Body Contouring After Weight Loss
Congratulations on achieving your weight loss goal. Many patients, like yourself, seek plastic surgery consultation to correct the excess skin and residual fat deposits that remain following significant weight loss. Although they are not physical scars, many weight loss patients believe these are constant reminders of their past. For the patients we have treated, body contouring procedures have allowed them to finally realize the true extent of their weight loss achievement. As physicians, it has been great to share in the personal successes of our patients as they radiate a new sense of self-esteem and self-confidence. At Belmont Plastic Surgery, we consider it is a privilege to participate in your weight loss journey and we are committed to helping you realize your goals.
We offer comprehensive care for our significant weight loss patients and your safety is always our first priority. We work closely with bariatric surgeons, physicians specializing in weight loss, bariatric coordinators, nutritionists, primary care physicians, and weight loss support groups to ensure this goal.
Following significant weight loss, you lose weight to varying degrees in many parts of your body. You may be left with residual fat deposits that despite your incredible hard work remain problem areas. A common problem to all of these areas is the excess skin that remains from when you were at your maximum weight. This skin has been severely stretched and damaged and has lost its elasticity. This excess skin can both hamper the performance of daily activities and cause serious hygiene issues. The only way to improve the appearance of these areas is to have this skin surgically removed resulting in an improved contour.
Plastic surgery following significant weight loss is a relatively new field within our specialty. Because of our experience with patients that have lost significant weight, we feel comfortable performing these technically challenging procedures and dealing with any potential complications that may occur. We also continue to contribute to this growing field. We have been the authors of five book chapters and at least ten peer-reviewed articles related to body contouring after significant weight loss. It is this experience and commitment that allows us to perform the most current techniques under the safest possible conditions for our patients.
In the following sections, you will find information describing the common body contouring procedures performed by our practice: