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Hi,

Have any of you had changes with your skin after WLS! I've noticed my face has become so oily. I'm also having terrible breakouts. I've always been prone to acne around my cycle but now it's full force!!!!

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I worry about this because I already suffer with moderate acne. From what I've read, it's normal due to the hormones that were stored in your fat cells being released into your body as you lose weight. I wonder how long it takes for your body to regulate the hormones though...

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Yep... I posted about the excessively oily skin post VSG... I had to go to my derm and get started on an acne treatment...

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Thanks! I guess I'll have to see a dermatologist. It's crazy like a few hours after I wash my face it's already so oily. It's gross ! LOL

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I broke out radically during week 2. It got better after a week. Then TOM was a week early. The next week (my normal TOM week) I broke out -- not nearly as bad -- but different.

The first breakout was almost exclusively on my chin (telltale sign of a hormonal cause). The second breakout was the large zit type in weird places. Seriously, in my nose, ear, one in my eyebrow, one on my forehead, etc. The can't you don't really ever see, but hurt like a B if you touch them.

Lots of hormonal changes going on. And lots & lots & lots of stress to our bodies.

Look up "weightloss acne" or "dieter's acne" for more info.

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Hi,

Have any of you had changes with your skin after WLS! I've noticed my face has become so oily. I'm also having terrible breakouts. I've always been prone to acne around my cycle but now it's full force!!!!

I'm the total opposite in this case. I used to have a bit of an oily skin, but after surgery my skin dries up quite fast and I need a moisturizer. Guess I should see a dermatologist soon.

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Thank you! I will search online. My first few weeks weren't bad. I'm now 7 weeks post-op so I guess it's just the hormones. I mainly only have them on my face.

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Prior to the surgery I suffered from oily skin and acne. After the surgery I was completely the opposite my skin was so dry, so what I was told was when I start drinking more Water it would get better and it did. Now back to oily skin as normal.

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yes my hair is the worst right now it get so oily it is because all the hormone changes your body is going through with the weight loss. Remember fat produces estrogen and when we are losing weight we are changing the hormone levels our bodies are use to making.

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Me too!! It's not oily but the breakouts are ridiculous! I am getting those big, painful zits that are under the skin all along my jaw line :( Totally sucks.

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My skin was normally kinda oily, but now it seems like there's enough oil to fry french fries. I've read some other posts and it's good to know that I'm not the only one with this problem. I hope that it goes away soon. Even though my face is oily as all get out, it doesn't seems to be breaking out as much as it was doing before the surgery.

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