Have any of you girls of guys over sixty considered plastic Surgery?

I have an overhanging tummy, but what I find worse is that I have a significant muffin top or spare tyre (tire to the US gals) which I find is much worse than the overhanging tummy. Has anyone had surgery for the spare tyre?

That spare tire can be pulled down when they do a tummy tuck and it will be greatly reduced.

I just had to look up the site where you can see many tummy tucks. Makemeheal.com is good site to check out. Look for Panniculectomy or tummy tuck. Many pictures to see.

I haven't been banded yet and in fact I just got my date yesterday. My surgery will be Oct 13 and I am happy I found this thread. I had mentioned in another forum that I hope to get a TT and a BL once I have reached my goal and so many of the those ladies (very young) told me that I probably wouldn't need a TT as long as I do weight training as I lose weight. I knew that is couldn't be true, especially for those of us who are older.

Actually, Anne, you will have much better skin tone as you lose weight if you do work out - both cardio and weight training. May not totally eliminate the need for plastic surgery, but it will help. The additional benefit of weight training is that building muscle will improve your metabolism, burn more calories, and help you maintain your loss. It's a win-win!

The kids among us may be able to maintain their skin tone somewhat better than us, but we can still help ours along.

Good luck on your surgery. I am hoping for an October date, too. I should hear next week.

Joann:

Good luck on getting your approval.

Thanks for the information about excercising. It is true about that muscle tone has many benefits. I also understand that our skin is less elastic as we get older.

Anne