Plastic Surgery After Major Weight Loss
in Paramus, NJ
Patients who undergo major weight loss often find that they have excess accumulations of skin around their bodies. This skin can be both embarrassing and painful. When you put in a significant amount of effort and lose the weight, it can be disheartening to have not achieved the attractive body contours you desire. Plastic surgery after major weight loss targets the common areas with skin accumulations to restore slimmer, more toned body contours.
Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss Can…
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Treat skin accumulations around the abdomen, flanks, hips, thighs, and arms
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Restore firmness to the breasts and buttocks
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Eliminate excess fat
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Improve painful chafing caused by an excessive amount of skin
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Define the contours of your body
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Enhance your confidence following weight loss
Treatment Options
Tummy Tuck
What it corrects: A tummy tuck treats excess sagging skin on the abdomen. Additionally, it can tighten loose abdominal muscles that are causing a stomach pooch. A tummy tuck will restore firm and toned abdominal contours.
How it works: An incision is created low along the bikini line running from hip to hip. A second incision is created around the navel. Sutures are used to tighten loose muscles. Excess tissue is trimmed away, and the remaining tissue is draped to highlight the new abdominal contour.
Extended Tummy Tuck
What it corrects: An extended tummy tuck targets excess skin accumulations around the abdomen, flanks, and lower back. The extended tummy tuck provides a more complete lower body recontouring.
How it works: An incision is created low along the bikini line that extends around the hips and onto the lower back. If needed, loose abdominal muscles are tightened. Excess skin is removed, and the remaining tissue is draped to restore a natural appearance to the abdomen, back, and hips.
Liposuction
What it corrects: Liposuction is used to treat areas with excess fat accumulation. It may be combined with any other body contouring procedure to improve the appearance of the abdomen, hips, thighs, arms, back, and neck.
How it works: Incisions are created in the treatment area. Gentle suction is used to remove excess fat, and this procedure can help create better definition for your body.
Thigh Lift
What it corrects: The thigh lift targets unwanted skin along the inner and/or outer thighs. Excess thigh skin can lead to painful irritation and chafing. Removing excess skin helps create a more toned thigh appearance.
How it works: An incision is created along the inner and/or outer thigh, depending on the type of correction you require. Excess skin is trimmed away, and the remaining tissue is positioned to provide a more sculpted thigh look.
Breast Lift
What it corrects: Sagging and deflated breasts are common following weight loss. A breast lift eliminates loose breast tissue to restore firmer breasts with improved shape and projection.
How it works: Incisions are placed around the areola and lower breast tissue. Excess tissue is removed, and internal sutures are placed to lift and support the remaining breast tissue. Patients with poor volume can add implants to increase their breast size.
Arm Lift
What it corrects: An arm lift treats the appearance of bat wings caused by sagging excess skin along the upper arms. Treating this unwanted skin restores a toned arm appearance.
How it works: An incision is created along the inner arm, running from the armpit down to the elbow. Excess tissue is excised, and the remaining skin is draped to improve the contour of the arms
