A student nurse who lost nearly seven stone following gastric bypass surgery said she has been left with painful excess skin - and hopes to raise £6,000 to have it removed. Fiona MacDonald, 30, tipped the scales at 17st 7lbs after putting on five stone during lockdown, and in May 2021 took out a loan to have the £5,400 gastric op in Lithuania.
Mum-of-two Fiona flew out on July 6, 2021, and had the surgery two days later – slimming down to 10st 11lbs. She went from a size 20 to a 10 and her boobs shrunk from a DD to an A – but Fiona said she has been left with excess skin which rubs together and can create tears.
Fiona has to wear a tight corset to hold the excess skin in place and said it can often start to smell when she sweats. She now hopes to get surgery to remove the overhang on her stomach as well as have breast implants and an uplift, as she doesn’t feel feminine in her flat chest.
