247 lbs lost and 40 lbs of skin....

kipz303
on 7/26/11 8:07 pm

I had my consult today for a panniculectomy to see how much my insurance will cover. They will cover gettting the hanging down ( below belly button) removed. I told my surgeon i really cant afford the cut for the upper section but because its about another 15 lbs he said there are optiins and things he can do to get as much skin off in the one surgery with no cash out of pocket for me!!

I am SO excited- i should hear back in about 30 days....he measured and guestimates the bottom to be 25 lbs of skin...the top another 15....Wow!!! He told me " youre a very tiny woman under all this skin missy!" Talk about a compliment lol ive been happy ALL day !

Looks like the plastics board is being added to bookmarks now! Hope to see you guys soon!

RNY - August 13, 2010

LBL - October 29, 2012

a total of 271 lbs lost!!

Jujuvee
on 7/26/11 8:34 pm

This is great news, and that's a lot of skin. High 5 to your surgeon for helping you out!

Keep us posted.

HW 405- Pre op weight 374- Plastics weight 203 Current weight 194

Circumferential lift/Brachioplasty November 8, 2011
16.3 pounds removed.

Revisions + Thighplasty October 23, 2012

Breast lift- Spring 2013

Kilaani
on 7/26/11 8:35 pm, edited 7/26/11 8:37 pm - Las Vegas, NV

DS on 03/10/05

Nice job! I started at 440 and was down to 177 when I had my first belt lipectomy. I think I had about 20lbs (it's hard to remember now, I'm sure I posted in my journal) panni skin removed and it made ALL the difference in the world. If you get insurance to cover, wow!! I had to pay all out of pocket so far... there goes my expensive mid-life-crisis sports car...but it has been worth it. My upper body lift dropped about another 5-7lbs I think it was

I'm 5'5, how tall are you?

I still have 5-10lbs skin left on my thighs per one of my plastic surgeons - still have to have that surgery done - ugh. That'll be next summer. Looking at Dr. Aly but would like any other suggestions near Las Vegas/Cali/Phoenix areas...I don't know about Mexico.

Anyone else out there who anyone knows of that has had fantastic thigh surgeries? I need an example that looked like the saggy baggy elephant legs before - that's the closest example I can think of for mine.

www.picturetrail.com/kilaani has my photos - faint of heart is the file with the pre-post lower body lift and upper body stuff. ps is the password. I need to update my 'file' with 14 months post op --- would like arms much tighter than they are now and need some fulness in the breasts, but overall, very happy.

Jill - revision - band to DS 3/10/05 Dr. Baltasar, Spain
440/140/149 hw/cw/gw - 5'5" -300lbs -- bmi 73.2 to 24.8 :) GOAL MET 10/26/10!!.... Even made 140 September 2012. Been ranging 4-6lbs from 144-146 since then. Back to 140 December 2012, hoping to see it again after I feel better and start working out.

Laura in Texas
on 7/26/11 9:19 pm

RNY on 09/17/08

I've heard my surgeon, Dr. LoMonaco, is an expert when it comes to thigh lifts for people who have lost over 200 pounds, but he is in Houston. He is awesome. I desperately need mine done, too, but it will be a while for that, if I decided to do it at all.

Laura

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."

Jujuvee
on 7/26/11 9:55 pm

On July 27, 2011 at 3:35 AM Pacific Time, Kilaani wrote:

Nice job! I started at 440 and was down to 177 when I had my first belt lipectomy. I think I had about 20lbs (it's hard to remember now, I'm sure I posted in my journal) panni skin removed and it made ALL the difference in the world. If you get insurance to cover, wow!! I had to pay all out of pocket so far... there goes my expensive mid-life-crisis sports car...but it has been worth it. My upper body lift dropped about another 5-7lbs I think it was

I'm 5'5, how tall are you?

I still have 5-10lbs skin left on my thighs per one of my plastic surgeons - still have to have that surgery done - ugh. That'll be next summer. Looking at Dr. Aly but would like any other suggestions near Las Vegas/Cali/Phoenix areas...I don't know about Mexico.

Anyone else out there who anyone knows of that has had fantastic thigh surgeries? I need an example that looked like the saggy baggy elephant legs before - that's the closest example I can think of for mine.

www.picturetrail.com/kilaani has my photos - faint of heart is the file with the pre-post lower body lift and upper body stuff. ps is the password. I need to update my 'file' with 14 months post op --- would like arms much tighter than they are now and need some fulness in the breasts, but overall, very happy.

Your pictures are amazing and help me realize that this journey is worth it. What a difference. I can't imagine what this has done for you mentally!

Thank you so much for sharing.

HW 405- Pre op weight 374- Plastics weight 203 Current weight 194

Circumferential lift/Brachioplasty November 8, 2011
16.3 pounds removed.

Revisions + Thighplasty October 23, 2012

Breast lift- Spring 2013

Don 1962
on 7/26/11 11:48 pm

RNY on 04/07/08

Holy Smokes!

My ex-wife got my "mid-life sports car"/plastics money in our divorce. Now I can only afford one or the other not both!

Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!!

Renee2007
on 7/27/11 12:08 am - Central, FL

DS on 01/28/08

Jill, I have heard very good reviews of this surgeon.

http://www.drmazaheri.com/mazaBio.html

Renee
I

My DS
SW/263 CW/136 GW/150

Still Fawn
on 7/26/11 8:37 pm - SIERRA MADRE, CA

That is awesome news, and your surgeon sounds like a great person! My surgeon did the full TT and muscle tightening even though my insurance only covers the panni removal..sometimes we luck out!

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

kipz303
on 7/26/11 10:47 pm

RNY on 08/13/10

I hope i DO luck out...i think he felt sorry for me because of my past history with back problems which wasnt my point in telling him...i dont like doctors to judge me based on sympathy. But he DID tell me if i am not glued down and persinally attatched to the idea of a cute new belly button...he can simply tell insurance that it was infected due to rashes and just not gimme a bellybutton just yet. That will make for a smoother *non-muffin top* until i can save for the top part of the anchor.

I really did appreciate what a gentleman dr. Anderson is...ill be sending them a thank you...especially since they offered me an externship as well lol

RNY - August 13, 2010

LBL - October 29, 2012

a total of 271 lbs lost!!

Renee2007
on 7/27/11 12:12 am - Central, FL

DS on 01/28/08

Awesome!

Renee
I

My DS
SW/263 CW/136 GW/150

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