I need to get some honest feedback on skin elasticity...

I am currently awaiting my surgery date and I am needing some honest answers about long-term post-op skin elasticity. I do not plan on having cosmetic surgery down the road, and I am wondering how bad I need to anticipate that my body will look. I am 5'8" and I currently weigh about 305 pounds. I want to lose about 160 pounds. I am 23 years old, and I am planning to drink a lot of water post-op and exercise often. Do you think that those steps in conjunction with some firming lotions could be enough to make my skin look normal again? If anyone who hasn't had cosmetic surgery has pictures of their body that they would be willing to show me, that would be great too.

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