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This question is for anyone in the maintenance phase of their WLS. Are there any of you out there who experienced 0 to minimal loose skin?

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I am not quite in maintenance but I am close to it. Since my weight loss is recent, I do have some loose skin but it is completely manageable and I feel it really depends on a lot of factors. I definitely wouldn't say zero loose skin but I feel like I could wear a swimsuit and no one would really notice but myself.

My wife had surgery at the same time and we already know she is going to have a lot of loose skin when she hits maintenance weight. We are already saving up for plastic surgery for her when she is ready for it as she has wanted plastic surgery for a long time due to other factors.

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I recently reached goal weight and am working towards achieving maintenance (trying to not lose weight). I am 47 years old, so no spring chicken. I have loose skin and will be having plastic surgery at the end of May. With that said, my loose skin is not that bad. I would wear a bikini in public if I felt like it. I would be a bit self conscious, but I would still do it. Here are some recent pics of me in my underwear. I honestly believe exercise has been the key making the best of my loose skin. I reached my self-imposed goal weight in 8 months.

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I am a little over 6 months out. I have always carried my weight in my belly. I do have some loose skin. With this being said, I am looking forward to some type of surgery. Not sure what yet. I still have to wait for another 6 months, according to the docs, but I am sure it won't change the skin much.

I feel somewhat confident now that I can cover it up with winter clothing, but not sure how I am going to feel, once I have to wear less clothes in the hot weather.

If I had to wear a bathing suit, I would most likely wear a swim dress, or at least something that covered my belly. I could never wear a bikini at this point. I don't even know if I would feel comfortable after surgery.

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@HealthyLifeStyle I read
somewhere before surgery that it really depends on your body fat distribution

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@WishMeSmaller wow you look great if I were you I’d definitely wear a bikini you practically don’t have loose skin I can absolutely see everything tightening up

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I've lost 130 but I still have about 100 to go, so it is bound to get worse, but the main area of loose skin I have is my lower belly and inner thighs, and right at the bottom of my very big butt.
My arms have very little loose skin but they're also not a place I carry much fat. My breast aren't too bad so far.. I had a breast reduction in 2003, but I'm still pretty big on top and I never lost a ton of weight in my breasts before either. That being said, who knows what will happen in another 100 pounds, but considering I started at almost 400 pounds my loose skin is not bad at all.
I am going to be 50 in August, and haven't decided if I'll do any skin removal surgery, except maybe my lower stomach because I get rashes there. For one thing, I paid out of pocket for my wls, and I don't really have the budget to pay out of pocket for plastic surgery. Also, I feel like what's the point at my age. I mean, I feel like a very young 49, but still. I'm pretty secure in myself after many years of struggle with that, and I just feel in a good place, loose skin or not.
Also, my biggest reason for wls was my health and as long as I am healthy I will be pretty happy!


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