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Does gastric banding result in a lot of excess flabby skin?

Once I have the stomach stapling procedure, will I end up with a lot of flabby skin?

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A: Excess skin after weight loss surgery

Ricardo M. Bonnor, MD

There are several factors that play into whether or not a patient will need plastic surgery after having bariatric or weight -- loss surgery. Some factors are the rate and amount of weight loss, the skin and connective tissue tone that one has prior to having surgery and ones desire for removal of excess... more

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