'It's embarrassing': Vanessa Cross of '1000-LB Best Friends' reveals why she was denied plastic surgery

Vanessa Cross' doctor congratulated her on her weight loss, but then he went on to crush her dreams of getting cosmetic surgery
PUBLISHED FEB 22, 2023
1000-LB Best Friends' star is Vanessa Cross self-conscious of her 'bat wings' created from loose skin (@tlc/instagram)
1000-LB Best Friends' star is Vanessa Cross self-conscious of her 'bat wings' created from loose skin (@tlc/instagram)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: '1000-LB Best Friends' star Vannessa Cross showed off her impressive weight loss journey. It has been long and arduous time as she has struggled with giving in to her habits and got inspired by her friends Tina Arnold and Meghan Crumpler, both on and off the show. But it looks like her hard work has paid off. In Season 2, we see a big transformation in Vanessa as she steps out from her sister’s shadow and even takes her son to the new house.

In a sneak peek of what's coming next, Vannessa has revealed her doubts regarding her body after the reality star shed a huge amount of weight. 'The 1000-Lb Best Friends' star confessed her desire to have surgery to remove her excess skin. In a sneak peek of the most recent episode that was posted on TLC's Instagram page, Vannessa is excited about meeting with her doctor to see if she would be able get the surgery she needs.

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Vanessa gets rejected for surgery

In the preview of the next episode, we see the doctor reject her request to get rid of her loose skin. Though her doctor congratulated her on her weight loss, he then went on to crush her dreams of getting cosmetic surgery, saying, "Right now is not the right time for surgery. You're probably not quite ready yet."

Vanessa is visibly disappointed and gives the surgeon a look of resignation. Later she commented on the post, "I did not want to hear that," along with a crying face emoji. Though fans were quick to provide words of encouragement and praised her for her hard work and huge transformation.



 

'Hanging' skin makes Vanessa Cross self-conscious

The TLC star started off by being excited to talk to her doctor about her surgery. She also confessed that all the extra "hanging" skin is making her "extremely self-conscious" as she showed off the looseness on her underarms. Vanessa even went on to slap what she called her "bat wings" and asked if they could hear the noise it made.

As the trailer moves forward and her doctor congratulates her on her successful weight loss, Vanessa shows off her loose skin. She pulled out the excess skin that she had tucked into her trousers and said, "my new friend goes everywhere with me now" before labeling it "embarrassing".

Catch '1000-lb Best Friends' on TLC and Discovery+ on Mondays at 10 pm ET/PT.

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