Tummy Tuck Procedure

Question:

I work in the ER - and tonight we are admitting to the general medical floor a woman with panniculitis. This is a problem in the very obese where the skin between the rolls of fat gets infected and requires antibiotics.

Also, the bacteria that this particular person has is methicillin-resistant staph - one of the superbugs we've developed with indiscriminate use of antibiotics. I think there are some drugs that will combat it though.

She weighs 390 pounds, which is a lot, but I'm sure a significant number of people in the website have seen that weight! So - keep watching your portions and getting your exercise, because this really happens!

as if I needed more motivation! (actually, probably do, given all my past failures.)

Can anyone suggest some reasons to lose weitght?

Answer:

This scares me, as I am still in the superobese range, but with the 60 pounds lost already, my belly is getting looser, and I am very concerned about what is going to happen as the pounds come off and it "deflates" more and hangs lower.

The doctor has told me that I may need a 2 part surgical intervention if it does become a problem. A pannilectomy, where they will remove the pannus once I have lost the first 150 or 200 pounds of my 300 pounds to goal weight, then once I reach goal and stabilize, go back and do a cosmetic tummy tuck procedure.

I have a chat buddy who started at over 600 pounds and is over 200 pounds down towards her goal, and her stomach is so loose from the lost weight that it is retaining fluid and causing her to develop lymphedema.

This is scary, and a concern for somebody losing a lot of weight. What happens to the body when there is no longer fat to fill the skin? What happens when it becomes a problem?

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