Many people come to us after losing a significant quantity of weight through undergoing gastric surgery. While there is much joy and relief to finally be free of excess fat, the skin has been stretched to a degree that it droops and hangs on arms, abdomen, legs, and other body areas. Post-gastric body sculpting allows you to finally achieve a slim, trim body contour, free from excess skin and tissue.
Removing Excess Skin After Bariatric Surgery
If you have successfully achieved your weight loss goals by undergoing gastric surgery, you are probably thrilled to be able to wear regular sizes and to finally be free of the pounds of excess weight that can negatively impact every area of your life – but you are left with aesthetic consequences. Rather than achieving a trim, slim look, you are still forced to wear looser clothing to hide excess hanging skin. This unsightly problem can be resolved with our specialized body contouring procedure.
Post-Gastric Body Contouring
When hundreds of pounds were lost by undergoing gastric surgery, the body’s skin has typically lost its natural elasticity and cannot spring back. The body is now marred by excess skin in the following body areas:
Upper arms can have large flaps of skin and tissue that hang downward
Breasts can flatten, appear deflated, and hang with nipples pointing downward
The abdomen can have an apron-like section of skin creating an unsightly overhang
The buttocks, thighs, and groin can be left with sagging pockets of skin
To resolve this cosmetic problem and improve your quality of life, a customized body sculpting procedure can be performed. The process involves several plastic surgery techniques, including:
Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
Breast lift (mastopexy)
Arm lift (brachioplasty)
Lower body lift
The Body Contouring Procedure How it Works
Every person is different, but generally, several procedures will be performed. The basics of the surgeries are as follows:
Arm lift
The “bat wing” appearance of hanging skin is resolved by surgically removing the excess skin. The incision is placed on the underside of the upper arm, extending to the armpit. Some liposuction may be employed to extract any remaining fat before tightening the area. The incision scars are hidden in the underside of the arms which, once healed, are firm, tight, and natural in appearance.
Breast lift
Women (and in some cases, men) can be left with sagging tissue on the upper chest after breast fat has been lost. This condition can be repaired with a breast lift for women, and a surgical removal of excess skin and tissue for men. For women, the breasts often now appear deflated and unattractive. A breast lift will reshape the remaining tissue, so the breasts are round and plump, correct nipple position (and areola size when needed), and raise the breasts on the chest wall to a natural, youthful position.
Tummy tuck
The skin hanging over the pubic region is often extensive and limits the person’s confidence in removing clothing or pursuing intimate relationships. The procedure may involve liposuction to remove any remaining pockets of fat, and then excising the excess skin and tissue to create a slim contour to the waist, back, and love handles. Once healed, your lower abdomen will appear firm and natural.
Lower body lift
This procedure addresses excess skin and tissue on the buttocks and thighs. The incisions are placed on the inner section of the leg, extending to the knee. Once healed, the incisions are hidden. Tightening the buttocks involves making an incision above the buttocks and then tightening the zone so the buttocks are firm and smoothed. Our Chicago liposuction may be needed to remove excess fat as well.
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