male only Considering a tummy tuck

[Crimson Tide 7]

I have lost about 75 pounds from my heaviest and still have 70 more to loose.

I know i'm gonna have a lot of hanging skin so i was wondering if anyone else on here has ever done it or has considered it.

[pongomp 1]

Hey Crimson -

I have lost 100 pounds & just recently looked into a Tummy Tuck. I am still thinking about it. It is a pretty major procedure. The incision goes across your waist line, just below your normal underware line - from hip to hip. The surgeon explained that the recovery takes awhile and can be very painful since they are going through abdominal muscles. Basically they make the incision, reach in and pull the skin down from your chest to make it tighter. Then pull skin up from the area above your man-parts to make that flatter. then stitch it back up, and cut away the excess.

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I am hesitant due to the large scar, and a 2 month painful recovery time. So, I haven't decided yet. The only benefit is that my surgeon said that by flattening things out and removing excess skin from above my man-parts, I could expect my penis to be 1-2 inches longer. Hey - nothing wrong with that!!

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Hope this helps

[WilliamK 0]

When i chatted with my Doc He said to wait until i had got to my goal weight and then decide. He said that most people on their way to goal think about it but that only 30% go through with it due to the size of the operation and the possible complications after the operation. He said 20% of people regret having it.

It all boils down to your self esteem/age/skin elasticity and if you want another op with months of recovery? There are some that recover quick while others dont.

Check out Tummy tuck: is it worth it? Cost & results from 281 reviews, it has some pictures and some not so nice pictures of TT's that went well and those that didnt.