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Old 05-04-2006, 10:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My name is Donna I am just starting the process of plastic surgery is there any advice anyone can give me
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Old 05-04-2006, 10:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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My name is Donna. I had the gastric bypass surgery done about one and a half years ago. I am getting ready to go through the plastic surgery to get my excess skin removed. Does anyone have any advice for me?
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Old 05-04-2006, 10:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Donna, welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
I hope you find this place informative and fun.

First off, I have taken th liberty of moving your posts here, since the subject is out of place in the thread where these were first posted.
I hope you won't mind, you're likely to get more reactions here.

As for plastics, there's an entire forum on it, have you checked it out?
http://www.renewedreflections.com/fo...astric-bypass/

Unfortunately for you, most of the post ops here are not out long enough to be considering plastics in the immediate future, but I do hope you'll find some useful info, anyway.
You might also try the Weighloss Insurance book that CraigT, the host of this site has written.

((((((((HUGS)))))))Good luck on your search.
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Old 05-05-2006, 05:26 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Talking Donna!!

Even though many of us are new...please let us know how you are doing... &when your plastic surgery is...and what goes on for you???!!!

MOST of us are concerned bout extra skin...and are interested in Plastic surgery...we'd love to hear about what is going on from you...as well as learn from where you are from your WLS post op.

Another of our Members is talking about Plastic surgery soon...but she is only a year postop...I don't know if she has a time in mind...or what her plans are...we just talked about it in the chat room this morning at 10am.

Let us know how you are doing...Welcome to this board!! It really is an awesome group of people!
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Old 05-06-2006, 06:46 AM   #5 (permalink)
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hi there i'm still pre-op but have given thought to plastic surgery (alot) and have decided to get it if i need it, so i'm saving now to be ready for it. i am concerned about the excess skin, i am doing this for my health but the second reason i am doing this is to feel good about myself image.

Please keep us posted about your plastic surgery journney, very interested in how it goes and all the little things that you deal with and feel on the way,.

Are you wanting to have face, arms, breasts, tummy and legs done? Or do you find you just need it in one place in more than others. i'm hoping not to need it but i will get everything if it's needed. Hope to see you in chat someday
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im having a really hard time getting anywhere with my plastics journey im 16 months post op now and 6 pounds of my target but the loose skin thing is a real sore issue for me .im a mess but nobody wants to help me at all .i cant afford the surgery private so ill be applying for funding from the pct..what a joke
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im having a really hard time getting anywhere with my plastics journey im 16 months post op now and 6 pounds of my target but the loose skin thing is a real sore issue for me .im a mess but nobody wants to help me at all .i cant afford the surgery private so ill be applying for funding from the pct..what a joke
What is the PCT, Nutty??
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nutty what is PCT?
sorry i can't help you more, things are a little different here. however if you need to vent and rage i'll be more than willing to listen. hope things work out better for you soon. Please keep us informed. if there's anything we can do to help let us know?



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I know this is one of the complications all of you dread, but the one thing that you can have insurance cover the plastics, or at least part of it, are hernias. If you get hernias that are bad enough to neccessitate surgery, insurance usually covers the TT that goes with it. So, bad as hernias are, sometimes it can be of use.
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Hi Donna welcome to the site. I'm going under the plastics knife 1 week today! I'm getting abdominoplasty to remove excess skin from my stomach, and brachioplasty to remove the excess skin from my upper arms. My surgeon has said surgery will take about 7 hours if everything goes well. Starting to get really nervous!!!! As I lost my weight without WLS I've never had any surgery before so this is pretty daunting, but incredibly exciting at the same time. I can't wait to be able to put my jeans on without having to tuck it all in. As I'm in New Zealand and we have a free health system most people don't have health insurance, and this kind of surgery is not done in the public health system I am having to pay myself, and yes its a lot of money but less than what I'd spend on a new car, and I drive my body 24/7. Good luck, if I'm feeling brave I might post before and afters to share the results.
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