Why Thailand for the surgery?

This could be interesting....

There are several excellent healthcare facilities in Thailand. I know several folks who have gone there. The cost is some much cheaper than the USA. The plastic surgery is very good...actually many specialize in 'gender changes'. The recovery areas are very good too. I am working in the middle east and a lot of expats go there for plastic surgery. I can ask around too.

Let's throw in the idea of turning this into a reality show and having someone else pay for it! I'm going to dig around for contacts. I think I have one at discovery fit and health.

That was called "The Swan" possible one the the worlds most disturbing and horrifying reality plastic surgery competition show ever made. A show about a group of women with low self esteem and a bad body image who think they are ugly and who are judge by their ugliness and then given plastic surgery to "fix their problems" and once they are transformed pits them against one another in a beauty contest.

This about sums it up: start at the 1:44min mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDfDhVl3DBM

I don't think I could ever afford skin removal. Especially since my first choice for surgery would be a breast reduction when I'm done having children. (If weight loss doesn't get me down to a DD or smaller)

I would be interested in seeing what it actually costs though.

I'd be interested in what you all find out. One of the reasons I was so scared to lose weight previously was that I feared saggy excess skin. I just feared that I'd still hate myself and my body. Knowing how much skin removal surgery costs in the U.S. it was a big disincentive for a while. On its own it wouldn't be so bad, but I have student loans, credit cards, saving up for a wedding, saving up for a house...so it seemed unlikely. Anyway, the more information the better.

UPDATE: I posted this on the other thread.. Just checking to see if anyone would be interested.. I have put it out there in the universe and have two people who are make documentaries willing to hear my pitch.. I am so excited right now.. I couldn't sleep much last night because I have so many ideas.

I have a lot to say, I haven't had the chance to go over it yet. Basically, a lady I work with was in a documentary recently where a group of her friends would meet and hang out because they were all super-sized. They did a documentary following several of them who had WLS and how it changed their lives and relationships. I was curious to see if that same production company would be interested or know someone who would be in following us? They would want to start now before we have lost the weight and follow our journey. Right now, the hot topic IS the excess skin. I do not know if y'all have seen the recent articles out lately, but it has kind of been a big deal about how everyone expects to lose weight and have everything be perfect, but it's not. Extreme weight loss often leaves so much excess baggage (skin) that those of us that have worked so hard to lose the weight, are left devastated to see the scars remaining of our former selves.

Anyway, it was just something I have been mulling over. It's a long shot, but it was something that has been on my mind. The documentary I was referring to was on PBS: All of Me: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/all-of-me/

Here is a link about the Film maker and what made her decide to make the film: All of Me Filmmaker Alexandra Lescaze on the “Girls” of Austin

We could possibly even reach out to a few who have already lost a lot of weight already and get their perspective? Just some brainstorming thoughts I've had.