LBL, noticing results?

Hi everyone,
I'm both excited and nervous that my LBL is coming up soon.  I have a question for those of you who have gone through it.

I realize results vary based on how much excess skin / fat you have to remove, and that it can make a remarkable difference in how you look with no clothes on.  I'm wondering about the results in clothes - is it something anyone else notices?

I'm taking time off from work, but work in a very "gossipy" office.  I already went through being the focus of attention with my WLS, and I'm wondering just how noticable the LBL is once the swelling goes down.  Of course part of me wants it to be noticable!  My jeans dont fit right because of all the skin around my middle, but I'm wondering just how different I will look afterwards.

FWIW, I'm 5'6" and lost 140 pounds.   I'm currently around 150 lbs and wear an 8 or 10 depending on the style.

For me I didn't see much of a difference after.  I also didn't really change clothes size because my waist didn't really change (it was the skin hanging below the waist that is gone) .

I don't think you have anything to worry about.

I did drop a size in pants once the dragging skin was gone, but what happened was that my clothing FIT better. Instead of having to go up a size to account for that skin, now my legs and hips/stomach were in the same size for once!

All that people noticed was that I looked good. Of course, I didn't make any secret of what had been done once I went back to work (I work in schools, there is LOTS of gossip, but I had my surgeries right before breaks and went back with everyone else).

Joanne! I didn't know you scheduled a LBL!!! Congrats!
I was quite swollen for a while after my TT, now that everything has settled down my pants are bigger but not falling down. Good luck!

Lisa

H Lisa!
Yes, next week (OMG!)
I'm so excited but also a nervous wreck.  I'm having a LBL, breast aug, and arms all at once.

OMG I'm so excited for you!!! You'll be so glad you did it! Remember the healing is temporary, the results are long term! Please let me know if there's anything I can do!

Lisa

i did not notice much of a difference, in fact I'm a little disappointment with the back side of me.  I wish I had just gone for a tummy tuck rather than all the way around.  My colleagues at work didn't say anything to me about it either.

Good luck

L.

Joanne,
It took me until 8-12 weeks out until my size 9 jeans fit again, due to the swelling.  I was in terry cloth sweats and then graduated to yoga pants.  My bigger jeans 10 & 11s fit earlier on.  You'll probably be the only one who can really tell the difference.  We hide the buldge with clothes, then it's gone replaced by swelling!  It does get better.  My low rider jeans have a problem staying up now, the roll of skin isn't there to keep them up!  With the slick compression garment on, they just droop on down like a teenage boy with their pants down around their knees.  I've bought some belts which help a little, tucking in my top helps too.  You'll love your new body!