Body Shaping After Massive Weight Loss
Massive weight loss due to Surgery (Bariatric Surgery) or by non-surgical means such as “Crash Dieting” or “Intragastric Balloon” can cause significant looseness of skin in different parts of the body. Reduced Calorie consumption causes shrinkage of the fat cells which helps in the loss of fat and weight. The skin envelope which has been stretched due to the excess fat deposit does not contract sufficiently.
People appreciate the weight lost with their clothes on but feel depressed when they look themselves in the mirror without the clothes.
Areas Of Treatment
- Abdomen
- Thighs
- Arms
- Buttocks
Ladies usually lose fat from their abdomen, thighs, arms and buttocks. They also lose a significant amount of volume from their breasts. Hence looseness of skin may be present in these areas. Men on the other hand usually lose fat from their abdomen, chest and buttocks as a result they usually do have a very well-toned hands and legs.
Body Shaping After Massive Weight Loss Procedure
Body shaping after weight loss can be done by a combination of liposuction and removal of loose skin where it is excess and hanging. The procedure is custom made for every person as different people lose weight selectively from different areas and their requirements are different.
The skin on the torso is tightened by undertaking Tummy tuck or a body lift procedure, thighs are tightened by a thigh lift, arms by arm lift and breasts / chest are usually improved by a breast lift and / or augmentation in females.
Benefits
All the skin tightening procedures are associated with visible scars. A well trained and experienced surgeon can place these scars in such a way that they are barely visible after a few months. Our team has undertaken hundreds of these procedures with outstanding results in Indian skin (inspite of the dark skin colour where scars are more prominently visible). Hence a word of caution for people looking to undertake any of these procedures – please choose a surgeon by his caliber and experience and not by the prices quoted for the procedure.