Hello all I am wondering about all you guys on here that have had your sleeves. Have any of you experienced excess skin, if so or not could you reply with height weight starting and present.

I'm being sleeved on 9 July I'm 6'2 295 I'm really curious to how this effects men for me I carry my weight all over

Thank you.

Well first off your going to lose alot of muscle weight first. I tried to combat it but it just didnt work. I am a mesomorph thank god. I was sleeved Feb 17,2012. I started at 329 and holding at the 245-48 mark. I recently reintroduced weightlifting and creatine and a few other supplements. I do have a weight training background which unfortunately was one of my aids to gaining all the weight in the first place after I got hurt and had to quit to recover.

Right before I started working out again. My wife did a skin pull on specific areas of my body. Even she was amazed at how soft and how much extra skin that I had. This skin pull was measured and wrote down. I am at work offshore so I dont have a clue what they were. But since I started working out again I have noticed 1. Water retention due to supplements and cortisol levels high from repairing damaged muscle tissue "expected". 2. Skin is starting to tighten up especially on arms, forearms, calves, quads, hams, and shoulders. I wont know more till I get home in 2 more weeks.

Now as far as the waist and stomach. I am anticipating having to go do a total body lift/tuck. But I will give it time to see whats going to happen before I act. Keep in mind I am only 32 years old so my skin should bounce back some hopefully. On another note I did meet a guy 7 months out who was same size as me before. Looked identical to me except his skin pigmentation. His skin bounced back and he was 50 years old. So all you can really do is hope for the best.

Hope this gives you alittle insight.

Well that's good news. I'm 34 and I to was very active prior to gaining all this extra weight. I can't even kiteboard now. I want to be able to get off of these damn blood pressure meds( they really suck the life out of me)

Congradulations for deciding to have the surgery. I have seen several men I know come back after weight loss, and it seems to me they are fundamentally no different than women.

Hydration is very important, and take good care of your skin. A little quality lotion goes a long way. You are generally going to see better results in areas that do not have alot of stretch marks.

Great I don't have any stretch marks. I hope all works out for me. Can't wait untill I'm not hungry alllll the time

I had some slightly sagging skin a few months ago after the rapid weight loss, but I can't tell that I have any now. I think the muscle building back up and the skin (elasticity) meeting it halfway has helped me.