Discovery Health Channel show on PS

quakergirl · September 16, 2003

Did anyone else watch "Trashcan of Skin" on the Discovery Health Channel tonight? A woman lost 309 pounds (down from 525 lbs!) through a low-carb eating plan. I don't think she had WLS, (although it's possible the show glossed over it) but she still had a lot of loose skin. A procedure called a circumferential lower body lift was used to get rid of all the skin. Unfortunately it looked like a pretty difficult recovery. However, since she had almost 40 pounds of loose skin and fat removed, it was quite an improvement in the long run.

Being so large to start with, I suspect I too will have plenty of loose skin when I reach my goal weight. I already have some major "bat wings" under my arms. I hate the idea of having more surgery. For now, though, I'm just glad to have some evidence that I AM losing weight.

MeganA · September 16, 2003

I saw the show, too! Well, at least the first part and then I had to go help my friend rearrange her living room furniture AGAIN :-). It's amazing to see the transformation in the woman on the show. I wonder if what she had is also refered to as a beltlift, or something like that? It looks very painful, has anyone had anything like that?

I assume I'm going to need a bunch of stuff lifted after awhile :-) I guess at the point that I'd need surgery, I'll be so uncomfortable with the skin I'll have lots of incentive to go through the painful surgery.

I wish there was a way around it, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

Megan