If you lost the weight, would you get a tummy tuck?

Yup. I'm buying boobs too if they get too small. I've already lost a cup size which I wasn't expecting because even when I was a size 2 I had huge knockers. I'm not liking my itty bitties right now. I am too old to have grandma tits!

yup. mine is scheduled already....i lost close to 90 pounds and kept it off for about 18 months now and do competitive figure shows. i love how i look in clothes, but when you are wearing only about 4 ounces of velvet onstage, its that extra loose skin that keeps me from winning and i want it gone. not that expensive, all thing considered. plus, the doc is going to tighen up some abdominal muscles that have seperated over the pregnancies, so i will be able to be stronger (and fiercer!) than ever. i. can't.wait.

I would get a tummy tuck and breast lift, in a New York Minute. I hate my tummy let alone the girls. WE have to be comfortable in our skin. It is not for anyone else to judge.

I don't know. I have thought about it a lot. My answer is maybe. It depends on how bad the skin is. I had 2 c-sections so I have the delightful belly droop and I have problems in the summer with skin infections under it no matter how clean I keep it. Even if I take 2 showers a day and blow dry my belly after my shower I still get it anyway. If the skin continues to droop like that and I have trouble still, then definitely. My insurance will even pay for it if it is for a medical reason. I think recurring skin infections probably counts.

Yes, yes, yes! I have horrific inch wide stretch marks and awful loose skin. I'm all done having kids and have been saving the money since my youngest was born. I am having my tuck next Friday, so excited!!

If I didn't have a huge phobia of doctors, hospitals, etc, I definately would. The loose skin can cause various problems depending upon how much you have loss and how much skin is loose. I know two people who had the loose skin removed. Okay, I NEVER heard either of them refer to it as a tummy tuck...that doesn't seem to fit when there is A LOT to removed. My friend had about a foot wide strip cut off. They cut above, went down about a foot, made another cut, took that out and then sewed him up. He lost about 20 lbs just from the surgery, so I can only imagine what it would be like to have a 20 lb bag of potatoes bouncing around my middle all day long. The other was a friend. Her loose skin, along with the infections and smells that go with that, was pulling her internal organs down, so was a necessity. After the skin was removed, some of the organs had to be put back into place and secured. So, I definately would, depending upon the situation.

I'm planning another pregnancy in a few years if everything goes the way I hope. That means that a tummy tuck would be pointless. I'll need my skin to stretch out again. I hope it doesn't last forever, but I don't plan on wearing a bikini anywhere so I'll probably be just fine with it.

I absolutely will have a few cosmetic procedures done, but first, I will make sure my hubby gets his panniculectomy, once he's reached his goal. I see after watching him lose 180 pounds in a year, that he's going to need to have his excess skin removed. He deserves to go first! He's always put me first, but now it's his turn!

Nope! Nope! and thrice Nope!i

I hate my flabby belly, but to go under the knife for a tummy tuck is just not worth it. The scarring can be painful, given that it's usually at or just below your natural panty line.

I have thought in the past about getting a mastectomy to correct my gynecomastia, but again I have to ask myself... ultimately, is it worth it.

I can see why folks do elect to have their flab removed surgically, but even if I had the £000s to spare, I'm not sure I would!

I've researched this a lot the last few days and what I've found is if you get your body fat percentage really low, it will go away! Skin is really thin. Have you EVER seen someone with a very low body fat percentage with loose skin? Everyone says there is still fat underneath the skin to be lost. Many times you can clearly see it when people bend forward. Clumps of fat sit in there like they are in a sack! So it's clearly excess fat!

I think what is important is try to protect your body composition by keeping your protein intake higher and lift weight to not lose too much muscle as you cut down in weight!

Also I read of people getting tummy tucks, losing more weight and then needing another one! So seriously, be sure you are down as far you can be before you get one so you don't have to keep getting them!