Reality Star Who Lost 200 Pounds Makes Big Announcement
After losing almost 200 pounds, Amy Slaton is planning plastic surgery.
The 1000-Lb.
Sisters star, 38, wants to continue her transformation with skin removal surgery and another unexpected procedure.
In a clip of the Oct.
13 episode, obtained by People , Slaton visits plastic surgeon Dr.
Kate Kottwitz, who specializes in body contouring, breast surgery, and skin removal.
Slaton tells the doctor that she hopes to get rid of the loose skin on her stomach, a common concern among patients who have undergone extreme weight loss.
She and her sister, Tammy Slaton, 40, weighed over 1,000 pounds combined when the first episode of the TLC series aired in 2020.
Both sisters underwent bariatric surgery to restrict the amount of food their stomachs could hold.
Amy underwent hers in 2019, and her weight has since dropped by more than 150 pounds.
Tammy has lost about 500 pounds since her 2022 procedure.
Dr.
Kottwitz explains to Slaton that during the surgery, she will also tighten Slaton’s rectus abdominis muscles, known as the “six-pack” muscles.
“What happens is when you’re relaxed, you have some space between those muscles because they’ve been expanded with weight changes.
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