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Hi everyone,

I've recently launched my website, MyBariatricLife.org, and have begun to write in detail about my plastic surgery journey after weight loss. There's lots of other info on the site, but I thought my plastics journey might be of the most interest http://www.mybariatriclife.org/plastic-surgery-with-dr-joseph-f-capella/ I've also written an article about 18 Inside Tips on Plastic Surgery that I have learned over the last two years  http://www.mybariatriclife.org/18-insider-tips-on-plastic-surgery/

I hope these are helpful / of interest and hope you will check out my site. It has been a dream of mine for years and I am glad to finally see it launch. Thanks very much!

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Well I got to read some! Some add keeps popping up and you have to try to read around it......annoying!

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I'm already starting to plan my plastic surgery! I'm in SoCal so looking for surgeons who specialize in post weight loss surgery.

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Without going in to the article right now, time factor, how long did you wait after wt loss before surgery? I'm 9 mo's out and 15 lbs from goal. Wondering if I should find Dr now or if they'll tell me to wait.

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Without going in to the article right now, time factor, how long did you wait after wt loss before surgery? I'm 9 mo's out and 15 lbs from goal. Wondering if I should find Dr now or if they'll tell me to wait.

I'm not the original poster, BUT most doctors don't want to do plastics until you have been at goal for six months (some say a year). There are definitely exceptions and even some who will do a panniculectomy after a large loss as an intermediate step to allow you to move more easily in order to drop more weight.

I interviewed six surgeons and they all had the six months stable weight recommendation. So while I suppose I could have interviewed prior to that with the plan to have surgery at that point, I started interviewing at about five months stable weight and had my plastics and just over six months stable.

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I wondered about that. THanks! That gives me an idea.

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Well I got to read some! Some add keeps popping up and you have to try to read around it......annoying!

My web programmers are addressing this. It seems that some browsers are doing that with the ad. Sorry! Please check back next week. Thanks for your patience!

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I'm already starting to plan my plastic surgery! I'm in SoCal so looking for surgeons who specialize in post weight loss surgery.

How exciting for you! I heard very good things about http://www.timothykatzenmd.com Good luck and I hope this helps!

Without going in to the article right now, time factor, how long did you wait after wt loss before surgery? I'm 9 mo's out and 15 lbs from goal. Wondering if I should find Dr now or if they'll tell me to wait.

Ha, I waited 10-years. You don't have to take as long as me, dear, LOL!

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