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i am 24n yrs old and have decided that i will have wls. i was wondering (his is vain) but is excess skin a big problem!!! i am so scared that once i have the surgery i will have lots of skin haning..im 5'7 and 320

Welcome It all depends on your age, skin type, and genetics. Look at some older people in your family and see how their skin is. You can usually tell from them, but everyone's different.

You need to look at the pro's and con's even if there is hanging skin... you will more than likely be a lot more healthy! The skin can be taken care of later down the road. Don't let haning skin be your factor for not improving your health. Hugs, Chrissy

Depends on your activity level,age,anf genetics I would suggest if you aren't doing it now,that you start strength training with weights or a exercise ball before you have surgery.Check is this forum,you will get more responses from WLS grads http://obesityhelp.com/forums/black_american/