Extra skin issues??

Larry Wassmann
on 8/23/12 8:50 pm - Lacey, WA
RNY on 05/09/12
I lost about 200lbs when I was in my early 50’s. I had a lot of hanging skin. No way can you exercise away skin. Exercise is for muscles. I had a large apron hanging down that looked awful. I did not even want to get naked in a gym with just men. I went to a PS and had a TT. Cost an arm and a leg. Was also painful. I gained much of the weight back and had WLS this May. I have lost almost 88 pounds now, the good news is that the TT is still in effect. My stomach is getting flat again and no apron hanging down. So the money I spent on the TT was worth it to me. The PS said that would be the case and he was right. If I were you I would plan on having PS. If you are real young and have not been heavy for a long time and have not stretched your skin a lot, you may not need it. You will have to determine that after you lose the weight. When I lost the weight before, yes unless I was naked and had my cloths on, no one could see the apron there, but I could see the pillow like effect and I see it on other before and after pictures here and know what it is. I would never have been really happy if I had not had the TT. Now my upper legs look like hell but dressed or even in a bathing suit nobody can see that through my cloths so I am not going to do anything with it. You are just going to have to see how it looks later, but I would plan on PS if I were you.   

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Dee.spunk
on 8/23/12 8:54 pm - Sacramento, CA
I was 307 and I'm down to 160 and I do have a ton of excess skin, but it first bother me me as much as the fat did!

Height:5'1.5 RNY:11/30/11 HW:307 SW:234 CW:136 GW:140 (LOST 73 Lbs. PRE-OP)

 


 

anewbeginning2012
on 8/24/12 7:30 am - IN
RNY on 10/01/12
Thanks all. I feel better about it now. I can't wait to be on the other side soon :)
Carol M.
on 8/24/12 2:54 pm - TX
 I have lost 120 lbs.  I have the "batwings" and "crepey" inner thighs and some extra abdominal skins that sits just below my hipbones. In clothes I look as good or better than anyone else my age. In my swimsuit, not as good, but not as bad as I thought it would be.  I have no desire to undergo any more surgery and I count all of the above as reminders of where I have been and don't ever want to go again. Of course at my age I am not out to impress anyone and had it not been for health issues, I probably would not have ever had WLS.
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