Question:
Has anyone NOT needed to get a tummy tuck?

I'm afraid that I'll lose all this weight and look awful because i won't bne able to afford a tummy tuck or batwing removal. Has anyone not needed this? How much weight did you lose, and how old are you? Thanks!    — [Anonymous] (posted on November 8, 2001)

November 8, 2001
I think it depends on how much weight you lose and where you carry your fat. Age isn't all that relevant. Most people who lose less than 100lbs. don't need tt's. Personally, I've lost 110lbs. I still have 30 to go, but my tummy is quite flat and firm. I really never have exersized so that didn't factor into it. What mattered most, I believe, was that my weight was evenely distributed all over my body. I didn't have a "gut". My boyfriend lost 75lbs. and he needs a tt real bad. But he had a serious "beer belly" the fat is gone but all the skin remains. I guess love really is blind (lol).
   — [Anonymous]

November 9, 2001
That is a good question. I was wondering about this issue myself. Does the number of years being at a high weight predispose a person for needing a TT? I have pretty "thick" skin and I am hoping that the skin will not bag. Does exercising help? How about keeping one self moisturized? Does that help with the elasticity? I am hoping there are others that have ended with a flat belly that have since had a large belly after giving birth and a C-Section with out having corrective surgery.
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