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DianeMarie
on 6/28/09 7:11 am - Delmont, PA

Today while I was getting my eyebrows (should say bushes) waxed I was talking to a gentleman that was in the process of losing weight. He told me that burn units will do skin removal surgery for free if you donate the skin to the burn unit. Has anyone ever heard of this?

IdaMae D.
on 6/28/09 7:37 am - Philadelphia, PA

RNY on 01/05/06

Gene and I looked into it, we were told that the skin is so damaged from being stretched from the excess weight and that it's too thin, that burn units can't use our skin.

Maybe this guy knows something other than what we found out. Will be interesting to see other replies.

Ida

IdaMae

Melanie B.
on 6/28/09 7:47 am - Doylestown, PA

RNY on 08/25/08

hmmmmm, seriously? I have pretty good skin integrity in my tummy area...i would look in to it.

deebatt
on 6/28/09 7:48 am - Imperial (Pittsburgh), PA

RNY on 03/05/09

I had heard years ago that West Penn Hospital offered discounts on plastic surgery if you donated the excess skin to their burn unit. Not sure if they still do or not but might be worth checking into

~ Denise

Kate R
on 6/28/09 8:01 am

RNY on 06/08/09

take my skin, please ;)

Ready4 AChange
on 6/28/09 9:01 am - Upper Chichester, PA

RNY on 09/28/05

Sounds like one of those "urban legends".... When it is brought up in support it's always the same answer...The skin is stretched too thin to do any good. That's what I heard.

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magofa
on 6/28/09 10:55 pm - Wilkes-Barre, PA

RNY on 05/27/09

I know of someone who did that about 10 years ago. Some hospital in the midwest but I don't have details and I never see him anymore. But he lost over 350 lbs and had his skin removed for free. Sorry I don't have details but it was true at one time

Bonnie
HW 248.9;SW 221; CW 138.7

Pam Hart
on 6/29/09 1:50 am - Easton, PA

RNY on 10/30/07

I've heard of this "rumor" before and had a friend who did EXTENSIVE research on it....and did not find anyone who was willing to take the skin. Even if she paid for the surgery like "normal". She wanted to donate it regardless of who did the surgery for how much. But it was the same answers...they don't accept that "type" of skin from WLS patients.....

Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.

cleos_mom
on 6/29/09 8:01 am - phila., PA

RNY on 06/18/07

It is a rumor
I was told the same thing from a Doctor he said the quality of our skin is not good from WLS patients't they can't use it for burn unit patients. it is probably cheaper for burn units to get cadavor skin then if they paid for WLS patients to have plastics

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