Excess Skin

[MissDina 4]

Soooo i am now worried that i will have alot of excess skin after my sugery,, my mom just got off the phone with the doctor cause she wanted to ask them a couple of questions and excess skin was one of them, the doctor said that insurance may not pay for surgery to get rid of it and i currently have alot of it specially on my arms.. but im also still young i just turned 22 so im thinking maybe i wont have exsess skin after words but anyways my question is has anyone around my age have had surgery to get rid of excess skin and did theyre insurance pay for it? i am very excited and looking forward to having the sleeve but now im just worried about the skin hanging

[MyGastricSleeveLife 180]

Last night we had a plastic surgeon at my surgeon's support group meeting. He said that most insurance companies will not pay for it. However, sometimes they will if there are medical issues (like yeast infections in the pannus area) associated with the extra skin.

I read an article the other day that said that it can actually take 6+ months for skin to rebound after weight loss, so that's another thing to consider too. It might take time for it to change even after getting to your goal weight.

[Mr_Worm 129]

a strict weight training and body toning plan has prevent this issue for me (hired a trainer). Yes its true insurance won't cover the skin removal for cosmetic reasons but may due to medical reasons (I have an insurance license). Don't fear about the skin issue, it can be sorted out. Your new life after weightloss will far out weight it