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I'm not fifty yet, but genetics has forewarned me to expect to gobblegobble as soon as the weight loss is extensive. I promised myself I will rip that flapper off the first opportunity I have. Ick. WILL NOT LOOK LIKE GRANDMA!

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I'm 54 and was a little afraid of turkey-neck. I've lost 120 lbs and I now weigh 116 (I'm only 5' tall). I have a little pot belly, saggy baggy thighs, and bat-wings on my arms. I am very glad to say my neck is small and tight - no sag there at all! It's probably genetics but I'll take it! I could really do without the bat-wings, though - especially in the summer when everyone can see them! Lol

But you know what? It beats being fat! :-)

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I'm 52 definitely a Turkey-terian. My neck was the very first place I saw sagginess post op. Oh well, everything else is much better than before. I have let my hair grow a little bit this summer and low and behold- a tight, neat ponytail or twist minimizes the neck situation a bit for me. At least I believe it does and that is half the battle!

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I had the laser skin tightening on my neck and jaw area pre weight loss. At the time I didn't see much difference but my turkey wattle is pretty minimal so maybe it helped. Thinking of doing it again.

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