Guest guest Posted November 10, 2002 Report Share Posted November 10, 2002 My WLS recommended that we have the PS before readhing goal weight, as long as the welght loss had stabilized. This is because you leave some weight behind ( " on the cutting room floor " as they say in Hollywood), and from the surgical " trauma " you will probably lose some more weight. I left 10 pounds on the cutting room floor and lost another 10 pounds in the two weeks following my plastics (hernia repair, abdominoplasty, butt and outer thigh lift). And, I have lost an additional five pounds since then. --Steve At 8:24 PM +0000 11/10/02, Downing wrote: >Well I just had to post today. I received my approval letter for my >belt lipectomy with lipo. I am shocked that my insurance approved it >since they are not the ones that paid for my WLS surgery. So I am >very excited. >But I have a dilemma. I have not made it to goal. I have about 30# >left to go. I have been very stagnant with my loss and haven't been >trying really. My doc said I'd be happy if I had it done today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2002 Report Share Posted November 10, 2002 My plastic surgeon also recommends having your abdominoplasty and other reconstructive plastic surgery at about 10% above your goal weight. He feels that if you are at goal or even slightly under-goal when you have your plastics, the resulting super-tight abdomen is both uncomfortable and unnatural-looking. He says that allowing for another 10-15 pounds loss results in a much more attractive appearance, and having seen many of his patients change and my own results, I must agree. Ziobro (was Moseley) Open RNY 09/17/01 Plastics (extended abdominoplasty, brachioplasty, two zones of lipo, and a burn scar revision) 07/22/02 Medial thighplasty 01/16/03 310/133/125 http://www.ziobro.us (click on the Moseley link to see my AMOS journal and photos). Re: Shocked!! My WLS recommended that we have the PS before readhing goal weight, as long as the welght loss had stabilized. This is because you leave some weight behind ( " on the cutting room floor " as they say in Hollywood), and from the surgical " trauma " you will probably lose some more weight. I left 10 pounds on the cutting room floor and lost another 10 pounds in the two weeks following my plastics (hernia repair, abdominoplasty, butt and outer thigh lift). And, I have lost an additional five pounds since then. --Steve At 8:24 PM +0000 11/10/02, Downing wrote: >Well I just had to post today. I received my approval letter for my >belt lipectomy with lipo. I am shocked that my insurance approved it >since they are not the ones that paid for my WLS surgery. So I am very >excited. But I have a dilemma. I have not made it to goal. I have >about 30# left to go. I have been very stagnant with my loss and >haven't been trying really. My doc said I'd be happy if I had it done >today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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