You'll have a great body...
Following WLS, you'll lose a lot of weight in the form of fat, but you won't necessarily have a great-looking body. As you lose weight, your skin won't necessarily shrink along with your body, which may leave you with lots of sagging skin. Exercise will tone your muscles and help you lose even more weight, but it won't undo the damage your skin has endured from smoking, the sun, being stretched, your age and your heredity. You may need to resort to having plastic surgery to deal with excess skin--this just depends on your own body and how it responds after surgery.
If you have skin breakdown because of your excess skin after WLS, visit your PCM for treatment and documentation. In rare cases, Tricare may cover thee costs associated with removal of excess skin if it's causing a medical problem. In most cases, you, the patient will be responsible for these costs.
Remember, you may not have the perfect body, but you'll be healthy!
