Now that we have a fleet of TV shows about very large people trying to become much smaller people, it seems that this had to happen — a show about excess skin removal after extreme weight loss. Despite the playful title, “The Real Skinny” (premieres Mon. March 12 on TLC) is about real people, many of them traumatized by excess hanging skin, undergoing drastic surgery. It’s often moving, but you might be forgiven for thinking about Hannibal Lecter when you see gobs of flesh being sliced and diced. Watch a clip from the show below.
