Re: Weight lost from belt lipectomy.

[Guest guest]

I only lost about 4 pounds when I had a combination of belt

lipectomy, inner/outer thigh lift and breast lift. I thought I

would lose more than that but I guess skin does not weigh as much as

I thought! However, I did go down one size when all that extra skin

was removed. I especially noticed the difference in how pants fit.

Before plastic surgery I had to buy a larger size in pants to get

the waist and stomach to fit which meant the legs were too baggy. In

general, I am one size smaller than I was before surgery.

It took me longer to recover than I had expected. I went back to

work after 3 weeks but it was too soon for me as I don't handle pain

well and I was very tired.

I am very happy with the belt lipectomy results but the inner/outer

thigh lift results are disappointing. I still have a lot of loose

skin on my legs….much more so than I expected to have.

My surgeon told me it takes about 3 months for you to see the final

results. I have noticed some changes in this last month (I'm 3

months out from the plastic surgery) but nothing dramatic.

I'm not a man so I can't answer your other questions but it sounds

like you are doing everything right. It is certainly possible that

would lose significantly more than I did with plastic surgery.

in Washington

Lap RNY Sept 2001

Minus 205 pounds

333.5/128

http://www.wworw.com

The questions I have are:

>

> 1) How much weight did you lose from your belt lipectomy?

> 2) What was the recovery time? I have desk job and am curious as

to

> when I can expect to be able to go back to work.

> 3) Are you happy with the results?

> 4) How long before you could see the final result?

> 5) Did you go down a pant size afterward? I need 2 more inches to

> get to my target pant size.

>

> And lastly... is it common to stall out like this when you are 14

> months out from surgery? I am eating about 1200 calories a day, am

a

> male, and I don't see how I could cut back any more. I am very

> curious how many calories a day other men are eating at this

stage.

> I have tried eating more too, but that also seems to have no

effect.

> Oh, and yes, I am doing protien, limiting carbs, and getting

plenty

> of water in. I am really starting to wonder if this 22 pounds is

> just extra skin that is distributed over the entire surface of my

> body.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Grego

> (347/192/170)

[Guest guest]

I didn't have a belt L but I did have a TT 3 weeks ago and the PS removed 8

pounds of skin which at this point has translated into a 6 pound loss

overall. I'm still somewhat swollen so I expect to lose a little bit more

but suspect when I can get back to exercising in a few m ore weeks I may

lose more considering the jump start the body will get after 6 weeks of bed

rest!

I hot my plateau at abut 9 months out. And I have about 25 more pounds I

want to lose!

I don't know what my pant size is yet but I do know I have gone down at

least 2 inches. I have a flat stomach now and I am getting tons of

compliments!

Sharon Ann Merritt

Design With Merritt

http://www.DesignWithMerritt.com

http://www.eclecticacademy.com

>

> The questions I have are:

> >

> > 1) How much weight did you lose from your belt lipectomy?

> > 2) What was the recovery time? I have desk job and am curious as

> to

> > when I can expect to be able to go back to work.

> > 3) Are you happy with the results?

> > 4) How long before you could see the final result?

> > 5) Did you go down a pant size afterward? I need 2 more inches to

> > get to my target pant size.

> >

> > And lastly... is it common to stall out like this when you are 14

> > months out from surgery? I am eating about 1200 calories a day, am

> a

> > male, and I don't see how I could cut back any more. I am very

> > curious how many calories a day other men are eating at this

> stage.

> > I have tried eating more too, but that also seems to have no

> effect.

> > Oh, and yes, I am doing protien, limiting carbs, and getting

> plenty

> > of water in. I am really starting to wonder if this 22 pounds is

> > just extra skin that is distributed over the entire surface of my

> > body.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Grego

> > (347/192/170)

>

>

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[Guest guest]

,

My surgeon took off 7 pounds between my extensive abdominoplasty and my

brachioplasty last July. It took almost 10 months for the full contours

to be evident, but " too loose " at three months out is unlikely to get

much tighter, unfortunately. My PS offers free revisions for the first

year; all you pay for is the OR time & anesthesia. Might be worth

investigating if your thighs are really still bothering you.

I was going to have my thighs done, but waffled for a long time and in

the end, did not have them done. I'm really glad too because here at

very nearly two years post-op, they've recovered a lot on their own...

Still not perfect, but pretty typical for a 36 year old that's had two

babies. :-)

Z

Bellevue, WA

310.126.148 (goal was 160)

http://www.ziobro.us/index.html

Re: Weight lost from belt lipectomy.

I only lost about 4 pounds when I had a combination of belt lipectomy,

inner/outer thigh lift and breast lift. I thought I would lose more

than that but I guess skin does not weigh as much as I thought!

However, I did go down one size when all that extra skin was removed. I

especially noticed the difference in how pants fit.

Before plastic surgery I had to buy a larger size in pants to get the

waist and stomach to fit which meant the legs were too baggy. In

general, I am one size smaller than I was before surgery.

It took me longer to recover than I had expected. I went back to work

after 3 weeks but it was too soon for me as I don't handle pain well and

I was very tired.

I am very happy with the belt lipectomy results but the inner/outer

thigh lift results are disappointing. I still have a lot of loose skin

on my legs....much more so than I expected to have.

My surgeon told me it takes about 3 months for you to see the final

results. I have noticed some changes in this last month (I'm 3 months

out from the plastic surgery) but nothing dramatic.

I'm not a man so I can't answer your other questions but it sounds like

you are doing everything right. It is certainly possible that would

lose significantly more than I did with plastic surgery.

in Washington

Lap RNY Sept 2001

Minus 205 pounds

333.5/128

http://www.wworw.com

[Guest guest]

I didn't know that!!! I had Dr. Egrari too....I don't remember him

saying he would do free revisions within a year. Although....I am

not sure I could stand to go through the pain a second time. I

should try toning exercises first, lol.

> ,

>

> My surgeon took off 7 pounds between my extensive abdominoplasty

and my

> brachioplasty last July. It took almost 10 months for the full

contours

> to be evident, but " too loose " at three months out is unlikely to

get

> much tighter, unfortunately. My PS offers free revisions for the

first

> year; all you pay for is the OR time & anesthesia. Might be worth

> investigating if your thighs are really still bothering you.

>

> I was going to have my thighs done, but waffled for a long time

and in

> the end, did not have them done. I'm really glad too because here

at

> very nearly two years post-op, they've recovered a lot on their

own...

> Still not perfect, but pretty typical for a 36 year old that's had

two

> babies. :-)

>

> Z

> Bellevue, WA

> 310.126.148 (goal was 160)

> http://www.ziobro.us/index.html

>

> Re: Weight lost from belt lipectomy.

>

> I only lost about 4 pounds when I had a combination of belt

lipectomy,

> inner/outer thigh lift and breast lift. I thought I would lose

more

> than that but I guess skin does not weigh as much as I thought!

> However, I did go down one size when all that extra skin was

removed. I

> especially noticed the difference in how pants fit.

> Before plastic surgery I had to buy a larger size in pants to get

the

> waist and stomach to fit which meant the legs were too baggy. In

> general, I am one size smaller than I was before surgery.

>

> It took me longer to recover than I had expected. I went back to

work

> after 3 weeks but it was too soon for me as I don't handle pain

well and

> I was very tired.

>

> I am very happy with the belt lipectomy results but the inner/outer

> thigh lift results are disappointing. I still have a lot of loose

skin

> on my legs....much more so than I expected to have.

>

> My surgeon told me it takes about 3 months for you to see the final

> results. I have noticed some changes in this last month (I'm 3

months

> out from the plastic surgery) but nothing dramatic.

>

> I'm not a man so I can't answer your other questions but it sounds

like

> you are doing everything right. It is certainly possible that

would

> lose significantly more than I did with plastic surgery.

>

> in Washington

> Lap RNY Sept 2001

> Minus 205 pounds

> 333.5/128

> http://www.wworw.com