Atlanta Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss
When it comes to body contouring at her Atlanta practice, Dr. Amy Alderman considers it an honor and privilege to care for patients who have lost a lot of weight through either surgery or diet and exercise. These patients tend to have a lot of excess skin on their arms, abdomen, and legs that won’t snap back. Patients can get frustrated that their outward appearance does not match how they feel. Body contouring surgery can remove and tighten the excess skin so that patients can fully experience all the benefits of their weight loss.
Body contouring is an amazing journey for the patient, and Dr. Alderman loves being a part of the process. If you have questions about post-weight loss plastic surgery, please contact our team today for a consolation.
The Life-Changing Benefits of Excess Skin Removal
For many patients dealing with physical changes after bariatric surgery or significant natural weight loss, their body can feel like it’s not their own. The extra skin and lack of elasticity can sometimes fail to present the image they hoped to see, which impacts confidence and well-being. Dr. Alderman has helped patients dealing with these issues, and they often cry tears of joy at their follow-up visits. For the first time in their lives, what they see in the mirror matches what they felt inside.
After trimming and shaping excess skin on common areas like the stomach, thighs, and arms, patients transform; their clothing, posture, and attitude change, along with their confidence and personal relationships. Dr. Alderman feels truly blessed to be a plastic surgeon and be able to help patients live the life they want to live.
Choosing Body Contouring Procedures in Atlanta
Losing 60, 100 or more pounds often results in excess skin throughout the body. Patients may experience laxity in their neck, arms, breast, abdomen, and legs. Skin tightening procedures are available for all areas, but patients are encouraged to prioritize their concerns. Depending on the extent of laxity, generally, two to three areas of concern can be surgically corrected at one time. This staged approach allows for a safe correction of the areas of most concern.
By removing the excess skin, patients can enjoy the ability to wear all types of clothing, whether its exercise clothes at the gym, bathing suits at the pool, or more fitted professional clothes at work. In general, it is best to wait a year after weight loss surgery before body contouring to ensure that weight is stable and cosmetic results will be optimized.
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If you’re in the Atlanta area and have any questions about Post-Weight Loss Surgery or wish to schedule a consultation on a Breast Augmentation with Dr. Alderman, please contact our office.
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Significant weight gain and loss can stretch the abdominal (stomach) wall and skin, resulting in excess skin and muscle separation. Patients are often frustrated by the rolls of skin in their lower abdomen that make exercise difficult, are associated with rashes in hot weather, and limit certain styles of clothing. Surgery is aimed at correcting any muscle separation (rectus diastasis) and removing excess skin. The surgical approach is patient dependent and varies by the extent of skin laxity.
For most patients, a traditional abdominoplasty using a lower abdominal incision is sufficient to re-contour the abdomen. For some, a belt lipectomy is required whereby the incision starts in the back above the buttocks and excess skin in the hip/flank region is removed along with the abdominoplasty. And for others, a fleur-de-lis incision is required for optimal skin tightening in both the horizontal and vertical skin dimensions. This approach requires a more visible scar in both the midline of the abdomen and lower abdomen but optimizes skin tightening. A thorough exam and discussion with the patient addressing all of these surgical options will allow for an individualized surgical approach to optimize outcomes.
