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Had Gastric and looking for advice

sinsational68
sinsational68 Posts: 3
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi,

my name is shay and I had Lapriscopic Gastric surgery on July 20th and was wondering does anyone have any tips on how to tighten up my skin or control where I loose the weight at? I walk 5 miles everyday and do pilaties 3x a week and i'm looking for any advice anyone might have..

thanks

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  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    You can't control where you lose the weight.

    As far as skin tightening that can be problematic because of the rapid weight loss. My friend uses cocoa butter and vitamin E enriched lotion and that seems to be helping quite a lot.
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    Hey There:
    If you go to www.obesityhelp.com you will find a wide array of message boards...probably 90% of the people that go there have had some type of WLS, they also have specific boards for specific WLS, plastics, .... You can probably get a more informed answer. Good luck in your Wellness Journey.
  • sinsational68
    sinsational68 Posts: 3
    thanks so much i do greatly appreciate it..
  • LilynEdensmom
    LilynEdensmom Posts: 612 Member
    My mom walks alot I*she had the surgery done* but ended up having to go back in about 6 months ago and have a tummy tuck as wellas her hips and butt b/c the excess skin. Hope you get some better answers than the one I gave.
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