Procedure to Remove a Large Apron of Fat

It sounds like your procedure, if done at this time, will be classified as a panniculectomy.  You may not be an ideal candidate for such a procedure.  The closer you can get to your goal (ideal) weight, the better your result, the better your health, the better your recover will be.  I would recommend, if possible, that you postpone surgery until you get closer to your ideal body weight and your weight loss plateaus for at least 6 months, preferably 12.  If you are not not yet on a physician supervised weight loss program it may be helpful to do so.  

I applaud you in your weight loss!  You are doing amazing.  I tell all my patients who wish to undergo body contouring procedures, whether it be arms, thighs, abdomens, or total body lifts, the best result you can get is after you have lost enough weight that you are approaching or have reached your ideal body weight and maintained this weight for 3-6 months.  This will give you the best overall result.  What you don't want to do is undergo a procedure too early in your weight loss plan and have excess skin and fat return after you reach your ideal weight.  Thus, what I would recommend is to keep at it with diet and exercise and when you reach your goal weight, consult with a plastic surgeon regarding body contouring procedures.  Good luck and hope this helps!

After reading your story, I would recommend  to loss more weigh before plastic surgery.   Your weight has improved but you still need to loss more in order to maintaining your good heath in a log run.  Plastic surgery is recommended unless it impairs physical activity  and is localized  in a specific  area of your body

Congratulations on your seventy pound weight loss! Unfortunately, even after this significant accomplishment you would still benefit from additional weight loss before proceeding with massive weight loss surgery.It's important to optimize weight loss before proceeding with massive weight loss surgery for a variety of reasons. It's also important that your weight be stable for at least six months before proceeding with this type of procedure. When these steps are taken, aesthetic results are better and complication rates are lower.Based on these considerations, you would benefit from further weight loss. Once this has been accomplished, you would benefit from a procedure that addresses excess skin both anteriorly and posteriorly. This type of circumferential skin resection can dramatically impact aesthetics and quality of life. How much tissue can safely be removed will depend upon your anatomic findings once your weight loss is complete. The cost of this type of procedure varies depending upon a number of variables, but is usually in the $7,000 to $11,000 range in the mid-western United States.If you're considering this type of surgical procedure, it's important to contact a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this area. This surgeon should be able to evaluate your anatomic findings and outline an appropriate treatment plan.

Great question and one that virtually every patient has - and it is very common and reasonable  - since if you need a body lift you have lost a ton of weight - typically more than 100 pounds - and if you have lost this much weight you are of course interested in how many pounds your plastic surgeon will remove...I wish I could give you a specific or accurate answer - but unfortunately there is a range - the thinner you are the less weight that a body lift will remove - the least I have ever removed is 3 pounds - and the most is 95 pounds - in reality the average amount of the weight of the skin removed is 10-12 pounds...  it is always less weight than you would think!Happy to see you at any point for a consult and to give you a better sense of how many pounds that I could remove!Best of luck.