Body Contouring After Bariatric Surgery

Patients who have undergone bariatric surgery and the subsequent significant weight loss have numerous but similar areas of concern. These areas usually include:

· Breast ptosis, or droopiness, as well as a loss of breast volume (See Mastopexy) For women, mastopexy (breast lift surgery) is a procedure to lift the breasts and may be performed with or without the addition of breast implants to improve shape, fullness and cleavage. For men, several breast reduction techniques are available, depending on the degree of correction required.
 

· Sagging of the facial skin (See Facelifting) Rhytidectomy (facelift surgery), forehead lifting and blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) may be necessary to achieve complete facial rejuvenation, or you may be a candidate for an endoscopic or minimally invasive technique.

· Excess abdominal skin and a laxity of the muscles of the abdominal wall (sometimes with an accompanying hernia) (See Tummy Tuck and Lower Body Lift) Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck surgery) or a lower body lift procedure can contour the abdomen, hips, outer and posterior thighs and buttocks.

· Hanging skin under the arms (See Arm Lift) Brachioplasty (arm lift surgery) is a technique to lift and tighten the skin of the arms.

· Wrinkling and excessive bagginess of the thighs (See Thigh Lift) A medial thigh lift can lift the inner thighs, whereas a lower body lift addresses the outer and posterior portions of the thighs.

Obviously all of these concerns cannot be addressed simultaneously during one operation. However, two procedures usually can be safely combined. During your consultation, Coastal Obesity Center will assess your anatomy as well as your own priorities to help you develop a comprehensive plan or blueprint for your body contouring. It is not uncommon to combine a tummy tuck with a breast lift (with or without the addition of breast implants), or a thigh lift with an arm lift, as well as other possible combinations of procedures.

If you think you might be a good candidate for body contouring following significant weight loss, this page will give you a basic understanding of the procedures and the results you can expect. You are encouraged to read more about the specific procedures in greater detail which may also be found on this website.

Coastal Obesity Center (Specializing in Post-Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery) is a division of Coastal Cosmetic Center (Specializing in Plastic Surgery).