Hi I am new to the board and the LAP-BAND® surgery, I have been reading alot of this board for information on what I can expect or not to expect from this surgery, one thing I haven't seen much talk if any is after the weight loss looks, I currently weigh 297 my BMI IS 41 and my target weight goal is 175 weight loss of 122lbs if the exercise and eating right goes as planned how much skin could one ecpect to have drooping in the end has anyone lost this much to have a abundance of drooping skin and if so what would you do to help this? thanks for your feedback in advance.

This is a highly variable topic which depends on age, how obese you are, how long you were obese, your underlying musculature, etc, etc, etc...

You are going to get responses to this that are all over the spectrum. Some will tell you that if you lose weight too fast your skin will be flabby - others say you it won't make a difference - and so on.

Personally, considering that I lost over 100 pounds, I'm quite happy with how my skin has responded. I have areas that I wish were a bit tighter, but I'm still progressing so I may get there.

I lost for awhile at a very fast rate - but then settled into a 1-3 pound per week average. I do think a slower rate allows your skin to adjust the best. Other significant factors include exercise, rest, hydration, and nutrition.

Good luck!

Brad

I have concerns too about having loose skin but my surgeon says that it benefits you to lose more slowly w/ the LB because your body will have a chance to respond but, as bambam31 pointed out, there are factors which would keep the skin from tightening up. I am hoping, since I am only 35 that my body will be good to me and kind of tighten up with all the strength training I have been doing.