Question:
How Long should I weight to think about plastic surgeries

I had my gastic on sept 8,2003 and I started out at 485 and I am now 360 I started out in a bra size of 52g and I can now wear a 52ddd bra but they are bothering me so much now because they are hanging so much. I am needing to know should I bear the pain and wait until I lose more weight or can I go ahead and do it. I know they r gonna wait until I get closer to my goal before I can have the abdominoplasty but I am wondering if I need to wait until I lose more weight for my breast. I have already seen a Dr. who is willing to do it but they just told me that I can go as small as I want and I know as I lose more weight they may go down more. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!    — SHAKEITHA M. (posted on July 19, 2004)

July 19, 2004
I can't tell you what you should do but I will tell you what I would do. I had a breast reduction with lift 4 years ago following a 90 pound weight loss on my own. I loved my new breasts. I then, of course, gained all the weight back. I had my RNY 12 months ago. I started at 265 and am now 145#. I will say that it seems like the last 10 pounds have come off my chest alone. My once perfect perky boobs are now shrunken up and look awful. I can't believe it but am actually considering implants because they look so awful. Please wait on the reduction till you're at your goal weight. I know if I could have done it all over again, I would have waited.
   — lindadougherty

July 19, 2004
Wait until you are done losing for at least 6 mos. Best is to wait 2 years to see how much your skin goes back on it's own.
   — mrsmyranow

July 23, 2004
Check with your WLS surgeon on when you are reaching goal/plateau. I recommend starting the process at 8-12 months out as the insurance approval can take a long time. This allows you to also get some idea of what is possible to fix at one time, the out-of-pocket costs, etc. It also helps to shop around !
   — DrL