I had surgery 10 months ago. I was a self pay, and really wanted the gastric bypass because my sister had it and lost over 100 pounds in one year, but I couldn't afford it so I chose the lap band. WELL!!! I was changing my shirt the other day and my sister looked at me amazed and asked me where was all my hanging skin? HA!!! I told her with the lap band it comes off more slowly and she was still amazed. She has a problem with her skin on her abdomen sagging after losing her weight so quickly.

SCORE : Lap Band = 10 Gastric = 0:thumbup:

You don't know how good this post makes me feel. Thank you!

**I'm having surgery later this year.

woot, woot!!!!

I tell yall after she said that I was on cloud nine! I am so glad I had the lap band!!!

That is awesome!!! :biggrin2:

Good for you. Congrats on your weight loss to date.

Hate to tell you but I think you should probably count on having loose skin with either surgery. Depends on some factors like age, where you carry weight and skin type but most people have tons of loose skin anyway.

True, but you tend to have less with the band because it's a slower weight loss process and the skin gets a chance to tighten up a bit. Good for you! Bet it felt great!

Hate to tell you but I think you should probably count on having loose skin with either surgery. Depends on some factors like age, where you carry weight and skin type but most people have tons of loose skin anyway.

Hate to tell you but I think you should probably count on having loose skin with either surgery. Depends on some factors like age, where you carry weight and skin type but most people have tons of loose skin anyway.

Ah that's what I'm afraid of. But you mentioned age, so does that mean that the younger you are, the better chance you have of having less loose skin? And I'm a guy, so I know I carry weight different than women. I don't know, guess I'll just have to find out!

Your so very blessed not to have the extra skin your sister is speaking of! Good for you!

Yes slower weight lose is suppose to help with this

I am 78 pounds down and still have a good way to go ....and I have loose skin. I do think it depends on many things including starting weight- age etc etc etc. For me I had lost and gained so many times my poor skin pretty much hates me lol. I do plan on having some nips and tucks. It's awesome that you are doing so well!! Keep it up!

Here is what I have learned from personal experience. My sister and I were at the same beginning weight when we had our surgeries. She had hers seven years ago when you could only get the gastric bypass "open" surgery, not laparoscopic. I don't know if that has anything to do with the loose skin. Anyway, at one year she was exactly 100 lbs lighter and had skin hanging not only from her abdomen, but on her arms and thighs. I do not have this problem, granted that I do exercise some. BUT I have always heard that the slower you lose, the more taut your skin remains.

By the way THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all of your kind words and I hope you all get your unexpected cloud nine compliment soon. It felt GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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