ABOUT PLASTICS?

i WAS WONDERING WHEN PEOPLE USUALLY START TO GET PLASTICS DONE AND TUMMY TUCKS? I STILL HAVE LIKE 80 POUNDS TO LOSE BUT I DONT KNOW WHEN I SHOULD START THE PROCESS OR WHERE TO BEGIN ON HOW TO DO IT, iF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO FOR ME I WOULD SO BE GREATFULL TO HEAR THANKS SO MUCH..

A plastic surgeon will want you to have been at a stable weight for six months before seeing you.  In unique cir****tances or great weight loss a person may need to have some skin removed during the process of weight loss for comfort or mobility.  You certainly wouldn't want to get a tummy tuck before you were done losing weight because you would need a revision when you were finished.  Make sense?

Jeannie

Excellent questions....

This is what I have recently learned as I am going thru the process.

1.  You should be at a steady weight for 6 months.

2. You should be at least 18 months out of WLS.

3.  You should be very close to your target weight if you are going to do the tummy tuck portion.

I went to Dr. Bergman Jan 25th for my consult.  I am having just the panni removal because it is paid for by my insurance.  It has become medically necessary.  Anthem approved me in 9 days!  That is very rare...Doc expected 45 days to approval. 

I was told by Dr. Gupta that I could start pursuing plastics at about my 18 month checkup. 

Good luck and I will keep you up-to-date on my process.  If you have anything you wanna ask, please feel free.  I will be open and honest with you.  PM anything you don't wanna ask here.

Huge hugz.
Tracy