Thank you. I agree about the surgeon being one who specializes in weight loss patients. We definitely have special needs when it comes to plastic surgery. This is not just for beauty.

I had RNY Gastric Bypass in December 2010. I have lost over 200 lbs and maintained that weightless for over 5 years. I am looking into having plastic surgery, a lower or full body lift to be more precise. I am looking for any advice from anyone who has had this procedure in Mexico. Who do you recommend? How was your experience? What was the cost?

As I am getting closer to getting this dream fulfilled, I am becoming a little nervous and more and more excited. I want to walk into this as prepared as possible.

Thank you.

Jocelynn

Thank you, Pat! I just wish they sold it in bigger tubes - one lasts just under a week with all my holes!

Thank you also for the recommendation to see a wound specialist. I asked my surgeon if I would benefit from it and he said if it made me feel any better, he is actually the director of several wound care clinics in southern California so the treatment he is giving me is exactly what I'd get there. He also said he'd had some patients who went with other wound care centers when they ran into similar healing issues as mine and were subjected to unnecessary surgeries and skin grafts when their wounds would have healed nicely on their own eventually with his care. His concern is that many wound care clinics don't understand plastic surgery wound healing and go overboard with treatments. Not sure how widespread that is, but I do trust him. But I think if I hadn't stopped splitting or if he wasn't so incredibly responsive I would have given anything a try!

the grey shirt photo is before plastics...so no, not an issue. i didn't have any hanging skin and already had a pretty flat tummy.

yep...it is there day and night, but gets bigger throughout the day and gets sore.