One of my best friends had gastric bypass. It seems like all of her skin just went to wrinkles overnight but actually it was after she lost 80 lbs. She was 40 and looked like a sun ravaged 70 yr. old.

She needed money for the surgery to remove extra skin as insurance did not cover that part and she needed it.

The last time I saw her she was gaining and depressed.

It effected her whole family - everything from being called her son's "Grandma" to asking her spouse to find a way to afford the 2nd surgery. For her, it didn't turn out the way she thought it would. She didn't look like the pictures in the magazines. And she probably wasn't doing what the doctor advised to recover properly because she started to gain. She DID, however, feel a lot better.

Good luck, whatever you decide. But make sure you are 100% ready.

Nancy