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Just wondering how neccessary it is to have extra skin removed? I realize I will have loose skin but I am hoping it won't be too bad. Also just wonder how tall everyone is. I think knowing heights and weight lost would help give me an idea on extra skin.

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I am 5'10". I am only 4 months out, so I don't yet know what the skin will be like for me in a year or so - which is minimally when I am going to begin to worry about it seriously.

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I'm 5'6 and I've lost over 100 pounds (don't know the exact number because I don't know exactly what my highest weight was). I have bat wings in the worst way. :( But I had really fat upper arms. I don't know why, but I just seemed to pack on the weight there! I do have some extra skin on my stomach, but I can deal with it. It's really my arms that I am self-conscious about. I am considering an arm lift, but I'm not sure when or if I'll do it.

Having extra skin removed is rarely necessary... unless you are getting a lot of rashes. People that carry a lot of weight in their stomach are more likely to have the overhang of skin that might be prone to rashes and even infections. But I know several people with those big overhangs of skin that just put powder and even diaper cream under them to keep the skin in good shape. They don't want to have another surgery to have it removed. (I also know several people that choose to have the Tummy Tuck or other skin removal surgery). It's a highly personal decision.

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The extra skin question is a tough one. It depends on:

  • genetics
  • age
  • whether you were a smoker or drinker
  • did you bear children ... twins, perhaps
  • have you lost a lot of weight previously and regained ... more ... multiple times ...
  • how obese you are
  • where you carry your weight
  • how long you have been obese
  • musculature
  • amount of weight loss
  • rate of weight loss ...

Very difficult to compare with others and to do so, I think, would be meaningless.

I know it is a concern and is a reality. I have extra skin, but time will tell if I need to have something done. I plan on waiting two years post sleeve and will assess then. Until then, I am not going to worry about it. It is what it is. I'm just happy I am no longer obese and am healthier.

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Just wondering how neccessary it is to have extra skin removed? I realize I will have loose skin but I am hoping it won't be too bad. Also just wonder how tall everyone is. I think knowing heights and weight lost would help give me an idea on extra skin.

I am 5'4'' and have lost 90+ pounds and I have zero lose skin. My abdomen has a couple wrinkles, and actually I think they have gone away for the most part in the last month or 2. I am still thick (170 or less was my goal.) I chose to stay thick so I dont have lose skin and so my weight loss is more easily maintained.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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