“I was just overwhelmed with excitement. I worked really hard for this, and now it’s here.

“The night before my surgery, I was, like, seriously freaking terrified,” she added. “I was even more nervous about having skin removal surgery than I was for the [sleeve gastrectomy] surgery because they’re actually cutting the whole belly!”

Slaton’s surgery was documented on the reality show, and her siblings were visibly emotional as they saw her dramatic change for the first time.

“It feels so weird not having the b**l sack hanging off my face and my bat wings are gone too,” she joked, per Daily Mail. “I look down and there is nothing there in my lap now… It’s going to take a little while for me to get used to seeing myself like this.”

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