Does this moisturizing have any effect on hairless skin? Not all women who have facial hair really need to remove it urgently. To determine whether such a radical method should be used, it is necessary to determine where exactly the unwanted vegetation bothers. If the face is covered with little visible light fuzz, it is not a problem. I was advised by a friend to have a painless laser hair removal to reduce the risk of infections when applying elixirs to the skin of the face. Removal of downy hair on the face by laser may not. After all, they are practically invisible to others, in contrast to the dark and dense hair, which really bothers and catches the eye. Light facial fuzz is the norm, and therefore there is no need to remove it with a laser. At the same time the skin can be moisturized and this will have a positive effect on its condition.

I was like you with a less than 40 bmi prior to wls. I had the Sadi DS in 2014 and lost every once of fat in my body (every single f'in once). Luckily I gained 30lbs or so back which I badly needed.

Just my 2 cents .... The Sadi DS includes a common channel between 300 to 400 cm vs. 50 to 150 cm with a traditional Hess DS. The Sadi is offered because you generally lose a similar amount of weight to the Hess DS but have less malabsorption and lower surgical risk. It was considered "newer" when I had it done but it's now been around for about 13 years with excellent results if you go to an experienced WLS surgeon. Experience means the surgeon has performed ALL wls procedures many times over a number of years.

The longer common channel does not imply less malabsorption although many people incorrectly believe that it does. At some point laws of diminishing returns kick in on the common channel and the smaller it gets, the possibility of poor results apply.

Any procedure that makes you happy and gets the results you want is the right procedure. You and your surgeon (whom you'll almost never talk to after wls) can decide. In other words, you are the only one that really matters in the decision. Just get good advice and do a lot of research.

I dump on sugar (basically I writhe on the floor wishing I was dead till it's over ) and I still get diarrhea from "normal " fat level foods which means I still malabsorb .... nine years after my RNY

I agree with you that it's probably emotional... especially because you're nervous about getting weighed .

I personally don't even keep a scale in my home ... when I get on one in say the grocery store I always weigh more than I can imagine .... probably because muscle weighs three times more than fat of the same volume.

But my body looks great ...I wear a swimsuit or bikini without a second thought or self consciousness . I still have a little extra skin on my tummy but I can choose to do sit ups ( an ablounger is GREAT and painless way to do them ) and I hope soon to get some plastic surgery and take those pesky fat cells away permanently lol! Now there are less invasive ways to tighten the skin -I've seen the results and boy do they work !

So hang in there ! It's great that you're in a support group and just posting your calorie intake and exercise on your appropriate surgery board really helps a lot of people here - both to stay healthy and to stay slim ! Hugs

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

I'm thinking everyone s bodies R clearly different....but also what we choose 2 do post op .

I've shared way too many after-meeting meals where milkshakes and high fat hamburgers were the norm.

It sounds like Ur doing GREAT!!!