Skin Removal after GLP-1s - Worth it?

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Started injecting B-complex with some B-5 because it's being studied for hair loss. Really helped with graying and my hairline is fuller now. Takes two months to kick in but the fine hairs showing up proved it. Adding vitamin E and collagen too, all pretty cheap.
 
I read that insurance sometimes covers skin removal surgery if it's documented. Depends on your policy and what your records show.
 
I'm super picky with protein shakes but the fair-life ones from Costco are actually worth the price. Tastes exactly like chocolate milk with zero aftertaste.
 
started 75kg, just hit 64kg, aiming for 56-58kg final. pre-perimenopause i was 56-63, ideal 58. set my goal at the bottom expecting ~3kg bounce. ideally hit 58 and maintenance for a year before stopping, but perimenopause inflammation will probably roar back.
 
The shift from hating loose skin to seeing it as evidence of the work - that's a perspective change worth having regardless of whether surgery is eventually on the table. 80 lbs is a major result. Does the current stage change how you're thinking about the surgery question?
 
Appreciate it. Now dealing with all this loose belly skin though. Actually waiting on that fleur de lis panniculectomy procedure, basically pannus removal plus an extra step, all coming out of pocket.
 
About to start klow mainly for the skin benefits. Got the vials, just doing my reading before diving in.

Down 123 pounds and yes, the neck thing is real and it does get to me, but honestly nothing short of surgery fixes it. Or regaining the weight, which nobody wants.

Knew this was coming going in, accepted early it's the cost of the journey. Wish more people heard upfront that this happens to some degree, unless maybe you're twenty and only carried extra weight briefly, and even then there's often nothing that fully prevents it. Especially dropping serious weight fast on reta. Or starting with a big amount to shed. Some things help the look or texture a bit, but nothing truly stops it.

Taking care of your skin has its own value regardless, worth starting if you haven't already.
 
Not sure honestly. People get facelifts constantly, similar though not identical to a neck lift. Risk of a hematoma needing follow-up treatment sits around 1.8-2%, nerve damage under 1%. Even those cases mostly resolve on their own within six to twelve months, roughly three-quarters to nine-tenths of cases clearing up. So if someone's aiming for a really lean BMI, low twenties or under, and loose skin's still bothersome, worth weighing the cost against those odds.

Might get a facelift myself down the road just for wrinkles. Planning to try GHK-Cu, microneedling, laser treatments, that sort of thing well before then, starting with GHK-Cu since it's the easiest, the rest only if it feels worth pursuing later.
 
Sadly, surgery. No amount of collagen or protein will fix it. A little facial filler mid-journey helped me plenty. For my chest I did a reduction with a lift and it turned out great. For my stomach I want to coolsculpt away the stubborn last bit of fat, then see where I land. A tummy tuck fund is already growing, but I haven't had kids so I'm waiting on that until after.
 
34F, 144lbs lost. There is loose skin on me, though my face and neck are fine. If it happens to you, get a face lift; im lining up a lot of plastic surgery after over a year of maintenance. Nausea never crippled me, but i dropped many foods and quit drinking.
 
Had an arm lift myself after dropping around 80 lbs. I'm 46F. Dealt with seriously droopy, thin-skinned upper arms my whole life, never once wore short sleeves. Couldn't stand looking at them, avoided sleeveless tops even at home, kept my arms covered doing housework too so I wouldn't see the flaps. Now I've got large scars from surgery last November, plus a dog ear issue on one arm needing a revision. Arm surgery's notorious for marks, mine are pretty visible right now, though not bad for a brachioplasty. Even so, I'm so much happier, feeling the sun on bare arms with friends this summer, genuinely life changing, I don't flinch at the mirror getting dressed anymore. Bottom line, even severe scarring needing a revision still beats loose skin by a mile. Congrats on your own loss too.
 
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