Panni removal with RNY?
I've not see any posts about surgeons doing this "double surgery" today. My wife had a gastic wt loss surgery in 1980, where she had a large amount of lose skin removed around her mid section. She had something like 56 staples around her mid section, leaving only a couple of inches of intact skin by her spine. First time I'd ever heard of a TENS unit, that her surgeon used for pain, so patients could get up and move a day after surgery. Panni surgery is usually done only with good documentation about treatment for fungal infections, yeast infections, rashes, lose skin that impedes walking or ability to exercise, etc. It takes photos, script used, well documented history of treatment by your doctors, and then would have to be approved by your insurance company. Of the hundreds of post ops I know, I'm only aware of one band patient who had the panni. You really don't want the procedure done at date of wt loss surgery. As you lose wt from surgery, you'll have more lose skin, and likely want another procedure for lose skin in a year or so post op. DAVE
Dave Chambers, 6'3" tall, 365 before RNY, 185 low, 200 currently. My profile page: product reviews, tips for your journey, hi protein snacks, hi potency delicious green tea, and personal web site.
