MELTING CANDLE SYNDROME!

I don't know what your insurance situation is but a year or so ago I was offered gastric bypass surgery and my insurance was suppose to cover skin removal afterwards. Even though I decided to lose weight myself, I still plan on having it. I have no idea what the deductible is but I know its the fraction of out of pocket tummy tucks. If you have insurance its worth checking to see if they cover it. If you can prove that it has an impact on the way you live your life, they will most likely cover it. Find the right surgeon to back you on this. Look for one that performs gastric bypass and they will point you in the right direction.

If I didn't have that option of surgery I would still lose weight. There are ways to help tighten your skin but it just takes a longer period of time. I mean, do you think every pregnant woman has a tummy tuck? Nah. It bounces back. You just got to be patient.

I was once told by an eminent cosmetic surgeon that skin only sags whilst it still has fat underneath it. If you can manage to lose or convert all the fat to muscle then in time the skin will regain some shape. It will still wrinkle but not hang..although it does take time. I think I do tend to believe this..because having looked after people who have lost massive amounts of weight quickly to severe illness..never once have those who became very thin been left with masses of exess skin and infact once they started to gain again to a 'healthy weight' looked to have a skin tone normal for their age as if they'd never been overweight. So perhaps we just need to lose that bit more than we think we need to where those 'sags are concerned'.

YEP. I would. Don't care what I look like naked.

I would, health is just too important!! Who knows someday you may be able to get the extra skin surgically removed, maybe not, but you will still be living a healthier life! Id rather have years added then years taken away

I seem to be with the majority...I would (AM!) doing it too. I actually lost 100 pounds with gastric bypass 8 years ago and promptly gained half of that back. Now I am 1/4 of the way to my goal doing it the right way and fixing my whole life.

I asked my doctor at the last appointment if there is anything I can do to help my skin go back...he said no, I was too heavy for too long (15 years). I work out to feel better and be stronger, and I am losing the weight to be healthy...wearing a bikini is just out forever. Oh well! I would rather carry around a deflated water balloon than a full one...no matter what it looks like under my shirt.

some saggy skin is better than all that fat and healthier. id rather be a melted candle