Have you had PS? Are you gonna? I thought I would just need a TT but my surgeon said I might need a body lift. I'm going to do some research but thought I'd run by y'all first.

Darla

I had a lower body lift. I will also need two more surgeries; one will take care of my batwings and my breasts, and the other will take care of my inner thighs.

You're brave. Watched them do those surgeries on the Discovery Channel.

Whoa!

I am gonna have it all done when i get to goal. tummy, arms, legs, butt, back, neck, boobs. i want the figure i had before i got fat. so help me god, I will be hot again!! LOL

I will be having a full body lift, when I'm around goal. I am actually on a savings plan with a Dr. in my area. We'll see how long it takes me to get my cash together. LOL I might be dead first.

My surgeon said he thinks he can get my insurance to pay for most of it. Anyone else have their insurance pick up the tab?

My surgeon said he thinks he can get my insurance to pay for most of it. Anyone else have their insurance pick up the tab?

I am told that my ins. will pay for PS but i would have to have documented treatments stating i've had infections, rashes and i'm sure many other issues.

I am going to have everthing done on me..I spent 20+ years FAT (i am soon to be 23 years old) its about time i get to have some ME time and actually feel and LOOK good..

I don't know what i am going to go in what order..I def want a TT first..(I have and always had a bad rash underneath my skin flap...)

Kristen

I'm only doing what I HAVE to do and that's the Tummy Tuck. Yeah, I could prolly use the full lower lift, the inner thighs, and the boobs...heck, even the batwings...but I have decided I can live with ALL of it, as it is, once I get the next 15 pounds off. Except, that is, the tummy tuck. That nastiness HAS to go!

I stand in the mirror and lift my belly away from me and dream it away. I also look to see if I will have ANY residual lift of my inner thighs. I'd rather not go there with the scalpel and the lipo canula. ewwww. So if my TT will lift just a tad from my inner thighs...I'm good to go.

I watch this stuff on Dicsovery channel and TLC, too. I'm 41, married, with children, hubby doesn't expect me to look 20 again, (he just wants me happy), so I'm not doing ALL that. If I were 20 years younger though? Hell yeah. LOL

Insurance paid for my TT...

Best thing I've ever done.

I have some tips on getting Insurance Coverage for TT and other PS - on the "Approval" page of my PS blog that talks about it. I think there's a link on my profile page.

Also I can recommend (for information) doing an Internet search for BodyLiftHouston - that plastic surgeon specialises in Plastic Surgery after Weight Loss. It's his 'thing'

Good Luck!

I'm not going to - I'm going to look like an almost 40 year old who's had 3 babies but that doesnt worry me - I dont have any apron at all and was never morbidly obese so for me, the scars would be every bit as bad as the minor flabiness I have.

Not sure about my boobs though, those I would like lifted and may well do it once I've returned to work in a few years time.

I think for me the decider is how I look dressed. My tummy looks flat dressed, its just a bit soft and doughy when you see it bare. Big deal. But my boobs drag my whole look down dressed or not so they may be worth it.

I cant say I overly care though. I might do it, I might not.

I think for me the decider is how I look dressed.

Yes! For me, too. Except my tummy is NOT good dressed, and I don't imagine it will look any better in clothes when I lose this next bit of weight. It's so...there, and...yucky! LOL I have the C-section smile above my crotch. I don't like it undressed, of course, but could tolorate it if my clothes fit better. How I look dressed is the deal-breaker for me!

Have you had PS? Are you gonna? I thought I would just need a TT but my surgeon said I might need a body lift. I'm going to do some research but thought I'd run by y'all first.

Darla

My girlfriend had the body lift, TT, boobjob, facelift the whole works in

Costa Rica done in 2 operations and she did very well and looks good.

NewSho thanks for the info!

I HAVE to do something with my legs. I have horrible varicose viens. I am sure the insurance will pay for that and hoping that the tummy tuck can go along with that.

Boobs..lol..wow..they got to go! I'm not in a real rush for any of this, but I'm hoping that my legs can be done this coming winter. Boobs & TT can wait another year. I'm not finished losing yet.

Don't they recommned that you get to your goal for 18 months before you do any surgery?

Sunsett -

No they don't require you to be at goal for 18 months (heck some people don't even stay 'at goal' that long.)

But most Plastic Surgeons will want you to be a stable weight, at/near goal (or as close as you're going to get - within 20# is reasonable, I've been told) for best results.

And I applaud folks brave enough to get major PS done abroad, but generally I'd feel more comfortable being close by so I can get follow-up care right there.

I do understand the international prices are better, of course, but that's a lot of work to have it done so far away. (Even my friends who work for airlines get work done in Mexico and other places, but if they have a complication, they never have to face issues like 'being able to afford' or 'being able to schedule' a quick flight abroad.)

It still seems as if it's challenging though.

I just reached goal, but I am not planning on any plastic surgery. I am still having to work hard on my upper arms and I do have some excess skin on my upper thighs but I think I will give it a little while and see how it does. Everywhere else my skin seemed to return to normal.