I am curious.... I am getting a full TT in May and was wondering how much the excess skin that is removed would weigh. For those that have had a TT, how much did your weight change preop to post op?

thanks

I was at a BMI of 25, so I was at a goal weight and there was mostly skin and very little fat to remove. I had inverted T abdominoplasty and 2 kg of tissue was removed.

However, the muscle repair and tightening has resulted in further restriction than just that offered by my band and I have lost further weight due to that restriction.

My BMI is now 24.1 and I am delighted. I was banded on 17th December 2007 and I had the abdominoplasty on 12th February 2010.

For those considering abdominoplasty - you can't take vigorous exercise for 4-6 weeks post op and that, in addition to the pain relief drugs, can REALLY result in problems with elimination, if you know what I mean. Constipation resulted in an apparent significant weight gain :ohmy::thumbup:(and then loss - AAAAAAAAAAAAahhhhhhhhhhhhh - thank goodness).:ohmy:

I had surgery yesterday and he said he removed 5 lbs from my tummy and a half pound from each thigh. He kept saying a "small thigh lift, and a small tummy tuck" so I am guessing that most people have greater amounts of weight removed.

Last year I had a lower body lift and a breast lift with augmentation and it resulted in about 5 lbs. of skin being removed.

Good luck.

I am curious.... I am getting a full TT in May and was wondering how much the excess skin that is removed would weigh. For those that have had a TT, how much did your weight change preop to post op?

thanks

I had an extended TT and he removed 19lbs. And then 8 lbs from my arms. I've lost almost 200 since the day of Banding and still have more to lose. I'll return for a revision and an anchor cut when I get to goal. I needed to have my panni removed so that I could get relief from chronic back pain. It's worked and I am very active now and the weight is dropping pretty quickly.

MyTT yesterday lost me 2.7 pounds of skin and some fat. I thought it would be a lot more!!!

Mimi