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I've always had a huge 'neck and chin' area, tons of fat around there, well, I know i am only two weeks post op, but a lot of that fat is coming off, but the skin is still there, so it almost looks worse than when it was filled with fat. Can I expect any kind of tightening on this as I go along? I'm 42, btw. I don't expect it to be super taut, or anything, and I realize that ultimately I will probably want some sort of neck lift, but does it get better somewhat over time?

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I'm thinking at least some of it will tighten with time. I'm 40 & I lost 60lbs last year before VSG and I didn't notice the waddle I have right now. I regained 40lbs before my surgery and am just 4lbs away from the lowest I got to last year. The only difference is that weight came off slowly, over a period of 8 months while I've dropped this last 40lbs over the past 2 months.

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I've got a turkey thing going on right now.... I really don't know how it will turn out.. Im 57 and still have 30+ lbs to go... I am just waiting it out, supposedly it takes a year after losing the weight to see how things settle skin wise... so thats what I'm waiting for... in the mean time AHOY turtlenecks and scarfs! :^)... and lots of creams and such to keep things flexible and moist.

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I just had a face lift to get rid of mine. I could not stand to look at it. I am 2 years post op so I got sick of waiting to see any improvement.

I am in Mexicali right now. Wed. it will be 2 weeks since my face lift. It's been fun staying in Mexicali and I absolutely love Dr. Luque.

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Can't wait to see pics, Oregondaisy! I've got another 54lbs to go but already bothered by the waddle. And the tummy, and the droopy boobs.....

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I just had a face lift to get rid of mine. I could not stand to look at it. I am 2 years post op so I got sick of waiting to see any improvement.

I am in Mexicali right now. Wed. it will be 2 weeks since my face lift. It's been fun staying in Mexicali and I absolutely love Dr. Luque.

Glad to hear from you OD! Hows is it going? Have you got the bandages off yet? black and blue much? May I ask how much something like that costs? I may have to start saving....glad you are having fun.

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Dr. Luque did ultra sound on my face every day and it got rid of the bruising pretty quickly. I still have some swelling.

I don't mind telling it was $5,000

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Dr. Luque did ultra sound on my face every day and it got rid of the bruising pretty quickly. I still have some swelling.

I don't mind telling it was $5,000

Thanks, its good to have an idea.... gotta start buying lottery tickets! ;^)

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I have been using a £5 device I bought off eBay called the Neckline Slimmer. Takes a couple of minutes a day and I am sure it has helped firm up my jawline. I have never had good definition there and with the weight loss it was worse, but now it is looking pretty good after a month or so of use.

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Jane - I have wondered about the Neckline Slimmer. Does it have three different coils to change the resistance? If so, which one are you using?

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Jane - I have wondered about the Neckline Slimmer. Does it have three different coils to change the resistance? If so, which one are you using?

I started on the lowest one and then jumped to the highest after a month or two.

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