Body Contouring – For some people, dramatic weight loss has many benefits including better health and a boost in self-confidence. However, losing a lot of body fat alone may not necessarily result in a fit and healthy body image. Sometimes, this change can cause loose skin or irregularly shaped areas of the body.
If you’ve worked hard to achieve the appropriate body weight or have recently undergone gastric bypass surgery but you still have excess sagging skin keeping you from having the fit image you desire, body contouring may be the answer. Generally, body contouring can be performed to reduce excess fat and skin in unwanted areas of the body.
This page provides you an overview of the body contouring process. In order to learn more about the procedure and see how it can work for you, meet with a qualified professional. A plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada can give you a better understanding of the process as it relates to your goals.
What is Body Contouring?
Those who have undergone bariatric surgery (gastric bypass surgery) or have achieved weight loss through proper diet and exercise may be suffering from severely stretched and unsupported skin. In these instances, sagging skin most commonly occurs around the face, neck, jowls, upper arms, breasts, abdominal area, buttocks, groin and thighs. This ends up revealing awkwardly shaped body parts and an appearance that may make you look older or unhealthier than you really are.
Sometimes the condition of your skin can even become wet or infected. This isn’t only unattractive; it’s also a serious threat to your health that needs to be dealt with. Body contouring is a plastic surgery procedure performed to remove the excess sagging fat and skin in order to improve the shape and tone of your body. Essentially, it’s the last step to revealing your enhanced body image.
Who is Body Contouring For?
Surgical body contouring is designed for those who’ve recently undergone major weight loss. The key here is that the weight loss should be stable. If you continue to lose weight, or if you quickly regain the weight you’ve lost, the results of body contouring will be mute. You’ll reveal more excess skin if you continue to lose weight and if you regain weight, you’ll cause stress on your skin creating visible stretch marks.
Ideal candidates for Body Contouring Should:
- Be committed to continuing a healthy lifestyle as not to regain the weight lost
- Not have any medical conditions or life-threatening illnesses
- Be a non-smoker
- Be positive about the process and have reasonable and definite goals for improving their body contours