I would like to know in other words at what weight did you realize you would need a tummy tuck??? Can you please also include your height and the weight you started off with and your current weight! And if you dont mind your age! I'm just trying to get an idea of what I have to look forward too

If my skin is going to sag. Please include all areas where your skin started sagging...etc. Thanx!

5ft 10, started at 245lb, finished at 154 lb, I didnt notice it 'start to sag' as I really have a very small skin problem in the general scheme of things, I was extremely lucky. Its more that I kept thinking "I need to keep losing, my backside is still huge and I still have stomach fat" and I finally realised that its actually not, its loosish skin and that no matter how skeletal I make my upper body, my lower is going to look like it does now - which luckily is not toooooo bad.

I knew in the last 20 lb or so that my boobs were totally wrecked. I didnt lose weight of them till last but the last bit of weight loss, eeew.

My body was trashed from having kids and yo-yo dieting before I even started.

But once I lost big weight really fast, I noticed shar pei thighs and arms. But they keep tightening up too. So they sag, then tighten, then sag, then tighten.

I don't know yet how much everything will tighten up in the end. Sometimes I'm positive I won't need PS and sometimes I'm sure I'll need it.

well im a 6ft 3inch guy. i started at 380lbs in may of 08 and now im 290. i just recently noticed i have some hangage on my lower stomach region. now, i still have another 100-90lbs to drop. i have come to the conclusion i will prob need to get a tummy tuck and lipo for the body i want. i exercise alot. i do toning exercises all the time, at least 4-5 times a week. also, i do enough crunches and leg lifts to kill a horse haha. but, it looks like i will need a tummy tuck and lipo in the end. but who knows for sure

I'm 5'4.5". I started at 225 and am 147 now. I thought I was OK with my skin until recently. I have the wrinkles under my backside that caused me to order bathing suit bottoms that are made like shorts. I have a banana roll on each side of my back, bat wings, and very bumpy, baggy thighs and tummy. It's not extreme, I think I look pretty good in a pair of jeans these days, but underneath my clothes, I look like a pair of cheap panty hose that have stretched out completely.

I'm a little afraid of the pain of PS and def don't know if I'll ever be able to afford it, but have found myself thinking about it more and more.

My problem areas have always been the same fat or thin, with the only difference being that I had a lot more skin that needed to be removed after gaining (and losing) a significant amount of weight.

Looking back at photos from when I was in college (and had a normal BMI) I have always had a "problem" (i.e., less than my ideal) with "top-heavy" thighs, saddlebags, and loose skin/muscle in the lower belly -- along with breasts that I never really liked the shape of.

I truly believe that I would have wanted to tweak these areas at some point whether or not I had gained weight. However, after working so hard to lose a significant amount of weight, I felt much more entitled to treat myself to plastic surgery -- and I am much more appreciative of my new body!

So my best guess for most would be to say that whatever body part(s) you have been most dissatisfied with all along is probably the area that you will want to finally take care of once you reach goal.

Hope this helps at least a little.......

I'm down about 50 pounds, and am just starting to notice some sag on my upper arms and upper thighs. It's totally bumming me out! Spring is here and I don't feel like I can wear sleeveless tops. It's not thaaaat bad, but bad enough that I don't want anyone to see.

I've been losing well the last couple months, and now that I've noticed this I'm losing motivation to lose more. It makes me want to wait a bit for my skin to catch up before losing more. But that's probably just crazy - or an excuse to eat sweets...

I'm 5' 7" and started at 256 - I'm almost to onederland, I should just keep going... but I don't know if I'll be able to afford PS, so I'm just ambivalent...

I'm down about 50 pounds, and am just starting to notice some sag on my upper arms and upper thighs. It's totally bumming me out!

At 50# I also started noticing it. On my upper arms.

MY stomach looks like a train wreck. I had a prior surgery, I can't wait to Have PS. It's really the only area that really gets to me.