How do you get a correct body fat percentage with loose skin. What works best for surgery patients

Tape measure method? Several calculators online.

Caliper method?

A DEXA scan would be the best option. If you live near a University they probably have one and will use it on you for cheap.

An electrical impedence scale (Tanita makes them) can be purchased for as little as $40. I've had one for years and love it. You get a more accurate measurement of body fat weighing in the middle of the day, but the great thing is that gives you a great feel for trends. For example, I can readily see that if my weight is up (or even the same) dayover day, the BF % tells me whether it's Water, which weighs as lean mass. They have some with more features that will also tell you your total body water percentage.

An electrical impedence scale (Tanita makes them) can be purchased for as little as $40. I've had one for years and love it. You get a more accurate measurement of body fat weighing in the middle of the day, but the great thing is that gives you a great feel for trends. For example, I can readily see that if my weight is up (or even the same) dayover day, the BF % tells me whether it's Water, which weighs as lean mass. They have some with more features that will also tell you your total body water percentage.

do you have a link to these or the company somewhere handy? thanks..

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good ole amazon!

DEXA scan is definitely gold Standard , but the impedience scale isn't bad for the price. I get a DEXA scan twice a year as part of a long term study my doctor is doing and it's different than what my impedience scale says, but not by much. My impedience scale isn't wonderfully consistent so I track a trend rather than an absolute number

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Wholly hell! I love my bariatric community...fantastic information. Thanks so much.

Great info. Thanks, guys.

Do you have any recs as to which Tanita model? The prices are REALLY varied, and I'm wondering if this is a "you get what you pay for" situation...

Do you have any recs as to which Tanita model? The prices are REALLY varied, and I'm wondering if this is a "you get what you pay for" situation...

If you go to Tanita's website, you can compare different models for their features. Mine is about eight years old, and it stores info for four different users, set for gender and age of each user. As I remember, it was mid-range in price.

I did a weight loss program at a clinic once, and they had this awesome Tanita that measured lean mass, fat mass, and total body Water, then gave you a printout. I loved that thing because I had those printouts each week. But those are more than $1000 and won't fit in my bathroom

My surgeon has a tanita scale and measures it for me. really cool.