MsThickSlimSexy 65 Posted January 2, 2013 Cowgirl, my only TT was 10yrs ago & is holding up well with recent illness & weight gain. I was saying if a 2nd was needed I would hv to go thru w/it. My skin has changed & I fear the worst but I'm hopeful because I losing slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBOYD 0 Posted July 8, 2016 I saw your posting about free Tummy Tuck if donate skin. how do we go about that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mooseknuckle 85 Posted July 11, 2016 I would donate my skin wish they had a site to sign up to donate I was 448 lbs and now I have a chest that fell to my drawers lol now I have a chestertodrawers lol Sent from my SM-G935V using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KristenLe 5,979 Posted July 11, 2016 So I talked with her today to clarify "free" and make sure I understood her correctly. She said the anesthesiologist's fee was free as was the hospital stay. She still paid her surgeon fee which was $2,000. She said she was originally quoted $8,000 for it. I don't know why she had it done at the hospital though, most are done at the Surgeon's own little office/OR room.He does tummy tucks in his office? I think I'd rather pay for surgery than go to some hack. Just saying... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erp 2,016 Posted July 13, 2016 In general, surgeons aren't looking for post WLS skin to reuse as it is stretched out. A teaching hospital may offer some kind of deal for plastics if residents can assist or otherwise learn from it. 1 jo ann c troupe reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites