Body after the Sleeve

Gipsprettyface · January 11, 2011

I am getting the sleeve done in June of this year (2011)! I am really excited for the prospect surgery seems drastic, but maybe that is what I need to keep it off! I am fairly young (24) and am wondering about what your body will look like after. If I keep up with working out and such, will my boobs be completely deformed, and will I have sagging skin everywhere? That's my biggest fear and only mental holdup at this point. fyi I am 260 at 5'2, pear shaped but with some in the tummy, and I think pretty nicely sized chest.

thinoneday · January 11, 2011

I am getting the sleeve done in June of this year (2011)! I am really excited for the prospect surgery seems drastic, but maybe that is what I need to keep it off! I am fairly young (24) and am wondering about what your body will look like after. If I keep up with working out and such, will my boobs be completely deformed, and will I have sagging skin everywhere? That's my biggest fear and only mental holdup at this point. fyi I am 260 at 5'2, pear shaped but with some in the tummy, and I think pretty nicely sized chest.

Wow honey, at 24 your body skin and such will just shrink back so tightly your going to be the next model in hollywood! Keep working out though, that helps alot. . .the majority of us are older (40+) and that is when the skin has a bit of a problem jumping back into place, it needs extra help! :lol: Good luck! Your going to do great! Hahahahah deformed boobs! Thats a good one! Your pear shape will be deformed, might look more like a banana, but not not your boobs!

Tiffykins · January 11, 2011

Time is the best healer of skin. But, genetics, race, and how long you've been obese all play a role in how your skin react. I'm 34 yrs old, I was obese to morbidly obese for over a decade, and my skin doesn't look horrific, but it's flabby and wrinkly on my stomach, inner thighs and upper arms. For me, I'll take the loose, wrinkly skin over the fat rolls and back fat I had at 270lbs.

Working out building muscle to fill up the skin helps, but there is no way to determine what will happen to your skin specifically. My skin is rebounding nicely, but there's only so much it will rebound.

Moisturizing helps tremendously. Some people swear by those body wraps. I'm an old married lady with a husband that worships the ground I walk on so I really don't worry about the skin and wouldn't be if I were single. It's just one of the small side effects that I traded in for a size 2 jean ! ! !

I would not allow a little bit of wrinkly, excess skin keep me from having surgery and having this amazing life post VSG.

Gipsprettyface · January 12, 2011

Lol, thanks guys I will just plan on buying some push up bras for now and just go with the flow! Tiffykins, you are so right about fat rolls versus wrinkles! I will have to keep that in mind