TT or LBL and then more loss?
on 4/17/13 12:53 am
Those that have had a TT or LBL... If you went on to lose any more weight, did it significantly affect your results? Im not talking large amounts, but like 5-15lb losses after your plastics. I ask because my surgeon mentioned that he could do an anchor cut on me for my LBL to get things "really tight" but that I "didnt really need it" and without it that I "would just be a bit looser up top". That concerns me, because Im working on losing about 10lbs right now after an injury that laid me up for about 5 months, and I dont want to have plastics if that 10lb loss is going to negate my results in any way, shape, form.
Opinions? Experiences?
I have read a 10-15 pound gain or loss can make a difference, which was why I waited to make sure I was maintaining my weight. But I would think a small change in weight would not make a huge difference.
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."
I have had a TT and then later revised to the LBL with Anchor Cut. IF you have the Anchor Cut and lose 10 to 15 lbs more, I would say that your result shouldn't change much. If you lose more than that, it may loosen the skin a bit. However, if your doctor thinks he can get your tighter with the Anchor Cut but you choose to have the TT - I believe that losing more would probably alter your result in a much more dramatic way.
I had the TT and lost 40 lbs more. It made a huge difference. I knew this going in when I had my initial TT done, but I had it done prematurely due to chronic back issues related to my excess skin. I had lost close to 300 lbs.
I love my LBL with Anchor Cut. Yes, the scar is much more apparent, however, my tummy is tight and I love the way my LBL pulled up my outter thighs a little. I also had a full and extended thigh lift with massive Lipo at the same time.
12/09 and 6/11, 9 skin removal procedures with Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico
Revised to the Sleeve after losing 271 lbs with the LapBand.
on 4/18/13 11:35 pm
Thank you all! This is all very helpful. I really dont have more than 10lbs I *could* lose (well, i guess I could, but Id be "skin and bone" according to everyone Ive talked to about it). I just know that I am 10lbs heavier today than I was before my injury, and about 20lbs up from my lowest ever weight (which I agree was too small, Im 6' tall, very muscular, and should not be 150lbs.). Im really just trying to gain back the muscle mass that atrophied during my injury, but I know I will lose some weight along with it. I'd like to sit right around 155 (absolute lowest)-165 (max), and Im 170 today. I think I will be OK. If not, well, Ill be going back in for a BL/BA in about 3 months, and he can revise to an anchor cut then he said.