Question:
worried about sagging skin
I am going to have the surgery and I am worried about how much sagging skin I will have, I am 5'2" and am very flabby already ,even in my legs, I am almost 50,my skin dosent have the elasticity it used to. — kwood-50 (posted on October 21, 2008)
October 21, 2008
I am 5' 5" and I had surgery on July 1st and I'm down 60 pounds. I
turned 51 in August. I am going to have sagging skin but you know what, I
don't care. I feel 100% better and I"ve drop four sizes in clothing.
When we get old we get saggy skin, it's a fact of life. If you don't like
the sagging skin you can save your pennies and have surgery to fix that.
I'll take healthy with sagging skin any day over fat and unable to do
anything (a very limited life)! I am so glad I had the surgery - life is
good now! Sorry to be so blunt, but that how I feel about this subject!
Lisa
— ldillabough
October 21, 2008
I'm 5'6" and lost 185 pounds and I have saggy skin. My surgery was
6/15/2006. I will take saggy skin over fat any day. I had a tummy tuck in
October 2007 it was paid for by my ins. co. due to dertemology issues.
Skin on skin creating rashes and belly button infections just too much
skin. I still have saggy skin on my theighs, but no one see that except me
so I could care less. Take a look at my profile pjwinslow and see what you
think.
I love the body I am living in my health is so much better.
— pjwinslow
October 21, 2008
Yes...sagging skin is a probelm for so many people...and so many people
have plastic surgery even at your age...Some insurance companies will pay
for it if it's a medical burden such as chronic rashes and tearing. If
not...many people save up for surgery....It takes about a year and more to
lose the weight and they save for an entire year or more. If the skin goes
back some...you have clothes or vacation money! If not, you go get the
skin removed! Many find the trade off for health to be worth living with
the saggy skin. It's not easy to accept, but at least you know and are
honest with yourself that it's a good possibility that you will have a lot
of excess skin. It's something that only you can deal with in your own
way...There are options! You have pick the ones that suit you best.
— .Anita R.
October 21, 2008
I looked at your profile hoping to find out more info like how much weight
you are planning to lose, you are very new here so it wasn't there.
The truth is, the more you have to lose, the more likely it is that you are
going to have sagging skin and have to have some plastics done.
I was talking to my surgeon about it before surgery with about 250# to lose
and he said "honey, when you're done, you are gonna have to have
everything sucked, tucked, lifted and fixed." You know what... I
can't wait... I look forward to it.
If people have less than 100# to lose, they usually don't have to have much
surgery, but more than that, chances are you will have to have some.
Best of luck to you,
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
October 21, 2008
If you're already flabby, you will still be flabby after weight loss. I'm
46 and have flabby inner thighs, upper arms and saggy chin. It's just the
way it is. But we are all very individual. My sister had surgery 5 days
before me and since she had a baby and I didn't, her tummy is much flabbier
than mine. This is one of those things we can't control and can't obsess
over. I'm thrilled to be down 81 pounds and wouldn't change a thing.
Well, that's not really true. I wish I had done this years ago!
— GlitterGal
October 21, 2008
I knew I would have sagging skin on my stomach, and do. But I never
thought my legs would be so saggy and my upper arms too ... have the bat
wings. Oh well ... I have lost 126 lbs as of today ... hoping to loose
another 30 - 50 more. I like many others on here will take sagging sking
over fat any day. It is awesome and so freeing to be thinner!
— Tammy Cardwell
October 21, 2008
I also checked your profile to see if you had listed a BMI or your weight,
but you hadn't so it is hard to say. I will recommend to all that say they
have this sagging skin and use age for an excuse, to start exercising!
Slowly by walkiing more, walking more stairs, parking further away when
shopping it will all help. I would also advise to start lifting 2-5 lb
weights. They help to tone you and speed up your metabolism even more. You
will eat less and sleep better, guaranteed! Exercise DVD's are another
great resource, Low impact swim exercising is great and using bands to
exercise is another great resource. I wish you the best! L would like to
hear back from you if you indeed did try any of my ideas and how they
worked for you! I am 10 months post op of my banding and started out at 257
lbs per my family Dr. and have lost close to 70lb'x. The banding is not a
quick fix, it takes sometimes up to 2 years or more to get good results. I
am very happy with mine so far, but in the beginning I was emotionally all
over the place and this goes along with this Major surgery as well! If you
would like to keep in touch and talk more, just email me! Best of Luck!
— premenewme
October 21, 2008
Hi Kathy,
I'm having my surgery in 2 weeks. I'm scared too about the saggy skin. I'm
51 and I already have sagging, flabby stuff and I already get yeast
infections in the folds. I'm in Canada and the gvt insurance here may or
may not cover some of the plastic surgery involved. Apparently they are
reviewing each case individually. I cannot imagine how we will ever afford
to pay out of our pockets for it unless we get it financed and pay a ton of
interest forever.
I'm concerned about something else that none of these ladies has answered
yet: how does it affect being intimate with your husbands? I guess we
manage ok with my fat, but saggy stuff is different. I don't know how it's
going to work.... I worry about things like this....
My husband loves me. I'm not saying he's going to leave me or anything like
that. He's my rock and my best friend and we have the best marriage. I just
don't know how the mechanics of it will work. I'm 5'3" I now weight
just over 300. I suppose I have to lose about 150--175 lbs. I haven't
been exercising much due to a bad back, OA in my knees and a recent ankle
sprain that isn't healing well. Everyone says the knee and back pain will
lessen and I'll be able to walk and exercise more but at 51 (almost 52) how
much can I realistically expect my skin to spring back?
I'm still going through with the surgery--make no mistake. But this is
something that is really bugging me.
— Tina G.
October 25, 2008
I'm 51, 8 months out, down 115 pounds, and I have sagging skin. My arms,
stomach, thighs all sag. I also am healthier - no longer diabetic, high
blood pressure gone, asthma improved, nasal allergies improved, have more
energy and feel better. Still get yeast infections in skin folds, but
infections much less than b4 weight loss, just use lamisil cream every day
and that controls it. Wish I'd had the surgery 10 years ago, can't believe
how much better I feel now. And tho I didn't do this for my looks, I do
look better now even with the sagging skin.
— Susan C.
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