Bariatric surgery is an effective way to force weight loss when one has tried repeatedly to lose weight through natural means.
Bariatric surgery is almost always effective in resulting in massive reduction in weight but it can leave the body with unattractive and uncomfortable folds of excessive skin. Post-bariatric body contouring can offer a solution for person who has undergone bariatric surgery and can also be effective for those who did manage to lose weight on their own.
People who have undergone massive weight loss through bariatric obesity surgery will often have a tremendous problem with large amounts of excess skin that hang from the arms, abdomen, chest and legs. Even though they have lost a tremendous amount of weight, they may still have self esteem issues because they have hanging skin.
This extra skin will often prevent them from wearing slimmer clothes and showing off their body. Sometimes, the skin is so excessive that it may hang and jiggle, forcing them to continue to wear baggy, body concealing clothes. In short, even though they look much better and are healthier – they may be seriously disappointed in the results.
The excessive skin that remains after gastric surgery can also contribute to the development of skin irritation and fungal infections because of the folds in the skin that hang over one another and never truly dry out. Post bariatric plastic surgery can improve health and comfort by removing this skin and eliminating the problem.
Body contouring post bariatric plastic surgery can help one improve not only health but also self image. It can restore the body to pre-weight gain conditions and help one to realize the goals they set when seeking to get gastric bypass surgery in the beginning.
Post bariatric body contouring surgery can remove sagging skin and fat in the arms with brachioplasty, in the face with a face and neck lift, in the abdomen with a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty, in the buttocks and legs with a butt lift and leg lift. It can also remove some of the fat that may have stubbornly remained through either liposuction or by surgical removal.
Some women and men who have lost a lot of weight will also need a breast lift or breast reduction to remove skin from the breast area that has been stretched and now hangs off the chest. Many of these procedures can be done at the same time with a post gastric surgery plastic procedure.
Some patients or plastic surgeons may wish to do all the procedures at once or to divide them into body areas such as the face, chin and neck at one time, the breasts, arms and abdomen at a second time and the buttocks and thighs at a third session.
When considering post gastric surgery body contouring, it is important to remember that choosing a well trained, experienced cosmetic surgeon is the most crucial decision. He or she will be able to guide you through the process and help you determine how much gastric bypass plastic revision contouring needs to be done. He will also be able to show you before and after photos of previous body contouring surgeries to help you get a good idea of what to expect from your post bariatric body contouring experience.