Plastic Surgery? Will it be needed?
I'm afraid it's a your-mileage-may-vary thing. I didn't need it but others with similar starting BMIs did.
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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Like Gina said, it varies and depends on many factors. I am having a TT this fall. I lost over 100 lbs so not comparable to you and have an apron of skin from hip bone to hip bone. (YES I have hip bones now, lol).
RNY 9/12 TT 9/13 HT 5' 4" HW 250 SW 242 CW 125
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Age, genetics, body build, where you carry the fat, all play a part. I certainly could use some but at 64, I'm not going there. I don't have any rubs or anything that would get insurance to cover it. And I look pretty good with clothes on.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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Like others have said - it all depends.
I think age and how long you were heavy has a lot to do with it. I was 49 when I had my surgery and did have a TT and BL/BA done about 1-2 years later.
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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I only lost 65 pounds but my double chin turned into a turkey neck so I had a lower facelift one year after WLS. And my tummy, after a pregnancy and the big weight loss, looks like a shar pei. I don't have a pannus but it's wrinkled and awful looking, with little "love handles" that won't go away because they are just skin. So I have booked a tummy tuck for August.
I think there's really no way to know what you'll need until you need it, or not.
I'm 5'2" and 55 years old. VSG 3/17/10
