Massive Change for Massive Weight Loss Patients from Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Ronald Schuster, Baltimore, Maryland
October 29, 2009 @ 07:30 AM — by unknown
Oh what a difference a day in the operating room can make. For patients who have had large weight loss from either voluntary control or from bariatric weight loss surgery, body contour surgery makes the final transformation. Most patients who lose more than 50 lbs., not to mention those who lose in excess of 100 lbs., develop loose hanging skin. While this can sometimes be hidden beneath clothing, it is difficult to conceal and can be a real barrier from enjoying a more active lifestyle. Body contour surgery removes the unwanted skin folds and reshapes the body into more normal curves. The plastic surgeon becomes a body tailor. Generally the transformation is done in stages, beginning with an abdominoplasty and lower body lift. Next an inner thigh lift can be combined with breast surgery. The breasts typically sag and have lost volume. Treatment can range from a simple breast lift (mastopexy) or can include breast implants (augmentation) as well. Arm surgery, usually liposuction in com
