I'm super nervous and have mixed emotions about the the procedure and all the loss skin I will probably be left with if I loos 60-80-100lbs ???? ... Help give me feed back if your in my similar situation or mindset????

Welcome! I haven't had the surgery yet, but I think it's great to have the surgery option--- it's effective and the weight loss is more easily sustainable than yo yo dieting. You wind up healthy and minimize the chances of diabetes, sleep apnea, joint problems/replacements. Deal with the skin issues afterwards, if you need to. There are lots of success stories here!

I'm 5'3", my height weight was 265. There are pics on my profile, my after pic was about 40 lbs ago, having lost half of myself you'd think I'd have rolls of skin. Not the case. Loose skin has a number of factors, those who exercise more have less of it, genetics and age coem into play, and how long you've been obese. People that meet me now, if I don't tell them I lost half of myself, they'd never know. I look fabulous in clothes. That being said, yes I do have a little roll on my belly, I have 'bet wing' arms, but not as bad as one might imagine, my thighs are sad, my girls are sagging and we won't even begin to talk about the rump with wrinkles. However, who see's you neked besides your significant other? My hubby still loves me and always will. I may have plastics in the future, but they say don't do it until you're stable for a full 2 years because your skin continues to shrink. I'm a little over 18 months out, and I am loving it and still slowly losing. Loose skin is SO not a thing!

Who cares about skin??? You'll be HEALTHY and feel AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! That's the IMPORTANT factor, not the skin!! Deal with the skin, after you lose the weight, in whichever way you want to deal with it, for now, go for it, get healthy, change your life around and feel awsome! My ONLY regret is not having this done sooner. I've had no complications, no set backs and feel like I haven't felts in over 30 years!!!!!!!!!!! Good Luck!

Hi! I'm 5'0 and was 254 at the time of my surgery. I'm 6 months out have lost 84lbs and I don't have any loose skin so far. And I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I was lifting weights before and after surgery. I still have another 50 lbs to go if I have loose skin so what. The surgery was the best thing I could do for myself. Good luck

It is a personal call. But I personally think it's worth it. I'm only a little over two months out but all I know is that I weigh 50 pounds less than I weighed in April because I lost in the presurgery diet iambs so much healthier. Good luck to you

I only wish I had done this a long time ago instead of doing the dieting thing over and over and over and over and over.