Going under the knife in 52 more days.......working out like a mad man trying to get as much loose skin as possible ahead of the procedure. I am having a full belt lipectomy on Dec 6th. I met with three different surgeons and they all said the same thing essentially.....the more you give us to work with the better the result we can give you. That was all I needed to hear! Considering the cost, I want the best outcome possible!! My one year sleeve anniversary will be Dec 13th so I will be just at 51 weeks post op from my VSG. None of the docs seemed to think that was a big deal considering my weight loss success (about 200 pounds). I can't wait..... This was a difficult thing to research for a man, not many guys have it done or talk about it. The guy I decided to go with gave me 2 men he did procedures on as references and I called and talked with both of them which was very helpful. I am hoping (maybe foolishly) that my drains will be out by Xmas!

I am having the surgery done at North West Hospital outside of Baltimore Maryland.

I will post pictures as soon as I have it done.

Best of luck.

Will your insurance cover any of it.

nope.....out of pocket for about 14k..... :-( but worth every penny

Hey. I'm 3 weeks post op from my TT....I got my last drain out after 16 days post op so you may not have all drains out by Christmas. But honestly they are not that bad. The binder and the walking hunched over are much more of a pain than the drains.

Good luck with your surgery. I don't regret mine one bit.