A few months after bariatric surgery,a 56-yr-old male patient tells the nurse,"My skin is hanging off of me. I think I might want to surgery to remove the skinfolds." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

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Reconstructive surgery may be used to eliminate excess skinfolds after at least a year has passed since the surgery. The responses,"The important thing is that your weight loss is improving your health," and "The skinfolds show everyone how much weight you have lost,"ignore the patient's concerns about appearance and implies that the nurse knows what is important. It may be helpful for the patient to talk to a counselor,however,there is no indication given that the concern about skinfolds is dysfunctional.

A Few Months After Bariatric Surgery,a 56-Yr-Old Male Patient Tells