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I feel a little silly for asking this question and I know it will totally differ from person to person but I was hoping that some of you who have had a ps procedure done could tell me how much skin was removed in terms of weight?

I am getting a lower body lift (all around the hips/butt too!) in September and am planning to get down to about 25 bmi before that (that means about 8 more lbs for me). I was wondering how much the loose skin on my lower body weighs and how much the surgeon usually removes? Knowing that your answers will be purely anectodal I would love to hear what some of you experienced.

Thanks in advance!

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I had a breast reduction, medial thigh lift and abdominoplasty on Friday. My surgeon removed 10lbs.

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Hello, I had an abdominoplasty on June 12th my surgeon removed 3.5kg/8lbs. I will be getting a breast reduction/lift in a few weeks and expect to lose more then.

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I feel a little silly for asking this question and I know it will totally differ from person to person but I was hoping that some of you who have had a ps procedure done could tell me how much skin was removed in terms of weight?

I am getting a lower body lift (all around the hips/butt too!) in September and am planning to get down to about 25 bmi before that (that means about 8 more lbs for me). I was wondering how much the loose skin on my lower body weighs and how much the surgeon usually removes? Knowing that your answers will be purely anectodal I would love to hear what some of you experienced.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Karen,

I wanted to wait until I got home and was able to weigh myself on my own scale before I responded to this. My Dr. removed 4 pounds of fat and skin during my Tummy Tuck, but I have lost a total of 9 pounds since my surgery. The Dr. told me that after surgery, your metabolism is super-charged because all of your body's energy goes into healing itself. This certainly seems to be the case with me because I haven't worked out in over two weeks.

Congrats on your upcoming LBL -- we'll be looking forward to following your progress!!!!

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I lost 5 pounds of skin and 3 pounds of fat from Lipo. That being said, I have only kept off a couple pounds. My ps said that is common. I had a unfill, because of some complications and decided that was a good time to have a hamburger and a rueben sandwich, since it had been so long since I could eat any of that stuff! Not a good plan. Oh well, I'm back on track now!

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Thanks for the info. I wonder how much skin they will remove from me? I feel like most of mine is on my behind and hips - less in the tummy area.

Nobody has said anything to me yet about an unfill but the idea scares me a little! I know I would gain.

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Karen: I'm told that the average amount of skin weight for a Tummy Tuck is 4 1/2 pounds, not sure what it would be for a lower body lift. Definetly don't get an unfill, but do it your meds in liquid form. I had a lot of swelling on my upper ab which put pressure on my band and got a pill stuck. I had to get an emergency unfill. If I get my back side done, I will not get an unfill, but I will get my meds in liquid form. Good luck!

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