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How can you tell how much loose skin you have?

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ebroms17    57

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Hi everyone!

I'm 8 months out from my modified DS/SIPS surgery with Dr. Roslin at Lenox Hill in NYC. As of today, I'm down 91.8 lbs from my surgery date (7/17/2017) and 98.8 lbs from my HW.

I'm currently 5'2" and 168.8 lbs. I know BMI is a little bit of BS, but according to my BMI at my weight and height, I'm still in the obese category - and I don't look obese anymore. I'm actually fitting in a size 8 / medium for the most part. I know the high end of health weight for my height is around 135, so that's my goal, but I've been wondering if I need to aim higher based on how much loose skin. I definitely have a nice little pooch and very intense chicken wings.

Is there a way to tell or guesstimate how much of your excess weight is just loose skin? I want to make sure I don't lose too much and readjust my goal appropriately.

Thanks in advance! :)

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aNYCdb    310

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I don't know how this would get calculated but some of the folks who post here and have had the excess skin/fat removal surgery have said in total it took off about 10 pounds. Not sure how much that would vary from person to person.

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Sosewsue61    3,185

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I think if there is fat in the loose skin you could def pinch the fat there and tell, just skin would be like an empty ball sack.

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nevermore71    63

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5 hours ago, VSG_Meow_Bitch said:

I dont have any!

Why do you think that is? Any tips?

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