Question:
With Open RNY is it common for the surgeon to do a panni?

   — judchastain (posted on December 29, 2005)

December 29, 2005
I didn't have one, nor do I know anyone that had both procedures at once.
   — RebeccaP

December 29, 2005
The removal of the panni is typically done after the patient has reached goal weight and sustained it for at least 6-12 months (with many surgeons advising that a longer period is better).
   — SteveColarossi

December 30, 2005
Most of us don't have the hanging, emptied skin until after the weight-loss surgery (WLS) has had a chance to work, but I have heard of some people--usually massively obese people--who have a low-hanging abdomen that impedes their movement even before WLS is performed. For such people, a panniculectomy sometimes can be performed at the same time as the WLS.
   — Kay B.