Daughter Loses 130 Pounds, Looks Totally Unrecognizable After Mom Pays To Get Extra Skin Removed

Losing weight is no easy feat: it took Laura Rood several years to get from 315 pounds to her fit and healthy self.

She was binging on unhealthy food, treating it as a way to comfort herself through a tough marriage and the death of her father. Her mother, wanting her daughter to be healthy, made her a promise when she was just 16 years old: if she ever needed anything cosmetic to be done to her body once she lost the weight, she would pay for it.

After getting a gastrectomy in 2015, Laura successfully lost a whopping 130 pounds! But there was one problem: she was left with 11 pounds of excess skin that made her feel like an "alien." She still didn't have the confidence in her body she wanted, and she had a hard time even buying clothes.

So Laura's mother, Joan, kept her promise and shelled out $20,000 for the procedure. Laura now looks like a totally different person!

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Laura Rood, 31, said that she's always had a tough time with her weight. Heavy as a teenager, she binged on unhealthy fast food until she ballooned to 315 pounds.

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Her mother then made her a promise: if she lost her excess weight, she would pay for whatever cosmetic procedure she'd need afterward.

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In 2015, Laura decided to get a gastrectomy. As a result, she was able to lose a total of 130 pounds! However, she still needed to get rid of the 11 pounds of excess skin left on her body.

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Laura said that she felt like an "alien" and was deeply unhappy with her body.

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So her mother stepped up to the plate and kept her promise from 15 years before.

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She paid over $20,000 to help her daughter gain back the confidence she needed. Thanks to her, Laura is now totally transformed!

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