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After surgeory is there anyone with excess skin that can only be fixed with extra surgeory such as Tummy Tuck im 28 years old and im thinking of going through on this surgeory and the positives far outweigh the possible negatives. But im still concerned as i am 350+ pounds at 6'0" will i have alot of excess skin that wont retract ?

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After surgeory is there anyone with excess skin that can only be fixed with extra surgeory such as Tummy Tuck im 28 years old and im thinking of going through on this surgeory and the positives far outweigh the possible negatives. But im still concerned as i am 350+ pounds at 6'0" will i have alot of excess skin that wont retract ?

No matter how a person loses weight, that skin is with him until surgically removed.

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You may not necessarily need surgery to remove extra skin. I have a few friends who didn't need any. They are young like you are, which makes the skin more elastic and more likely to shrink back. Of course they work out at the gym regularly. Best of luck.

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Just wanted you to know I'm scared to death of this too! But I was told the same thing, I'm young and my skin is more elastic. But I have done a LOT of digging because I didn't believe that it was all just going to bounce back because of my age.....sooooo I'll just share with you the two best tips I've gotten. Drink lots and lots and lots of Water, it helps keep your skin healthy enough and more elastic so it will tighten up. Also with exercise and weight training. As you build muscle your skin will tighten up and "stick" to the muscle so it doesn't move around all jiggly-like. Anyway, that's what I'm going to stick to and it's up to you, just do a little digging on the subject and see what you can find. :)

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This is something that concerns me too and my hubby always tell me, oh lets cross that bridge when we come to it but the thing is, if there are ways of preventing it or atleast minimizing it I need to start NOW!!!!

I am around your age, 27, but when i look at my stomache I really cannot see how it will lose its droopiness, I don't expect a flat tummy but I cannot live with a flap of skin getting in my way. I am going to remain optimistic, after all our bodies are amazing things, who knows? we might be lucky!!

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You are absolutely right!!! But if there ways of getting rid of excess skin then I would rather be without it.

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