Saggy skin

Eadlergang
on 5/7/14 6:52 am - Scottsburg , IN

I'm almost 1 1/2 years post surgery and so far I've lost 128 lbs.  I feel great and am happy with my health but this sagging skin is killing me!!  I swear if I don't qualify for skin removal surgery, I would rather gain all my weight back!  It's gross and ugly!!!  HELP!!!

096
on 5/7/14 9:46 pm

Start saving money for PLASTICS or look for alternative options like the residents program if that is   what is called.

I was on the same boat as you, looked good with clothes on, but felt depressed naked. I just had Tummy tuck, breast lift and even with all the swellings I look so beautiful and confident naked.

Good luck to you

 

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Eadlergang
on 5/8/14 1:32 am - Scottsburg , IN

Haha. I can't save that much money!! Just hope insurance will pay!

Laura in Texas
on 5/9/14 11:13 pm

You could if you wanted to. I am a struggling single mom of two with no child support and I managed to get it done. Get your credit score up and get a loan. I only had to pay $200/month. Other pay a bit more monthly, but it is nothing worse than a car payment. Where there is a will there is a way.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

Lyss Remaly
on 5/9/14 4:17 am - Wheeling, IL

Please don't lose sight of how far you've come!  Keep up the amazing work, keep staying active and healthy and if insurance pays of it YAY!!! if they do not, keep working hard, staying active and healthy and save money for as much time as you need to to have the surgery.  It will be worth every single penny you spend.  I'm going on 40,000 i'm spending total on my skin removal but I wouldn't change a second.

Valerie G.
on 5/11/14 6:23 am - Northwest Mountains, GA

Maybe it's an age thing - but at 44, I'm not looking much worse than the average 40-something woman who's had a kid or 4.  I find my confidence with lycra unergarments.  To me, they are worth their weight in gold.

Valerie
DS 2005

There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes

robertabreton
on 6/7/14 10:55 am - WA

I'm almost 69. Had my DS at 67. Lost 150# in just over a year. I might have been lucky, but I'm with Valerie. I look very much my age, but then again, I'm old. I suppose I might feel different if I were young and sagging. Then again, if they were giving away facelifts, I wouldn't say no.

jashley
on 5/11/14 8:09 am
DS on 12/19/12

For insurance to pay for it, you will have to prove a medical issue/infection, skin lesions, what have you.  That's going to take some time and work also.

Check out the cost to do it in Mexico.  A lot cheaper than doing it in the USA, and you can have so much more done with the same amount it would cost you for a co-pay.

      

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