Just curious for those of you that have had the lap band whether or not you had an excessive amount of extra skin after losing weight? I already know I will want a tummy tuck because I have saggy skin from having children, but I'm afraid it's going to look even worse after I lose the weight I want and need to. How's your skin looking?

horrible!!!!!!!!! i had a c-section ...my son was 10 pounds 8 ounces...so i already sported the apron stomach...i have an appt. 2 c my surgeon wednesday for a fill and to dicuss a plastic surgeon..i do have minor complications due to the excess skin...and have all the documents to back up the complications...i'm hoping my insurance will cover some of it...i say to myself how can something look soo good in clothes...but sooo bad out of them....lol

horrible!!!!!!!!! i had a c-section ...my son was 10 pounds 8 ounces...so i already sported the apron stomach...i have an appt. 2 c my surgeon wednesday for a fill and to dicuss a plastic surgeon..i do have minor complications due to the excess skin...and have all the documents to back up the complications...i'm hoping my insurance will cover some of it...i say to myself how can something look soo good in clothes...but sooo bad out of them....lol

What are the complications that go along with it? I have read others say that, but never have said what all their complications are. Just curious.

Hmmmmm, I waver between saying great and horrible!

I've had 3 pregnancies, one of which was a caesarean. I have no overhang at all, I've been incredibly lucky - pregnancy didnt leave me with stretch marks, my caesar didnt destroy my stomach and I never got over a BMI of 36, nor did I have a big stomach when I was fat. So its survived.

However, my stomach still does bother me. Its loose. Its better than so many women's stomachs, I know, but its still not the perfect stomach I would want yet its kind of not bad enough to justify the risks and expenses of a tummy tuck. I almost wish it WERE worse just so I'd feel justified in doing something about it. As it is I would feel as if I were misappropriating my family's money for pure vanity.

So, meh, my skin is OK. I still have cellulite and a saggy bum, and my stomach is loose. I will never have the perfect body I desire. But I have problems that can be hidden (and who ever feels GREAT and looks truly GREAT in a swimsuit anyway?).