Ashley Spendiff was told the skin - which weighs up to three stone - cannot be removed on the NHS
"I decided I needed to change my life," he said.He hit his target weight of 16 stone in January 2023, after ditching takeaways and walking four miles most days, as well as getting into open water swimming."All my life, my weight has fluctuated and in more recent years it has got completely out of control.
He said the loose skin on his chest had caused him pain and discomfort and he had been referred to a plastic surgeon to see if he could have an operation on medical grounds but the referral was denied. Dr Ian Campbell a GP in Nottinghamshire and obesity expert said: "Losing weight is never easy, and when someone needs to lose a lot of weight to restore their health, it requires huge determination and mental strength.
"The result can often be very demoralising for the patient, whose hard work in losing weight seems to go unrecognised," he said.
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