{"id":6312,"date":"2026-01-22T10:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:39:51","slug":"mum-who-lost-16%c2%bd-stone-told-to-gain-weight-to-qualify-for-nhs-excess-skin-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=6312","title":{"rendered":"Mum Who Lost 16\u00bd Stone Told to Gain Weight to Qualify for NHS Excess-Skin Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"563\">A British mother who lost an astonishing\u00a0<strong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"182\">16\u00bd stone through diet and exercise<\/strong>\u00a0says she has been told by NHS providers that she may need to\u00a0<strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"309\">gain weight before qualifying for excess skin removal surgery<\/strong>, prompting frustration and confusion. After shedding a huge amount of weight, many people find themselves left with significant loose skin \u2014 a common issue after dramatic weight loss that can cause discomfort, hygiene challenges, and emotional distress.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"1422\">In the UK, procedures to remove excess skin such as abdominoplasty or body contouring are generally considered\u00a0<strong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"699\">cosmetic operations<\/strong>, not standard NHS treatments, unless the loose skin is causing severe functional problems that significantly restrict daily life. Patients often need to meet strict criteria, including achieving a certain stable weight and sometimes maintaining it for a long period, before their cases are considered for funding. In some cases, doctors may even advise adjusting weight \u2014 either losing more or gaining \u2014 to fit within policy thresholds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"1422\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6313\" src=\"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_5-3-300x233-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A British mother who lost an astonishing\u00a016\u00bd stone through diet and exercise\u00a0says she has been told by NHS providers that she may need to\u00a0gain weight <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=6312\" title=\"Mum Who Lost 16\u00bd Stone Told to Gain Weight to Qualify for NHS Excess-Skin Surgery\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6314,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6312\/revisions\/6314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}