Six years certainly is a long time to ponder and debate something. When the something is elective plastic surgery, I don’t feel that I took too long to make the decision. The biggest factor was cost. Sure, I’m financially secure but independently wealthy… I am not! I knew I didn’t want to take out a loan to have it done so I started saving. It costs about the same as a new car so why not a loan? It’s not like they can repossess a tummy tuck or thigh lift! When it comes to money, I lean more toward of the school of thought that carries as little debt as possible. I’ve not made a conscious effort to be that way - it’s just part of my personality. It’s funny how my lifetime batting average with money is much better than my average with food. BUT HEY, the food stat is getting better daily. (BIG SMILE)
Price tag aside, I didn’t want to “cheat” on my quest for a fit-looking body. I held the mentality that with a real fitness dedication the skin would tighten up or be filled with muscle. I really felt that plastic surgery would be a shortcut to what I could do with hard work. It took a few years for me to realize that reality wasn’t exactly bending to my will. The reality is that I caused my skin too much irrecoverably damage by being so big for so long. I grew up obese and my skin grew with me. It’s never been a normal size. So I faced reality and now I know plastic surgery isn’t cheating. It’s repairing the damage I’ve done to myself. I did, however, suffer a really great side effect of all my own efforts to reduce the skin. I became quite aerobically fit!
Once I realized it wasn’t cheating and I could eventually pay for it, my last hurdle was vanity. No, I didn’t have to overcome vanity. I had to see I wasn’t being vain when I wanted the skin gone. I made many efforts to be happy with the body I had from losing the weight. The flabby skin was caused by past mistakes that I had corrected. Now, I’m super healthy and fit so my loose skin shouldn’t matter, right? It does matter. It often makes me feel like I’m still fat even though “deflated” is really the truth. It saps my motivation since my workout efforts can’t really show. I often wondered if it would be an excuse for me to slide back into unhealthy eating – I’m really glad it wasn’t and I didn’t! Like my efforts to work off the skin these efforts weren’t wasted. The efforts helped me realized I shouldn’t be ashamed of the loose skin and that it’s not vain to want this damage from my obesity fixed.
I’m scheduled for another consult with the surgeon on Friday. I’ll make note of all the questions I ask and his answers. I’ll also post which procedures I’m getting done and what to expect if you’re considering a consultation. I can offer this bit of advice right now. If you’re in the same situation as I am then look for a surgeon who specializes in body contouring after massive weight loss. There are special considerations when dealing with this kind of large scale plastic surgery. A body contouring specialist will help you avert potential problems and use all the procedures to work toward a best shaped you.
As always, thanks for reading.
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