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What the he**?

imagenthat
on 5/8/11 6:28 am, edited 5/8/11 6:29 am - Bolton, Canada

RNY on 02/08/11

How do you get rid of this! 75 lbs gone, my upper arms are bigger than some peoples legs! Help

images.obesityhelp.com/uploads/profile/932729/albums/108415/ arms.jpg

Eileen C.
on 5/8/11 6:46 am - Cornwall, Canada

RNY on 10/12/09

Hi

I plan on having them surgically removed after I have reached my goal and stablized it for a year, LOL

That is the only way I know how to get rid of mine

Take care

Eileen

my angel is Lisa48

StevesGal
on 5/8/11 8:40 am - Hamilton, Canada

RNY on 06/29/11

EricaFG had plastics for this. She's a good reference.

Beth

Former RNY patient revising to Sleeve then DS.
Appts: Dietitian - January 21/19; July 16/19, August 13/19, September 17/19, October 15/19; Social Worker: August 23/19; DS Orientation: March 20/19; Internist: September 30/19; Surgeon: November 13/19 (signed consent).
Surgery Date: February 28/20.

MY RNY DIDN'T FAIL ME - I FAILED IT.

ericaFG
on 5/8/11 12:20 pm - Cambridge, Canada

VSG on 06/10/09

Yup. Mine were larger like yours for awhile, and then started to thin out and get saggy. That extra skin starts to look like crepe paper. I was in Michaels and we had a 60-ish year old teller with "old lady arms" and my son said - "Mom - her arms look like yours!" lol

I had surgery. VERY glad about it - even though I'm having some issues with keloid scars. Here's a few pics...

This is my before and after from surgery...

And here's me in a sleeveless dress in February. I wouldn't have DARED to wear this before plastics!!

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HW293/LW147/CW158   Height 5'9" Working on Maintenance!
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imagenthat
on 5/8/11 8:40 am - Bolton, Canada

RNY on 02/08/11

So it seems that plastics are the only answer?

Oh man...

Carpe Diem
on 5/8/11 10:16 am - Canada

I dont have any personal frame of reference, but you'll still lose quite a bit more, right? I'm sure your arms will go down in size, still.

Congrats on the weight loss! You must be really excited about this transformative summer, eh?

Karlalala
on 5/8/11 10:24 am - London, Canada

RNY on 08/06/09

Sorry to say but plastics are it. I am in the same boat. Mine are actually worse than yours and it is the one thing that I desperately want to have fixed. I could live with the panni and everything but oh to be able to wear a tank top or a sleeveless dress! Sigh....

Karla - Stayin positive and moving forward!!!

KristieA
on 5/8/11 11:53 am - Orillia, Canada

RNY on 03/21/11

I feel for you. The 'bat wing' thing is hard. You are a couple of weeks and 25 pounds ahead of me, but I have them too. To make matters worse I have bursitis in one shoulder. In my bad arm I have an extra 2 inches of flab hanging. I have been using an exercise band to try and tighten up some of the muscle under my arms. From what I hear plastic surgery is the only real fix.

Spanx works great for tummy and mid body, but the arms are a tough one.

"Don't trade what you want the most,
for what you want at the moment."