Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss

Item: John F. Zavell, MD, FACS
Rating: 5
Author: Shannon Hubbard

If you have lost significant weight through bariatric surgery or diet and exercise, the excess skin can keep you from looking and feeling your best.

Body contouring after massive weight loss removes the excess skin to reveal your new figure.

John F. Zavell, MD, FACS in Toledo, OH, offers a range of procedures targeting areas all over the body.

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The Benefits of Body Contouring

Accentuate Your Figure

Your commitment to weight loss should be celebrated. Body contouring can accentuate your healthy weight and dedication to overall wellness. Patients who undergo these treatments can appear slimmer after surgery because the skin will conform to your new contours.

Live More Comfortably

Excess skin can cause chafing and impair your ability to perform daily tasks comfortably. Body contouring at our Toledo plastic surgery office serving Toledo, Sandusky, and Findlay can reduce this chafing and help you move more freely. Exercise can become easier, so you can maintain your hard-earned weight loss results.

Feel More Confident

After weight loss and body contouring, our patients throughout Toledo, Sandusky, Findlay, and beyond often report feeling more at home in their bodies. You'll be able to navigate social and professional situations with a newfound confidence.

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Our Body Contouring Procedures

Since excess weight causes the skin to stretch over time, many patients find that their body does not look as toned and trim as it could following weight loss. Even with exercise and a healthy diet, the skin may not conform to your new shape. In these cases, body contouring can improve your cosmetic results. Our plastic surgery options include:

Arm Lift

An arm lift can remove excess skin and fat on the upper arms. If your arms sag when you lift them, you may benefit from an arm lift. Through small incisions on the inside or back of your arm, Dr. Zavell can remove and reposition tissue for a more toned appearance.

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Breast Lift

Losing weight can mean you lose fatty tissue in the breasts, which can result in a flat or sagging appearance. A breast lift raises the breasts into a perkier position. Your breast lift can also be paired with an augmentation or reduction to alter your cup size.

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Tummy Tuck

A common concern after massive weight loss, excess skin and fatty tissue of the abdomen can be removed with a tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty. This procedure creates a smoother, flatter abdomen.

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Thigh Lift

The upper legs can be one of the most stubborn areas for excess skin and fat. A thigh lift can refine the upper legs and hips for a sleeker, more contoured appearance.

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Body Lift

When two or more body contouring procedures are combined into one treatment plan, it is known as a body lift. Our plastic surgeon can safely combine procedures to give you comprehensive results.

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Mommy Makeover

While a mommy makeover typically addresses areas of the body that change during pregnancy and breastfeeding, many patients who have lost weight can benefit from the same plastic surgery procedures. Your mommy makeover procedure can address your breasts, abdomen, butt, and more.

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Liposuction

Liposuction can be used in any body contouring procedure to remove excess fat and sculpt the area. Our plastic surgeon uses tumescent liposuction to reduce pain, swelling, and bleeding.

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Exploring Candidacy for Body Contouring

Good candidates for body contouring are generally patients who have recently lost a substantial amount of weight through bariatric surgery or diet and exercise, but still have excess skin obscuring their results. Individuals must meet some requirements before they are eligible for surgery:

Be at a stable weight. Body contouring surgery isn't weight loss surgery, so patients should ideally be at their goal weight.
Be in good overall health and free from any medical conditions that can make surgery a potential risk. This includes bleeding disorders and autoimmune diseases.
Be a non-smoker. Smoking can inhibit the healing process.

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