Defeated and looking for advice/perspectives (loose skin removal on arms — cross post with r/plasticsurgery)

Hi everyone!

Some context: I'm a "major weight loss" patient. Which feels weird to type. But I've spent the last 10 months working my ass off in the gym (literally lol), working with an RD on maintaining damn near perfect macros, and using a GLP-1.

I'm about 30-40lbs from goal. Maybe more maybe less. I'll be taking it pound by pound when I get close. I've lost 122 pounds. Just turned 30, female. And my arms are a mess. Like makes me distraught to look at, painful loose skin that gets rashes all of the time, wearing a size M-L on the rest of my upper body but my arms are still so huge from excess skin that I can't fit many so styles. I cannot over exaggerate this. My arms were my largest body part up top. Always far larger than the rest of my upper body. And they've deflated a good amount, but the skin looks like that of a 90-year-old. The flap and the skin folks even interfere with exercise (sweat, heat rashes, etc).

It's just so defeating. I would like to get an arm lift. Specifically an awake arm lift. I've already had a c-section so I guess the idea of being awake during surgery doesn't freak me out lol. I'd like to do so ASAP. But I want to be reasonable/responsible.

Now comes my question... In terms of BMI I qualify to do so whenever I choose. I was thinking of doing so/booking when I'm at about 15-20lbs from my goal weight. Knowing they'll be a wait, I want to go to Willis cosmetic surgery in St. Louis. But I know some folks say try to wait a year+, be at your lowest goal weight, etc. What if I truly feel like (both for my mental health and my physical comfort) I cannot wait for that? For more context, I plan on getting lipo/contouring in my arms as well.

Obviously I don't want to waste my money and get suboptimal results... but I'd even take my arms being better right now (or as soon as possible) even if it meant my results were only 80% of what they could have been if I was at my goal weight. Hell I'd take them 70% better, lol. I feel so limited by this issue, as dumb as it sounds. It's painful physically and frustrating emotionally. I know I sound dramatic.

Has anyone encountered this? Done any plastics/skin removal a little before their goal weight? I'll even just take people's perspectives and opinions on the matter.

Thank you in advance.

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