Should I get a tummy tuck?

[smallbird 168]

Hey everyone I'm three years post op vsg I weighed 260 pounds and lost 120 pounds but recently in the last six months or more gained 28 pounds I have managed to lose 8 of those pounds and I'm trying very hard to lose the remaining 20. I do have loose skin on my stomach area so I know even when I had hit my goal originally I still had a lot of loose skin. Im 26 years old and do you want to have kids in the future maybe five or more years from now.

I'm wondering if anyone has had a Tummy Tuck and if you're happy that you had it done? I am also wondering if I should get it done and enjoy feeling confident in my 20s or if I should wait to have children and then get the tummy tuck done. My last question is if you did get the tummy tucks done are you OK with how the scar looks and has it gotten any better after healing?

Thank you so much!

[AvaFern 3,516]

I had the sleeve at 29, and I had a Tummy Tuck among other procedures when I was 30. I also don't have kids and haven't entirely eliminated the option of wanting them. I LOVE my tummy tuck results and it was a really good decision to have it done. I feel far more confident in clothing and in general without having any extra skin. My scar is visible, but it's so low that no one will ever see it unless I'm naked and then they better be thinking about something other than a scar. It's very thin, very pale, and I can rub my hand over it and I can't even tell it's there. With time it will fade to a point that it is hardly noticeable, but for now the tradeoff on the scar was worth the results. I also had the back half of the 360 lift done and I ended up with an infection that made that particular scar quite ugly. Again though, it's under a bathing suit line and I would rather have the contour results than not have the scar.

[smallbird 168]

Thank you so so much for your reply!! I think I'm going to go for it!