summer.
It depends on how much extra skin you have and what procedures you have done. Usually not as much as people seem to think. Generally not more than 10 lbs.
Kelly
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Usually I think they say to wait until your weight has been stable for at least six months before doing any plastics.
I recommend therapy for the self hate.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
If all you are having removed is truly skin, it will weigh very little. If you still have fat attached, however, it will weigh much more (but will likely not look as nice, which is why reputable plastic surgeons strongly encourage people to be done losing weight and at a stable weight for a certain period of time).
I had a very large apron of skin on my lower belly that hung down onto the tops of my thighs, and it was only 6 pounds.
If you are considering a thigh lift, please be sure to talk to the plastic surgeon about positioning of the incision (some scars are much more noticeable than others) and about the risk of the incision breaking down and becoming necrotic so you know what to expect if that happens. The thighs are notorious for necrosis because the skin on the inner thighs is usually in such bad condition for people who have lost a lot of weight.
i had my tummy and arms done, but not my thighs (my tummy tuck incision turned necrotic, so even if I had the only for additional plastic surgery, I am too chicken to have my thighs done... I'm not willing to risk having to go through what I did with my tummy but on my thighs). I wear swim shorts over my swimming suit. It is annoying, but it keeps my thighs hidden.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
