Alberta woman sheds nearly 200 pounds, not eligible for skin removal surgery coverage

Years ago, Georgina Biss avoided photos. In the pictures she would take, she would hide behind her kids. She also never knew how heavy she was, dodging every scale.

“I was unhappy and sad and I have four daughters. These little people are watching me and I want to be around to do things,” Biss said.

It took her almost four years, but she lost nearly 200 pounds and has been transformed.

Exercise and diet helped her lose the weight — but the stretched skin remains.

“I feel like I am wearing a skin suit that’s three times too big. I look like a melted candle,” Biss said.

She gets rashes and infections on her skin.

The skin removal surgery costs anywhere from $20,000 to $30,000.

And as Jill Croteau reports, Alberta Health Services says it will only cover a certain part of the removal.

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