Ladies, I don't know the prices in your area of the world, but plastic surgery is not that expensive in Alabama. My lower body lift came in under $7,000----which included 2 nights in the hospital. Start saving your money. You may even want to put money in "plastic" jar as rewards for mini goals.
I am 4.5 months post surgery now, and I have to say it was an important part of my weight loss. It made it possible to SEE and FEEL my weight loss. The flaps of skin give the feeling of still being fat, IMHO.
It isn't about how I look as much as how I feel. Yes, I look better in clothes. Yes, my wonderful man is a panting dog following me around everywhere.
(I'm kidding). For me plastic surgery is about making me feel physically and mentally comfortable. That is impossible for some people to understand....they will always judge....but, that is okay. Having my gigantic breasts reduced helped me physically, and it gave me the feeling that I COULD have some control over my body. I don't think I would have ever lost the weight without that understanding. Having the belt lipectomy was part of that process. It helped me realize that I do not always have to compromise my desire. That has been a lifelong struggle for me. I have never been #1 at anything. I thought I was one of those people that had to learn to be content with being dealt a mediocre hand in life. Spiritually, I now know that isn't true.
It took me a long time to get where I am. I actually started to live for myself at age 45. (I have now learned that this is pretty common for women my age. Menopause is said to be the time in life where we give birth to ourselves.) I am very happy to be my age, but I don't want to feel that I have "wasted" the majority of my life getting here. I feel vibrant. Getting a chin and removing the feeling of the yucky neck is going to remind me that I am still young. I still have a lot of life left to live.
I am letting go of the old shadow that has followed me around since the diagnosis of my diabetes 26 years ago. I have listened to doctors, family, statistics, "people" tell me that my life will eventually be consumed by the complications of blindness, stroke, heart attack, amputation, kidney failure. Well you know what? I defy that. I am letting those ominous clouds float away. Who says my future is doomed? Nuh uh. I'm going to live like I will be healthy and happy for the rest of my life.
Peace,
Sara<><