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Thanks! I really appreciate the advice!
HW: 254 SW: 238.2 CW:179.6 1st GW: ONEDERLAND 2nd GW: 150 GW: 135 Surgery: 5/22/13
on 4/21/20 7:57 pm
I'm a guy and had most of my loose skin on my face and neck. It's pretty common post wls and the easiest way for me to tell someone lost a lot of weight.
Its really a combination of things to get your face back to normal scaling. A facelift alone would pull too much skin for many people, hence the obvious looking plastics out there.
For me it's a combination of a direct excision around the nasalabial folds (each side of face around nose) plus a lower facelift. Then you may need a filler like sculpture.
You have to do your own research as even PS's have limited experience for more than modest skin removal on face area.
Have you ever been to a bariatric conference? It is one thing I notice. Look at the OH conference pictures- it's very common.
I remember asking my plastic surgeon about this. He said you do not need someone who specializes in bariatric plastic surgery for facial work. Find someone good at faces. I found someone close by I will use for my face when I decide that it is time.
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."
Just got back on today. Thanks for responding! I'll keep lurking and see! ?
HW: 254 SW: 238.2 CW:179.6 1st GW: ONEDERLAND 2nd GW: 150 GW: 135 Surgery: 5/22/13
I do but I haven't done anything about it yet. There are a few people on here who have had face lifts - hopefully one of them will chime in.
I've seen a lot about body surgery but I'm wondering if anyone has had this issue resolved and with whom? Thanks!
Really interesting! thank you for responding! I don't know how much needs to be removed but it seems like all my weight is in my stomach/hips and I have exercised, watched my food and nothing seems to go down. I have spoken to my doctor and he may think I have lipedema so I am waiting to be able to make an appointment with a specialist
It depends on if it is just skin being removed or if there is a lot of fat in those areas. I had 2 square feet of skin removed with my lbl but it only weighed 2-3 pounds. For most people, it is around 5-10 pounds.
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'm curious, When you went in for surgery, I'm sure most of you weighed yourself... and based on what your surgeon removed from your procedure(s), how much skin/tissue/fat, etc was removed and what did you have done? I am at about 180 pounds lost from my highest weight and have had several consultations... but haven't taken the plunge yet... I carried most of my weight in my hips, stomach and thighs so those would be my focus areas... Just curious on some realistic expectations.
mine too! I wish I'd had this done when I was young - although I became super morbidly obese in my 30s, so I would have had to have had it re-done after I lost all that weight...
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