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I lost 230 pounds. I weighed 188 day of surgery, and had 12.2 pounds of skin removed. The less fat in the excess skin you carry, the less it will weigh.

RNY w/ Dr. George Fielding @ NYU 10/25/2016
LBL, BL, MASTOPEXY, FLANKPLASTY, BRACHIOPLASTY w/Dr. Joseph Capella @ Hackensack 07/11/2018
Stay tuned! ![]()
Anyone have any experience or information on this surgeon? I think I'll probably go to Dr Sauceda, but one of the Medico people keep telling me this surgeon is the best in Mexico... I have my doubts, but I thought I would at least ask.
Good for you!! That must have helped your mobility a lot. How long ago was your surgery?
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Awesome!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Dr Obaid in Southlake.... After maintaining 100+ lb weight loss for quite a few years thanks to my WLS, I finally got what was left over (and wouldn't budge) removed. The recovery was really hard... if you had major weight loss your surgery is probably going to be pretty extreme and will take some time to feel better... but I'm so glad/grateful. For the 1st time EVER in my life, my tummy is flat. Love it!
on 8/6/18 3:03 pm
We love her. She is a big goof. She is a 90 lb dog that thinks she is a 10 lb dog. We know that because we used to have a small backup dog who was only 10 lbs, and she behaves just like he did.
Annie is too cute!

Age: 60 | Height: 5'3.5 | Surgery Date: 07/24/15 | Starting Weight: 292 | Surgery Weight: 267 | Goal Weight:150 | Current Weight: 149 | WL so far: 143 lbs
on 8/5/18 10:21 am
Are you also having a breast reduction?
I don't really need it. Even when I was almost 500 lbs I never had man boobs, and I am still fairly muscular, so they haven't sagged any more than most men my age who are in reasonably fit condition. It still seems strange to be able to write that, but I am in great shape for my age, and better shape than I've been for years.
I've got some other saggy baggy bits, but I don't really care. They are age appropriate and I am not vain. This flap removal is just that, because it is a huge one, and getting rid of it will increase my comfort level tremendously- once it's all healed up, anyway.
on 8/4/18 3:28 pm, edited 8/4/18 3:30 pm

Haha. I?ve read a bunch of posts about buying a recliner to help with loose skin surgery. We were all prepared to bring down some furniture from my parent's home instead, but then Mom said she wanted a particular piece.
As soon as that was out of her mouth, my lovely wife said, "We can get you a recliner now!". So today off we went to the Lazy Boy store. We looked at a bunch of recliners. There were two which fit the Bill (haha). One was white. That ain?t a gonna work when the dog is a Rottweiler who loves to sleep in her master's chair when he ain?t around. The other was brown, and clearance, which meant I could forego the $99 delivery fee and throw it in the back of my truck. So I did.
I love it. I need a catheter so I don?t have to get up. Seriously, I think it will work out well. The woman who sold it to us looked at me like I had three heads when I told her I don?****ch TV. Ever. I read, I surf the Net, and I come here to annoy certain people. What else could anyone want? Hopefully it helps with my flapectomy. But even if it doesn?t, I will survive, and enjoy it whilst poking the bear. Or the flying monkey. ![]()
Oh yeah. Annie the Animal is laughing at me. Or someone.







