Anyone feel they look *worse* after RNY?

I did this for my health.  I didnt think i would loose alot but it turned out i did and im normal.  I was wearing a size 24 w and today im wearing a size 1 Juniors.  I think i look pretty good.

I truly did this for my health.  I was resigned to the fact that I was MO and that was that.  My best friend had the surgery and I started to think about it. Besides being MO I did not have any of the major comorbidities (diabtes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol) yet.  I decided now was the time to act before I developed any of the above.  I did this to increase my chances of seeing my kids see get married and have children.  I look better than I did before.  I was expecting that I would miss my pre-surgery body because of hanging skin but so far it is not as bad as I was expecting.  I still have a ways to go so time will tell. 

Hmmm, let's see.   Wrinkles from forehead to toe.  No kidding...I swear my toes got some wrinkles going on.   Roll up boobitos...that also wrinkle when rolled. Arm flap skin that is longer than my REAL arm. Smiley face wrinkle on the knees from the saggy upper leg skin.  No knee cap necessary for smile to appear.  Yup, it's definitely an adjustment.  Coping?  I'm *trying* to learn to like my wrinkly a$$ self just like I did with my fat self.  And then...I'll get plastics.  So it'll be ....wash, rinse and repeat the liking my body stage - yet again.  LOL Now don't get me wrong.  I am VERY grateful for all the positive aspects of my healthy life.  Just working through the wrinkles in the road. 

right after surgery, for some reason I felt like a sickly-looking melting-wax figure heading to a no-man's land of ugliness I got over that, and now I'm pretty contented with my looks. I think it was acceptance, that I would look like melted wax-human and ain't nothing I can do about it. 

Aw Amy, YOU are not the problem. You've just not yet met the right someone. I've no doubt you will at some point. I'm still new to this, but Lord knows I've gained and lost a few hundred pounds in 43 years. Some look better after WLS, some don't. I firmly believe that the majority of those who don't look better have lab deficiencies or malabsorptive problems. But, looking healthy and being healthy are two different things and BEING healthy is so much more important!!!!

My main reason for doing this was my health.  I was in pretty bad shape.  But I'd be lying if I didn't say looks weren't important to me.  I was very afraid of having massive amounts of shar-pei skin everywhere, but it's just not that bad.  I must have good genes or something, because my face was HUGE, and everything there has just sort of bounced back--no turkey wattle or sunken eyes.  I'm thrilled to have my cheekbones back. The bewbies and belly are a whole different thing, though.  My girls feel so weird, and I'm definitely going to need a lift, and probably implants, because I've lost so much breast mass.  Good bras make me feel ok about the whole thing though!  The belly?  Nothings going to fix THAT except a TT, and some upper abdomen lipo.  It'll be a few years before I can afford it, but I'll get it done. As for the legs?  Not so bad, and I really don't care.  I don't wear shorts or dresses, LOL, never have, so it's all good. So, I guess I'm coping pretty good.  I can honestly say, that feeling f*%&ing great every day definitely takes the edge off any problems I might have with my looks. Great thread.