Question:
My question is this..I have noticed that alot of post-ops have plastic surgery done..

breast lifts,, arms done...etc...I am wondering is it always neccesary? I am still quite large but after c-sections, gall bladder surgery, and this surgery I just do not wanna have my stomach cut up on again..also I have bat wings now but if I work out will they always hang?? Or am I doomed to have to go through another series of surgeries??    — tylerswife (posted on March 29, 2002)

March 29, 2002
My plastic surgeon said once the skin is stretched, no matter how much exercise you do, it wont reduce the hanging skin. I guess plastic surgery is a personal choice. Some people can be content to live life with the hanging skin as long as it doesn't bother them. For me, it's a problem and I want to correct the problem as soon as I possibly can.
   — Patty H.

March 29, 2002
I would say more people *don't* have plastic surgery than do. I had some procedures done, my husband did not. Your bat wings will not go away. I have nicely developed arm muscles and the flap underneath, but am not about to have them surgically fixed. They don't look great, but aren't causing me any medical problems so no one's cutting them!
   — kateseidel

March 29, 2002
Well, I think reconstructive (plastic) surgery is just a personal choice. It depends upon the amount of skin that is hanging, how much it bothers YOU or if it is causing medical problems. I don't think I would even be considering reconstructive surgery, but I have to have a hernia repair, and my surgeon felt I might as well go for an abdominoplasty at the same time. Although the excess skin on my abdomen is not horrifying, my surgeon feels that it will eventually cause medical problems. I guess it's just a personal decision based on your own circumstances. I doubt that many people MUST have reconstructive surgery, but it is always a possibility. Good luck! Maria
   — Maria H.