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on 4/4/19 6:18 am
I ABSOLUTELY agree it is already an incentive to reach and maintain goal!!! And will probably wait until I have reached and held goal weight for several months before I get the surgery. But my impatient mind would just love to think having the surgery at this point would make losing easier on me mentally as I get some IMMEDIATE results.
Thank you for your comments it always helps to hear others thoughts and experiences on matters this important!
I had all my reconstructive surgeries prior to reaching my goal and I still haven't gotten there. I have lost weight since the surgeries and I haven't noticed any negative impact.
The things I kept in mind were these:
1: I knew that I might need to have follow-up surgery when I did reach my goal and I accepted that risk. I figure any subsequent surgery would be easier because the majority of the work would have already been done.
2: I know that more weight loss might degrade my results. This is also a risk I accepted because I had my reconstructive surgeries in order to be able to do all the things I wanted to be able to do. If any degradation did happen with further weight loss, further surgery would be for purely cosmetic reasons and not for functionality reasons.
So.. in your case, you're saying that you'll only ever have one surgery. I knew that I might need to revise someday down the road and I accepted that. If you do the surgery now and don't leave yourself the option to revise, I can see that this might also cause you never reach your goal because you won't want to risk your investment in the surgery.
Perhaps instead of hoping having the surgery will motivate you to reach your goal afterward, you should, instead, use the promise of surgery as motivation to reach your goal BEFORE surgery?
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
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on 4/4/19 4:54 am
Was hoping to get others opinions about getting a breast lift with augmentation when you are still about 30 pounds from goal weight? Could any of you tell me if they know how it might effect my results? I do have consultations scheduled but want as many REAL opinions as possible because I will only be having ONE surgery and want the best possible outcome I can get. I don't want to spend this kind of money and not feel like it was worth it!!! At the same time, I would LOVE to get the surgery now as it is a HUGE motivation for me to get back on track with my program. I am over 7 years out from my surgery and have some regain.
Any thoughts, opinions and MOST importantly, experience on this is GREATLY appreciated!
Thank you!
Thank you so much.
Kelly in Texas Gastric Bypass Oct 15 2012
on 3/24/19 3:20 pm
Wow, look at that jawline! And your cheekbones are more prominent too :)
Thank you so much! Im so happy. Ill be excited for when you get to have your plastics also.
Kelly in Texas Gastric Bypass Oct 15 2012
Wow Kelly! Just WOW! You look great! In my opinion, you look very natural. If I were meeting you in person now, I don't believe that I would realize that you have had a face lift. I hope to one day have some plastics done.
My old bosss used him for a tummy tuck. She showed me the results and she looked amazing!!!!!
I have sent everything in - cross your fingers - it was over 30 pages.
Thank you so much. Yes incisions started about eye level in hairline down front of ear behind ear and down the sides of hair line in back. incision under chin. Yes I had lipo, buccal fat removal with lower face and neck lift. My Surgeon did tighten muscle as well. About two hundred stitches that were removed 7 days later. Dissolvable were left around ear lobe. My experience has been really good, few bump in the roads but normal and had read about any and every thing that could of and what to expect, really just what goes along with the surgery. I can honestly say for me.. It was very little discomfort. Im light complected and I will say I had a lot of swelling. Bruising I was amazed only lasted little over three weeks. I still have swelling which is totally normal and I am still numb and have a tight effect.
Kelly in Texas Gastric Bypass Oct 15 2012