The post-bariatric body contouring surgery program continues to grow with more patients enrolling in post-bariatric body contouring procedures. We encourage all patients who desire to have post-bariatric body contouring procedures to bring their insurance cards with them during consultations. It is a great time to utilize health insurance plans to undergo lap band procedures. Typically after patients undergo their lap band…
Get all your answers to bariatric surgery, post bariatric body contouring and how you can prepare for optimal healing. Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery is very rewarding to both the patient and Surgeon. What is bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery, or weight loss surgery, are procedures performed on people who are dangerously obese, for the purpose of losing weight and improving their…
Mastopexy or “breast lift” surgery can be very rewarding for the patient and surgeon. Patients who loose greater than 100 lbs of weight with either lap band or gastric bypass procedures lose a significant amount of breast volume. This typically gives the breast a sagging or “ptotic” appearance. In addition, the position and volume of the breasts can interfere with…
Successful brachioplasty or “arm tuck” surgery requires careful attention to detail to yield a natural contour to the arm. It is paramount that there is an even and gradual contour of the arm from the forearm toward the axillae or “arm pit”, often with modification of the lateral chest wall as shown in the above photograph. Inadvertent over-resection of the…
Abdominoplasty or body contouring procedures are common following gastric bypass surgery such as roux-y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. After patients have lost weight and their weight has stabilized, they are candidates for body contouring procedures. The abdominoplasty helps to restore the contour to the abdominal wall that is traditionally lost following weight gain. Often, when patients lose weight, they…
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Hernia Repair: It is quite common for patients to have undergone a previous umbilical hernia repair and have a recurrence of their hernia. Also, patients can have a history of a previous surgical operation that results in an abdominal or “incisional” hernia. Typically, when patients have a hernia that recurs, it is often required to restore…
In order to repair multiple hernias of the abdominal wall, for example midline hernias and hernias related to colostomy or ileostomy procedures a large exposure is needed to properly perform a repair. Often the previous multiple incisions can be incorporated and included into one wound to obviate or prevent complications from wound breakdown. Further, massive hernias of the abdominal wall…
Incisional hernias can occur after surgery on the abdominal wall. Often a recurrent hernia needs to be repaired differently to prevent the recurrence of the hernia again. Just as important are patient factors that need to be controlled such as weight, protein intake, and cessation of smoking if the patient is a smoker. If there are multiple hernias of the…
Abdominal wall hernias are best reconstructed by recreating a functional abdominal wall. That is, return all the abdominal wall musculature back to its original position. When patients cough, sneeze, or bear down to have a bowel movement, this increases the intra-abdominal pressure. As the intraabdominal pressure increases, the abdominal wall musculature exerts a back pressure on the viscera. If there…
Abdominal hernias are often uncomfortable for patients. Abdominal or ventral hernias can be repaired in many different fashions. When ventral hernias or incisional hernias have been previously repaired and recur, it is often best to undergo abdominal wall reconstruction with mobilization and medialization of the abdominal muscles and component separation. The medialization of the abdominal muscles allows for the creation…
