MAFS: Olivia Frazer Reveals Her Dramatic Weight Loss After Undergoing Gastric Sleeve Surgery

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Married At First Sight bride Olivia Frazer recalls her weight loss journey and how she dropped down to a dangerous 45kg after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery at the age of 22

By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 19:55 EDT, 4 May 2022 | Updated: 20:52 EDT, 4 May 2022

Married At First Sight bride Olivia Frazer has spoken about her weight loss journey after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery.

The 28-year-old reality star had the procedure at age 22 when she weighed 95kg and was a size 18.

While she now weighs a healthy 70kg, she said she dropped down to a dangerous 45kg in 2017, after suffering from gall stones following the operation.

What a transformation! Married At First Sight bride Olivia Frazer has spoken about her weight loss journey after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery. Pictured left as a teenager; right in 2019

‘Recovery (from the procedure) was pretty good except I developed gallstones. I was in a lot of pain,’ she recalled.

Olivia said she is relived she had the procedure in her early twenties when her skin still had a lot of elasticity.

‘I didn’t have much loose skin. I had a little bit in my arms but my boobies were very saggy, I had to have them done,’ she explained.

She later had a breast reduction after she was able to ‘roll them up like measuring tape’.

Olivia said she is relived she had the procedure in her early twenties when her skin still had a lot of elasticity

Olivia also spoke of her weight loss on the Channel Nine dating show.

She said her relationship with men and how she allowed herself to be treated revolved around her weight, and still views herself as the ‘chubby little girl’.

‘When I was a teenager I was about 95kg and I tried to be as confident as I possibly could on the surface. But deep down I knew everyone’s staring at the fat girl trying to fit into a skirt,’ she said.

Change: While she now weighs a healthy 70kg, she said she dropped down to a dangerous 45kg in 2017, after suffering from gall stones following the operation. Pictured in 2020

What is a gastric sleeve operation?

The procedure, also known as sleeve gastrectomy, involves a portion of the stomach being removed to leave a smaller tube-shaped section.

Usually about 80 per cent is removed.

As some of the stomach, the person cannot eat as much as they could before and will feel full sooner.

Other weight loss surgeries include the gastric band and gastric bypass.

With a gastric band a band is placed around the stomach, so a person does not need to eat as much to feel full.

While a gastric bypass involves the top part of your stomach being joined to the small intestine, so a person feels fuller sooner and does not absorb as many calories from food.

Sources: NHS and The Mayo Clinic

While she gained ‘a little more confidence’ after her gastric sleeve, she admitted she never feels ‘truly comfortable’ in anything she wears.

While she gained ‘a little more confidence’ after her gastric sleeve, Olivia admitted on the Channel Nine dating show that she never feels ‘truly comfortable’ in anything she wears