Sagging skin

Is there anyone who didn't end up with sagging skin? I will probably have to have a tummy tuck because I had a ceasarean with both of my kids, but am hoping that my arms and legs won't sag too. Thanks Barb

Hi Barb, I really do not have that much sagging skin but I'm 27. I went from 260 to (now) 105 and I'm 5'2 w/a small frame. I mean I have little bit on a belly but I also had a C-section w/my son back in 2002.

Barb - I was very lucky I lost 140 pounds and my skin didn't sag that much. But I will be doing a lower body lift in 2 weeks....pure vanity on my behalf, not a necessity. I seen numerous doctors post surgery and they alway comment on how thin I am and how little sagging skin I have. I was very lucky. Also, I think the fact that I lost on average 15 pounds a month helped. So losing slow isn't alway a bad thing. Donna Open Rny Matr 18 2003 282/143/140

Barbra: There probably are people after WLS who didn't have sagging skin or had minimal...BUT EXCESS SKIN IS COMMON ...my philosophy ''you fit in your skin or you don't''... Some insurance companies pay for some plastic surgeries if medically necessary (*Usually a panniculectomy or removal of tummy flap only) it may be a fight, but you can get some of it removed possibly....If though this will deter you I say the chances are great you will have some amount of excess skin, no one knows how much...Age, gender, prior diet/weight changes, pregnancies all affect this and the best chance on has to control this is (although limited) exercise, water and protein....So if this is a huge issue don't have wt loss surgery, because the excess skin issue for many can be quite psychologically challenging and many will sabotage themselves to regain wt and not have it! Sadly it happens.....Perhaps join a few PS forums/groups....Excess skin may be by far the most distressing side-effect for people as we already come with altered self-esteem/body image!!! Some groups to ask ? and look at pics etc! http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/plasticsurgery/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-PlasticSurgery/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ossgplasticsurgery2/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WLSandPlasticSurgery/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/OSSG_Reconstructive_Plastic_Surgery/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I lost >150# fourty five preop and the next 100 in 6 mo postop,I was 30 yrs old never had kids, my LBL was more contouring I had 4.5# skin rmoved vs many have 10-20# removed! This is what ~I~ paid for my Lower Body Lift/Breast Augmentation...ALL SELF PAY, insurance didn't PAY a cent! This was in June 2004 for MY SURGEON AND FOR MY BODY..that may alter fees a little! Anesthesia now is an hourly fee before it was a flat fee. My surgeon was Dr. Joshua King! I HIGHLY recommend him to all wlsers in area he is great and VERY experienced w/ post bariatric body contouring! http://www.albanyplasticsurgeons.com/ surgeon fee: LBL $5,000 Augmentation: $3,500 Implants themselves flat fee $1,250 -$400 multisurgery discount -10% cash payment or something like that? -$75 consult fee credited *if you have a procedure this is credited ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $8,465 $2,890 Hospital fee for 2 nights stay/ or and preop testing at Albany Medical Center South Clinical Campus. $1,440 anesthesia fee 4-6 hrs in OR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ total: $12,795 11/11/2005 I had inner thigh lipo done ~ $2k total done outpt... 1# fat removed off each thigh..but w/ my regain (I goup/down 10#) it came back! Take Care, Jamie 100cm proximal Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh Albany, NY 320(preop)/163 (lowest)/174 (current) 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King www.albanyplasticsurgeons.com http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jamiecatlady5/ "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

i have a lot of sagging skin from my neck to my legs. i was 398 and i am now 194lbs. i am looking forward to having surgury to get rid of the sagging skin.

Barb, as everyone else has said there are many factors involved in weather you will have hanging skin. I went into my surgery knowing that I would have it do to my size and my overhang before WLS. Now I have found that I have hanging skin in places I never thought I would. This post is not meant to scare you just to let you know that one never knows how their body and skin will react after WLS. Bob Hanaburgh