The excess skin issues

Ok so I watched Big Medicine for the first time this weekend and now I'm totally paranoid.

I asked my doctor and she said that the skin issue wouldnt be a problem for me because I was still young and I was a male... but I want personal thoughts.

I have about 225 lbs to loose... Will I really have issues with my skin? 
I saw all those people on Big Medicine who had to have crazy amounts of skin removed (one lady had 30 lbs removed)

Is this always the case? 

Youth is in your favor when it comes to minimizing excess skin after significant weight loss, but if you've got 225 lbs. to lose, there's only so far even young skin can be stretched and snap back intact.

I've been roughly 125-175 pounds above a normal BMI for approx 20 years (with rare and brief dips into being simply "obese") and now that I've lost 115 pounds (with 60-65 to go), I'm looking pretty "sharp", as in "Shar-Pei"!!   I'm sure it would be less pronounced if I were younger, but I haven't started to "hate" the saggy skin just yet; I figure the worse it looks, the more progress I'm making towards a goal.  Luckily, the amount of skin I have hasn't introduced any medical or physical problems (rashes, difficulty walking); it's just cosmetic.

/Steve

Well... I am 26, and lost 165 lbs. via diet and exercise in 15 months..  and, well, I have gotten a lower body lift, arm lift, and breast lift...  So that should tell you something :)
Save your pennies now in case you decide you want the surgery after being at goal for 6 months or more.

Marta

I'm turning 23 at the end of this month. I've lost almost 180 lb in the last year and a half and I have a fair amount of skin that I am looking to get removed at some point. I'm guessing you'll have this problem too but you won't know for sure until you get there!

Hey Guy....

Ok here is the deal....If I had to bet..I would say...if you are able...you would probabely like to have some work done, when everything is done....

but that is down the road...we all know, that just liek what you are doing now...start you documentation right after sugery if you start to get rashes...and document the hell out of it...to help with the cost...when the time is right, we have good advise on this topic,,,,

if you PM me...I will alwyas show me PS pics...but dont;t get distracted with your 6 month diet...you are doing well...one step at a time baby brother...

hI Tony,
all of the excess skin is a big Fear of Mine as well..
i've lost 112 LBS so far.. and i'm starting to see Drooping Arms.. and Saggy belly.. its not Bad persay.. but i really hope that my skin does retract alot more than this.. i HOPE i dont need plastics..because i know i Cant Afford them..

I keep reading that exercise really attributes to this... I hope their right...

Thanks for all the responses... sorry... this whole 6 month wait is really starting to stir up new questions ><

Hi Tony!

I'm 37 years old and have been big all my life.  For the last 5 years, I was 500 pounds.  After losing 152 so far, I am sagging a lot.  However I'm not able to exercise as much as they want me to because of the arthritis I'm dealing with right now (can we say knee replacement?).  So right now I am sagging a lot but from it being stretched so far for so long, it's to be expected.

Hi Tony, It's nice to see you here as well..

My doc told me that because of my age and the fact that I only weigh 307(he actually said..only 307.), I should have minimal amounts of loose skin. He said to exercise after surgery cause it can really help get the skin back where it belongs... You and I are only a week apart on our supervised dieting..Good luck to you!