Fear abour results

Before your surgery how did you cope with the fear that your results will not be what you had hoped? My surgery is July 17th and I'm already so stressed over the fear that my results won't be satisfactory that today I'm sick because I haven't been able to sleep, I'm so anxiety ridden over the whole thing.

i have to say why i am pleased with my results i was thinking they would be better. you just have to be realistic...my hanging skin is gone but i thought my upper abdomen would be tighter. the doc did tell me he would have had to do a "t" incision, which i didnt want. but i have gone from wearing a 10-12 before TT to now wearing a 4-8, so i am happy and i no longer have a gut

I am feeling exactly the same way as you are!

you will be fine, take your own before surgery pictures and then take pictures monthly post op so u can compare, post op is always better then pre op unles your suegeon really sucks, but i am sure u will be fine, if you are expecting perfection you may be dissapointed, but if you are expecting 75%  that is great
Susan

that is perfectly said!  Perfection is not the goal...but 75% is so realistic!  I love that

Patty

Being realistic is very important. I am someone that will be going in for a revision because it just was not a one shot job in my case. But that's ok and I will be getting a thighplasty and a breast lift along with the revisions so I was planning on  a second surgery anyway.

I suggest not looking at others pictures and resuls with hopes that you will look like that. We all are different and our outcome will vary.

other than that. Just embrace the new you!

I know how you feel!
But as many say, plastic surgery, especially on the obese, may not result in perfection but rather a much better appearance.
Mikimi in Israel

 Well said ladies, my skin has been stretched beyond limit for soooo many years ,

Also I m not 25 I am 59 I started getting PS when I was56
And I did it for me my WLS journey would not be complete
Fir me if I still had all that skin I feel better n I have more
Self confidence n I feel better. My husband told me at 275
That I was beautiful n sexy n I would hate for him to stare at me
While I was dressing. Now when he tells me I m sexy
N beautiful I believe it cause I can feel it and now I let him stare
all the time while dressing n I run around the house less then 1/2 dresses.

First PS I had done was my TT and the worst part of that was Pre op
When u stand there naked n the PSis marking u up,
It was horrible, and with each PS it was easier to stand there naked
Now when I go for a chk up I don't even need his gown cause I m not ashamed of
My body I m finally happy with it, I have had everything done except my breasts, 
I dont know what happened to them but after he did
My arms and bra fit the girls just look bigger n sit better, I was told that after PS the fat redistributes n 
Settles in other places I am lucky the girls got it

I was 58 when I had PS and didn't expect a model perfect body.  I wanted a normal looking body and that's what I have now.  A NORMAL BODY.  I don't have to try to hide wrinkly skin and floppy boobs.  I think having normal expectations about what a PS can do for your body is healthy.

I agree with all these ladies. Do NOT go into the surgery expecting perfection. I can wear jeans now and no longer see a ball of skin stuffed inside. That makes it all worth it.