Loose skin - how long to tighten?

[2Bsmaller18 436]

I am 4.5 months out from RNY. Obviously most of us get loose skin from the rapid weight loss. I wanted to ask others how long it took for their skin to tighten up. I am assuming people still lose weight and still have loose skin and I know it varies a lot but would you say it was really loose and some tightened around 6 months? 8 months? at what point did your skin tightening max out-- a year?

So far I am 50 lbs. down and it's not too bad but I am wondering if it will actually look better in a few months even thought I will probably lose another 20 lbs.

[catwoman7 10,973]

I'm not sure if mine did at all - but then, I lost over 200 lbs. I finally had plastic surgery to get rid of it.

[Sophiasmommy17 7]

I'm not sure if mine did at all - but then, I lost over 200 lbs. I finally had plastic surgery to get rid of it.

How much did it cost you to get the plastic surgery and how long were you out of work?

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[catwoman7 10,973]

1 hour ago, Sophiasmommy17 said:

How much did it cost you to get the plastic surgery and how long were you out of work?

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I'd read to expect $8k-$10K per procedure, with the lower body lift (LBL) counting as two procedures since they're doing front and back. But for the rest - arm lift, breast lift, etc - count on about $8K-10K each. I found this to be pretty much on the money during my consults (I went on three consult visits) - the quotes I got were pretty much what I expected. I had an LBL, arm lift, and a breast lift - it was done in two visits a few months apart - and my total bill was right around $40K.

I'm retired - so I didn't have to worry about work. However, plastic surgery was much more painful and a tougher recovery than gastric bypass was. After the first week or so, though, it was more discomfort than pain (and that discomfort lasted for a long time), and I was driving after about 10 days. I guess I could have gone back to work after two or three weeks (if I worked, that is...)

I also got a quote from Dr. Francisco Sauceda in Mexico. He was quite a bit cheaper - it's been awhile, but I think it was around $26K for everything. But I decided I'd rather go to someone within driving distance from here in case I had any complications. It'd be a lot easier than having to fly somewhere (esp out of the country) if I couldn't find a doctor here to deal with complications.