Loose skin dilemma

[FAT2FLAT43 2]

Hi all,

Had VSG a year ago and lost 55 lbs. I had the lapband and of course converted to the sleeve. I experienced loose skin with the VSG as opposed to the lapband, even though I lost more weight with the lapband. I do not want any surgery to remove the loose skin although it’s not that noticeable to someone else, but more of a concern to me since I have to look at it everyday naked. My face is small naturally, but it now looks sunken. I started exercising four months after the surgery; however the loose skin is still very present.

Any suggestions? Intimacy is on the back burner because of this. Help!!!!

[catwoman7 11,220]

I don't know that there's much you can do outside of plastic surgery, unfortunately. If there's not a lot of it, exercise might help - but if you have a lot of it, there's only so much you can do...

[VIKING 0424 1,107]

14 hours ago, FAT2FLAT43 said:

Hi all,

Had VSG a year ago and lost 55 lbs. I had the lapband and of course converted to the sleeve. I experienced loose skin with the VSG as opposed to the lapband, even though I lost more weight with the lapband. I do not want any surgery to remove the loose skin although it’s not that noticeable to someone else, but more of a concern to me since I have to look at it everyday naked. My face is small naturally, but it now looks sunken. I started exercising four months after the surgery; however the loose skin is still very present.

Any suggestions? Intimacy is on the back burner because of this. Help!!!!

i have some loose skin and im a little embarrassed about that however im working through that as when i was bigger i was more embarrassed about that than i am about loose skin still dont wanna take my shirt off in public

[looly 361]

17 hours ago, FAT2FLAT43 said:

Any suggestions? Intimacy is on the back burner because of this. Help!!!!

You've put whoopy on the back burner because of this? Nooooo! It's your basic human right!

If you are afraid to get your kit off in case your amore judges you negatively, then replace him/her with someone less shallow.

If you are afraid to get your kit off in case you judge yourself negatively, you can always do what my Other Half suggested to me (when I was feeling similarly sensitive): - "Stop looking in the mirror so much." 😮

I know that sounds glib and insensitive, but that's what it boils down to. I took his advice, and my floppy bits don't bother me so much any more. 🙂

[FAT2FLAT43 2]

Yes, I have. I seem to have less self confidence now than I did when I weighed 256 lbs. I am now 165. My Mom did tell me if I take my clothes off in front of my man and he goes to the store for milk and never comes back, he wasn’t meant for me!!
Moms Gotta luv em