(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:45) Rebekah’s lifelong weight struggles

(00:01:24) Rebekah’s weight loss journey

(00:07:40) How long it took me to lose 205 pounds

(00:08:22) How I feel after losing 205 pounds

(00:10:08) Why I decided to get cosmetic surgery after weight loss

(00:11:34) How I found Dr. Koehler

(00:13:38) My worries before post weight loss surgery

(00:18:20) How long I waited before skin removal surgery

(00:20:01) Post weight loss surgery: what to expect

(00:22:30) My body lift surgery recovery

(00:25:40) Rebekah’s weight loss and body lift results

(00:27:52) My advice to someone starting their weight loss journey

(00:31:40) How to choose a body lift surgeon

(00:34:45) The highlights of life post weight loss

(00:38:54) Takeaways and outro

Since age 15, Rebekah had tried—and failed—at nearly every diet. After yo-yoing through almost every clothing size and coming dangerously close to a serious health crisis, she chose to undergo gastric bypass surgery, ultimately losing an astonishing 205 pounds.

While she was left with significant excess skin—an issue she insists is much more than just a “vanity thing”—Rebekah found Dr. Koehler and underwent a breast lift along with a belt lipectomy to tighten her midsection.

Rebekah shares how she discovered Dr. Koehler and what her consultation, surgery day, and recovery entailed. Beyond the physical transformation and surgical process, she describes how her mindset has changed in her smaller body and offers crucial advice for anyone considering surgery after weight loss.

See Rebekah’s before and after photos

Learn more about cosmetic surgery after weight loss

Alabama the Beautiful is the cosmetic surgery podcast co-hosted by Dr. James Koehler, a surgeon with over 2 decades of expertise in cosmetic surgery and his trusty co-host Kirstin, your best friend, confidante, and the snarky yet loveable “swiss army knife” of Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery.

Have a question for Dr. Koehler or Kirstin? Record your voicemail at alabamathebeautifulpodcast.com and we’ll answer it on the podcast.

Eastern Shore Cosmetic Surgery is located off Highway 98 at 7541 Cipriano Ct in Fairhope, Alabama.

To learn more about the practice or ask a question, go to easternshoreplasticsurgery.com 

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