Body contouring procedures are common procedures. Patients often request body contouring procedures after weight loss or occasionally after previous abdominal surgeries that produce tethered scars. The tethered scars often adhere to the underlying fascia and create creases or bulges. These creases or bulges can create abnormalities to the abdominal wall. After body contouring procedures, an abdominal binder is worn for…
Patients who have undergone weight loss of greater than 100 lbs. either through diet alone or with the assistance of weight loss surgery need to have their body contouring surgeries performed by a well trained team of physicians. Post-bariatric patients have significant changes in their body musculature and body physiology, in addition to the excess skin which they are unable…
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…
