OMG!
I knew that I was going to have quite a bit of loose skin, but my arms and legs were never really heavy, as most of my excess weight is around my middle. I am only 28# down and I am getting hanging skin on even my lower arms!!!!
I am just beginning!!!! I am going to look like a sharpei when I get to my goal! 
Blessings, Lynn 
Band to RnY - 3/13/13
I am trying to embrace the new look...way more healthy and able to do more of what I love...a little extra skin is a small price to pay for adding years to our life and/or increasing the quality of that life...and this coming from someone who has a high weight of 488! Glad to see you are doing well...
You are going to feel so much better and so much more energy. The extra skin is an extremely small price to pay. I am 7 months today since my surgery and I have never looked back. I could not even walk a 1/2 block without back pain and now I walk over an hour every day, I can garden which I have not been able to do in years, I can now go shopping which I love to do. Life is great, I have quality of life.
Take care
I have the sharpei look going too :) If it really bothers you, you can always look into plastic surgery once you are at goal. I am starting to think about it and going to set up a consult soon. I got a referral from my PCP today for panni removal consult.
RNY 9/12 TT 9/13 HT 5' 4" HW 250 SW 242 CW 125
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Plastic surgery will be an option, but exercise and time will help significantly. It takes a bout a year after you reach your goal for your skin to recover. How much is recovers depends on factors like age and genetics, but exercise can help "fill things in" a bit. If nothing else, loose skin is better than excess fat -- and better than loose skin and floppy muscles! 
