Obese woman who lost 200lbs reveals new body on Tyra Banks' show six days after undergoing NINE-HOUR surgery to remove unsightly excess skin 

  • Simone Anderson Pretscherer, 24, from Auckland, New Zealand, lost 189lbs in just 11 months, going from 372lbs to 183lbs
  • Some online critics who watched her progress on Facebook accused her of faking her weight loss because they couldn't see excess skin
  • The make-up artist silenced them by putting her skin on full display, but recently underwent a nine-hour surgery to get it removed
  • She debuted her new figure on Tyra's new daytime show, FABLife

A New Zealand woman who made headlines for losing 189lbs in less than a year - and then silencing those who called her a liar by sharing photos of her excess skin - has finally revealed her new figure after a nine-hour surgery to remove.

Simone Anderson Pretscherer, 24, from Auckland, New Zealand, went from 372lbs to 183lbs in just 11 months, but was attacked by strangers online who accused her of faking her transformation. After proving them wrong by posting pictures of her excess skin, Simone was finally able to get it removed last week by a US surgeon.

The make-up artist then appeared on Tyra Banks' new daytime TV show, FABLife, to show off her new body just six days after her surgery, revealing to the former supermodel that while she's feeling 'a bit tender' she is thrilled with her new body.  

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Total transformation: Simone Anderson Pretscherer recently revealed her new body after losing half her body weight and undergoing surgery to remove the excess skin
Total transformation: Simone Anderson Pretscherer recently revealed her new body after losing half her body weight and undergoing surgery to remove the excess skin

Total transformation: Simone Anderson Pretscherer recently revealed her new body after losing half her body weight and undergoing surgery to remove the excess skin

Look at me! The 24-year-old underwent the skin removal surgery last week and now feels well enough to show off her new figure
Look at me! The 24-year-old underwent the skin removal surgery last week and now feels well enough to show off her new figure

Look at me! The 24-year-old underwent the skin removal surgery last week and now feels well enough to show off her new figure

As seen on TV: Simone also went on Tyra Banks' new daytime talk show, FABLife, to talk about her weight loss journey

As seen on TV: Simone also went on Tyra Banks' new daytime talk show, FABLife, to talk about her weight loss journey

'I'm a little bit tender but not too sore at all,' she tells Tyra, who admits she is astounded to see Simone up and about just six days after the procedure. 

'I had a fantastic surgeon,' the weight loss guru added.

Simone earned internet fame after losing half her body weight and documenting the progress online.

'If I put my weight, and photos of me, online, then I knew that there was no going back,' she explained on FABLife. 

'For me I knew if I made it a public journey and put myself online then I would be kept accountable. I knew that if I put my weight and my measurements and a photo of me literally half naked online for the world to see that there was no turning back. 

'I could have no bad days, no bad weeks, that was it.' 

The make-up artist also addressed the pressure she felt, working in the beauty industry, to always look perfect - and to conform to society's views about the ideal look.  

You go, girl! Tyra congratulated the New Zealand native for confronting her haters

You go, girl! Tyra congratulated the New Zealand native for confronting her haters

Dropping the weight in a big way: Some lost 189lbs, getting down to 183lbs from 372lbs

Dropping the weight in a big way: Some lost 189lbs, getting down to 183lbs from 372lbs

Living it up! She managed to shed the pounds in just 11 months and had a party to celebrate
Living it up! She managed to shed the pounds in just 11 months and had a party to celebrate

Living it up! She managed to shed the pounds in just 11 months and had a party to celebrate

'I definitely felt that pressure, you're around beauty 24/7 and you're seeing these gorgeous, stick-thin models so it was always something that was in the back of your mind,' she explained. 

By cutting out processed foods and eating smaller portions, Simone shrunk dramatically over the course of a year, improving not just her appearance but her life. 

She explained that she didn't just want to look better - she also wanted to feel better. Small tasks that should have been easy, like taking out the garbage, had become hard because of her excess weight, so she commuted to the goal of getting healthy. 

And she pulled it off. 

'Withing a few months, I had inspired thousands of other girls and other men around the world to start their weight loss journeys, and when I got to my goal weight, that photo went viral,' she said, noting that Daily Mail Online was one of many major outlets to write about her

Revealing it all: She documented her weight loss journey online, but when people accused her of faking her story, she shared pictures of her excess skin to prove them wrong

Revealing it all: She documented her weight loss journey online, but when people accused her of faking her story, she shared pictures of her excess skin to prove them wrong

Getting her perfect body: Dr. Remus Rapta, a surgeon from Arizona, offered to remove her excess skin

Getting her perfect body: Dr. Remus Rapta, a surgeon from Arizona, offered to remove her excess skin

Lengthy surgery: Last week, she flew to the US to go under the knife for the nine-hour procedure

Lengthy surgery: Last week, she flew to the US to go under the knife for the nine-hour procedure

Unfortunately, though, the feedback wasn't all positive. Some people claimed that she couldn't possibly have lost all that weight because she didn't seem to have any excess skin - though the truth was just that it was hidden in the pictures she posted online.  

'It was not something I was ashamed or embarrassed of or anything like that,' she added to Daily Mail Online.  

'But when I was sports training I would need to wear compression pants under sports tights to keep it all in place and stop it from bouncing up and down. It would rub and cause bleeding under the skin and I would get belly button infections, it was just incredibly uncomfortable.' 

But the haters were vicious: 'The depth and the level they go to - it's mind-blowing. I wouldn't even think to write that to my worst enemy. 

'It was definitely a violation. I worked so hard for this, and you can't take this away from me.' 

She did the hard part: Dr. Rapta said that excess skin like Simone's couldn't be done away with naturally, and surgery was the only answer

She did the hard part: Dr. Rapta said that excess skin like Simone's couldn't be done away with naturally, and surgery was the only answer

Struggles: Simone wasn't embarrassed of the skin but hated having to tuck it into pants

Struggles: Simone wasn't embarrassed of the skin but hated having to tuck it into pants

Ready to flaunt it: She is now proud of her new body and can't wait to wear a bikini next summer

Ready to flaunt it: She is now proud of her new body and can't wait to wear a bikini next summer

So she revealed her excess skin to the world. In her FABLife segment, a clip rolls in which she points out the skin on her stomach, back, and chest, making it clear that she really did lose all that weight.

Once she hit her goal weight, Dr. Remus Rapta, a doctor in Arizona, offered to perform the surgery to remove her excess skin. 

'No amount of diet or exercise is going to get rid of that loose skin,' Dr. Rapta told People before the procedure.

Last week, she flew there and went under the knife for nine hours. He performed an abdominoplasty, a bra-line backlift to remove the loose skin from her stomach and back, a breast lift, and an augmentation.

Simone was excited by the prospect of never again having to tuck her loose skin into her pants, telling People that she expected to be more confident once the surgery was over. 

No more heavy lifting: Her brothers (pictured) helped her celebrate her weight loss when she reached her goal weight

No more heavy lifting: Her brothers (pictured) helped her celebrate her weight loss when she reached her goal weight

She's got fans: Simone said that her critics couldn't take her success away from her - and she was also lucky to find a ton of support
She's got fans: Simone said that her critics couldn't take her success away from her - and she was also lucky to find a ton of support

She's got fans: Simone said that her critics couldn't take her success away from her - and she was also lucky to find a ton of support

And though she was in a lot of pain and was 'quite miserable' shortly after the procedure, Simone was very pleased with the results: ‘My body is so, so amazing, I couldn’t be happier. 

'I cannot wait for summer … I’ll be fully recovered and definitely be in a bikini.’

In the meantime, she's sticking to slinky LBDs like the one she wore on FABLife - where she told Tyra she's received 'overwhelming support' - and belly-baring work-out clothes, like the ones she posted photos of herself wearing on Facebook.

And if she needs some other fashion help? Tyra - who praised Simone for 'silencing her haters' - got co-host Joe Zee to offer her some wardrobe tips for transitioning a closet after losing a lot of weight.

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