Vannessa Cross prepares to undergo skin removal surgery on 1000-Lb. Best Friends, but the reality star ... she told People at the time. “I had Betsy May chopped off, honey!

Ahead of the season 3 premiere, the 1000-Lb. Best Friends star opened up to PEOPLE ... for skin removal surgery and saying goodbye to "Betsy May” — the nickname she gave to the excess skin ...

“I had Betsy May chopped off, honey!” she says while waving her arms in the air. “She gone! She's swimming somewhere!” Related: '1000-Lb. Best Friends'' Vannessa Cross Got 'Fed Up' with ...