TLC's Special The Real Skinny To Show What It's Like After Major Weight Loss

Sure, you’ve seen it all before: severely overweight person conquers their size and everything’s golden.
But is it?
What you don’t really see after weight loss and shows about it is the struggle with what’s left over after the pounds are shed.
The Real Skinny aims to educate you on that!
For those who were morbidly obese, the excess skin that results from weight loss is extremely hard to deal with. The problem is that it doesn’t matter how hard you work out, all that extra skin is there — and not tight, and the result leads to additional medical problems, severe rashes and difficulty in performing basic tasks.
Here’s what the show is about:

‘[It] will take viewers on the emotional journey of a man and woman who have decided to undergo skin removal surgery. Utilizing Dr. Timothy Katzen’s post-bariatric surgery expertise, patients Sarah and Chris will literally be “cut in half and put back together” in a circumferential body lift that removes a significant number of pounds. The results; however, are not always as positive as expected. Post-surgery infections are common with this procedure and the special will document Chris’s heartwrenching and painful struggle to fight through complications and become the active dad he has always wanted to be.’

Sounds hard, yet important to watch.
It will be fascinating and informative — and if you’re struggling with your own weight loss, you might just learn a thing or two!
The show premieres on 3/12!
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