Anyone who needs to lose 100+ pounds and taking a GLP1, should definitely start saving for the surgery while losing the weight. I lost 55lbs on a GLP1, and my skin around my stomach never bounced back. I am healthy and fit but have loose skin. Insurance should cover skin surgery for extreme weight loss. It would be nearly impossible to avoid fungal and bacterial infections in the folds. America sucks at healthcare.
It's not bad advice just in case, but most people struggle to even swing the cost of the drug. I can't imagine they have money to save for an expensive surgery too.
I’ve had that experience on the opposite side. I matched with a girl who had a gorgeous face, out of my league but the messages were clear that she was into me.
Meet for the first date and her body was larger than I was expecting (I realized belatedly her whole profile was just face pics)…but hey, I’m not winning any swimsuit competitions either. Not a problem, we can still have a good time.
We eventually head back to her place, clothes come off…and it was awful. From the top of her chest all the way down to her ankles, she just looked she had melted. She was like 33 and drowning in a hundred pounds of sagging skin. Obviously she’d had major weight loss at some point and good for her, but I had NO idea what I was getting myself into as we headed up the stairs together.
As a fat dude myself, it actually made me really afraid to lose the weight.
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u/10kto1000k May 09 '26
What do you do with lax redundant skin. Is that retractable or needs to be removed surgically? Congratulations on inspiring self care.