How long do we wait for plastic surgery?

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How long do most people wait till they have plastic surgery..tummy tucks, arms, etc? If you exercise is that tightening it at all or is something that can just be fixed by the knife? I know some of it is your age, but at what point do you know it's just not going to tighten by itself??

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Banded 2/18/2008, Dr. Lackey

Personally I wouild wait until 6 months after my weight stablized. That's based on a combination of what the plastic surgeons want and my own experiences with dieting down to goal. Everything did keep firming up once I was at goal so I plan to wait this time.

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So, you are at goal? That's great! I'm finding the closer I get to goal the "looser" the skin is. I probably will wait at least 6 months after I stabilize, besides I figure the last 20 or so pounds may take me another 4 months or so to lose anyway, because the last bit is going S L O W!!! Thank you!

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Banded 2/18/2008, Dr. Lackey

I'm not at goal now but I've been at goal before. I used Nutri/system and it didn't last. But it gave me an idea of how it all works.

Of course, I'm older now and my skin is probably less elastic than back then. But we'll see...

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Good luck on reaching your goal. That is why I had this surgery, to MAINTAIN the weight. I'm like you, have been down before and back up (and I added a few to that). The whole purpose of this one for me is to get down and stay down. BTW my Mom is on Nutrisystem, she said the food is horrible! She is losing however.

I think the worst thing about my skin now (older) is everything is succumbing to gravity, it's all falling towards the earth. waa!

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