Hello All,

I will be getting sleeved on 3/3/14. I wanted to reach out to other AA women to see how much, if any problems you all had with excess or sagging skin; what preventative measures you took, if any; what you are doing about excess skin?

Hi... I had bypass surgery in 2005 and lost about 80-90 lbs. I didn't have too much excess skin...it was mostly cellulite that was abundant. I don't think there really is "too" much you can do to prevent sagging/excess skin. Once your weight levels off ( you reach goal) or you weight loss starts slowing down you can probably look into doing plastic surgery. With my first surgery I developed hernias near my incision so my surgeon went in to remove the hernias and in doing so she did a mini Tummy Tuck which helped to tighten my abs and flatten my stomach a bit. My current surgeon ( revised my bypass to a sleeve) offers a procedure called a Tummy Corset which is basically a tummy tuck as well. So you might want to check with your surgeon to see if he/she offers any procedures for post surgery that will help to eliminate skin or sagging. I know there are quite a few creams, etc. out there that claim to tighten the skin....but not sure if any of them work. I tried countless cellulite creams and none of them did anything for me.

I would definitely sit down with a personal trainer and/or your doctor to come up with a work out regimen that is geared toward toning/tightening the areas that you feel you may have a bit of trouble with after you have reached goal. That is probably going to be the only thing that you can do to try and combat the issue before hand. I'm just 16 days post-op but once I am cleared for strength training... I am definitely going to start working out to tone as much as possible. I worked out a lot the first time... again didn't really have sagging skin... just a bulge from the hernias a lot of cellulite on my thighs and buttocks...that was it.

Thanks for the info. I do plan o getting with a PT the week after surgery. I pray its not too much because plastic surgery is not I my budget. Removal of excess skin is covered by my insurance as long as it's medically necessary.

Hi i had the lapband in 2005 and lost 70 pounds my arms sagged but as time went on they tighten up...im not sure how that happens maybe the weight came off too fast but other than that the rest of my body was fine an the only excercise i did was walk 7 days a week

Yes it is because the weight comes off faster than the skin has time to catch up. I have been doing some research and found that it seems to be a 50/50 chance of this happening.

In am glad my insurance will cover removal of excess skin when it's medically necessary.

Thank you for sharing.

Do you think periodic body wraps would help starting a couple of weeks after surgery? And what about body reshapers during the process?

Do you think periodic body wraps would help starting a couple of weeks after surgery? And what about body reshapers during the process?

Save your money.

Do you think periodic body wraps would help starting a couple of weeks after surgery? And what about body reshapers during the process?

I also planned to try the wraps after my surgery on my arms, thighs & stomach. Did u try it?

I also planned to try the wraps after my surgery on my arms, thighs & stomach. Did u try it?

It's for my husband, but no we haven't yet. I prob will, but not until the incisions heal.