Plastic surgery!

Anyone have a fleur de lis panniculectomy (stomach skin removal) - no muscle tightening and a brachiplasty (arm lift)? if so what was your experience, healing time, scars, etc. I am getting this done and getting nervous! Ive lost a total of 170 lbs - 130 since surgery on 02/05/14

You might try posting on the Plastics forum too! -- http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/plasticsurgery/

Good luck with your surgery and congrats on your weight loss!  

im told that is covered with medical necessity  by many insurance companies , tummy tucks are not

I had it July 2013 they removed 10 lbs.  it hurt like heck! And I honestly thought I prepared for it, the scars are there but I think adjusting to not having a tummy is harder to deal with.

I have always been over weight until I had my band in 2006 so my skin was the last of the old me. It took me nearly a month to start to start to feel normals and I had my drains for a month. 

Yesterday I had a revision to replace my port with a lower profile one, tighten the muscles and some more trimming of the skin.

I decided to go back for the muscles because after I ate or drank I looked pregnant if I did not actively suck in my tummy.

recovery so far is a million times easier than last time. 

Good luck!!

congrats on your weight loss!  And good luck with surgery, make sure to come back and share your experience since it it something I might be looking into soon too.