Hello, I'm a 25 year old male. I used to weigh a little over 300 pounds and over the last seven months I have brought my weight down to 180 pounds. I have excess skin in several places but the worst and the one that concerns me the most is my chest. I need to get this skin reduced but my problem is that I will be going to army basic training in four months. If I have surgery in the next month, would the wounds heal enough to get me through basic?
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Answer: Upper body lift male breast reduction male breast after massive weight loss
The answer is occasionally and unpredictably. The problem is that they do not authorize in advance, and if they turn it down, you may find your self with a bill that is 5 to 10 times the cost of paying for it yourself in advance.
Thanks for the question, best wishes.
I would recommend that you consider doing a circumferential body lift/ belt lipectomy/ lower body lift or doing an extended tummy tuck with breast lift/implants.
When considering the staging and order of body contouring procedures, we assess the patients goals, body...
The weight you reach before contouring or a body lift should be your idea, the weight you will reach and keep. If you have more to go don't sell yourself short. But if the weight is unreasonable or unreachable you will have to adjust. If 140 is realistic then you might have a go for it. It...