Mum’s 12k transformation to remove 13lbs worth of saggy skin (Pictures: CATERS NEWS AGENCY)
‘I’d get rashes and fungal infections in my skin folds and underneath my overhang,’ said Leanne Kendellen, 32, who had 13lbs of loose skin removed.
‘It was horrendous, and I am so happy it is all finally gone.’
The Dublin mum, who is 4ft 11, weighed 22st 9lbs when she was at her heaviest, but gastric bypass surgery in July 2020, which helped her lose 13 stone.
But going from a size 30 to a size six left Leanne with lots of loose hanging skin, which she claims was the equivalent to a ‘small bear skin’ on her body, making her more self-conscious than she was at her heaviest.
She claimed the loose skin on her thighs made it look like she ‘had a scrotum’ and that her arms and back made ‘farting noises’ whenever she moved about.
So, Leanne decided to undergo £12,000 worth of surgery including a boob job, tummy tuck, thigh, arm and back skin removal in Turkey, which has left her weighing 8st 7lbs.
Leanne said: ‘After losing all the weight and when I first started looking into plastic surgery, I always knew I’d want all of my loose skin removed.
Leanne weighed 22st 9lbs before undergoing gastric bypass surgery (Picture: Caters)
‘This was my second round of plastic surgery. In June last year, I went to Turkey for a tummy tuck and breast lift and implants.
‘This time I went back to Turkey and to my same surgeon, Dr Faurkin Kayhan, to have a thigh lift, upper bra line lift and an arm lift.
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‘I was so excited to get the skin removed from my thighs because it made me look like I had testicles. I hated it so much.
‘The loose skin around my armpits was also like a cave, the skin would sink in and make random farting sounds when I moved. I was so ashamed.’
Leanne also said she would get infections in her skin folds and so getting the skin removed means she is now ‘finally happy’ with how she looks. But more importantly, she feels healthier.
She said: ‘My children couldn’t sit on my knee, they would be sitting on my belly and I would get out of breath by changing nappies.
‘I would eat takeaways at least three times a week and my portion sizes were huge.
‘I would make sandwiches with four slices of bread and I would snack on chocolate bars throughout the day.
‘I was unhealthy and a bad example. It was a horrible way of life, so I knew I needed to do something drastic to turn my life around.’
Leanne said the loose skin on her thighs made it look like she has a scrotum (Picture: Caters)
After losing the weight due to her surgery, Leanne said that the loose skin ‘felt like a punishment for being fat’.
Her first round of surgery after her gastric bypass included a tummy tuck, body lift and breast implants and uplift.
‘I wasn’t nervous at all for the surgery. I wanted it done so badly because I was fed up with still being ashamed of my body even though I’d lost so much weight,’ said Leanne.
‘However, I still had so much loose skin on my legs, arms, and around my back, that I couldn’t wait to get removed too.
‘It was the final piece of the puzzle in my journey to having my new body.’
Leanne said her loose skin felt like a punishment (Picture: Caters)
She added: ‘Whenever I look in the mirror, it feels amazing that I no longer have anything to pick apart about myself.’
At her heaviest, Leanne was over 22st and described herself as having a ‘walking heart attack.
‘I feel like a totally different person living a new life now. I feel free and confident in my new body,’ she said.
‘I’m free from everything that used to hold me back. I don’t worry about what people will think of me now and I am more confident than I have ever been.’
Surgery price breakdown:
Gastric bypass: £0 (Had this surgery done with HSE – the public health care system in the Republic of Ireland)
Breast uplift, implants, and tummy tuck: £6k
Arm, thigh and upper bra line lift: £6k
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Leanne spent £12,000 on the surgery and said she finally feels confident.