May sound like a silly question, but I am serious. How can you tell when you've lost enough and you are ready for a tummy tuck? My band surgeon, who was looking at me clothed, said my belly is probably extra skin. I told him there was a still good amount of fat inside that skin, but he said there always is.

For those of you who have TT'd is that correct? How did you know it was time to reconstruct, and that losing more weight wasn't and working out wasn't going to do the trick?

I think that once you have lost a lot of weight, most doctors want you to maintain for a while before TT. But I am not, personally, knowledgeable, as I have not had it done. I just have read from others experience

It really depends.

Normally, the closer to your goal weight, the better the results.

However, sometimes the issue isn't cosmetic as much as physical. I had a TT 3 months ago still weighing 213 pounds because the skin hung half way down my thighs so it was very necessary for my mobility and quality of life.

Talk to your doctor or plastic surgeon. They're the best person to ask about your specific circumstances.

Thank you for the responses. I was trying to get an idea before having a consult. Got it in my head that a plastics doctor would say "oh heavens no, you need to lose about 50 pounds more before we can do anything!"

My issue is not medical, and I may not even ever get it done, it's just that if I find pants sizes that fit, all the loose fat from my lower ab gets pushed up to my waist and hangs over the top... A lot. It's frustrating to wear baggy pants all the time, especially when I'm pleased with my weight loss results.

Now that I'm writing this, I'm amazed at how different my appearance concerns are than they were two years ago, hahaha!

I think I'm turning into a diva... Lol. No, but really, it is nice to care about looking good again.