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Loose Skin Is Freaking Me Out....

Mz_Elle

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For some reason I'm plagued with fears of having all this jiggly loose skin and needing to buy multiple girdles and what nots. I have several friends and even a couple of relatives that have had other WLS, such as LapBand and bypass (more commonly the Lapband) and it's all over the place. Some are fine and just have minimal sagging. Some are plaqued with infection, chafing and ulcerations. Some have complained of smelling due to these skin problems. IT REALLY A GAMUT! Where will I fall?

 

I'm so scared of getting sick from the skin issues I've seen. To be fair, the worse cases seemed to affect those that I know were over 400lbs and had lost weight VERY fast as a result of the more invasive bypass procedure. If anything I've always been a little off the grid....Sigh....a little late for me. I feel myself rambling....NITE NITE.



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I don't think that it's going to help you to be freaked out. I would say, just accept yourself however you are, and be very happy and grateful that you got the weight off. That is the most important thing, to get the weight off. You can wear certain clothes to hide it if you do get lose skin, but loving yourself however you are is so important. If it's something you can't live with, then you can always have it surgically removed.

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Me too! I already see it on my thighs so it's making me workout even harder. The less skin the better. I've on lost 33lbs so I can't imagine when I've lost the 200lbs. But I'm happy and will deal with whatever comes my way.

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Me too. My legs look like they are 80 years old. Good thing for tight pants. Fat or loose skin I will take the loose skin and save for plastic surgery to remove it all. Good luck.

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at one point a couple of months ago, i realized i had a "small pouch" I said thats ok - its not too bad at all. well now i'm at 6 months - 75 lbs. down - my pouch is getting alittle bigger. Well i've got a a bit to drop my last 20 lbs. - afraid it will be bigger by then. Oh well, if this is the price of getting healthier - its ok by me.

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