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A 20-year-old female asked:

have graves' disease, lost a lot of weight, have excess skin on my stomach and thighs, i'm very self conscious, should i do surgery or other options?

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Dr. Joseph Bark answered

Dermatology 49 years experience

Tumy tuck: You should see a dermatologist and let s/he/him evaluate this.

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