Post Bariatric Body Contouring
It is an option for both men and women who have lost a significant amount of weight by going through Bariatric surgery and now having various issues related to excess skin and loose tissue. Post-Bariatric Body Contouring focuses on correcting this malformation and restoring a sense of normalcy as much as possible. Post-Bariatric Body Contouring basically reshapes the body into its ideal proportion.
Who needs to go through Post Bariatric Body Contouring?
As the name suggests, people who have undergone Bariatric Surgery are more likely to go through Post Bariatric Surgery. Because, after the Bariatric surgery when people lose an ample amount of weight that too in a very short span, eventually feel some deflated skin hanging around their bodies. In order to reshape those hanging or deflated skin, Post Bariatric Body Contouring is needed. For instance, some extra inches and sometimes some extra feet of floppy skin may hang from the upper arms, chest, stomach, upper thighs, and buttocks of a person who has recently gone through Bariatric surgery. As a result, these rolls and sheets of skin get rubbed or patted against each other. And, gradually, these areas feel some sort of irritation and difficulties with hygiene. These irritations may even interrupt executing daily activities.
What are the most affected areas that need Post Bariatric Body Contouring?
- The upper arms
- Breasts
- Abdominal areas
- Thighs, buttocks, groin, etc.
How does Post Bariatric Body Contouring work?
After a massive amount of weight loss program or surgery, Post Bariatric Body Contouring is performed by proficient plastic and cosmetic surgeons. Post Bariatric Body Contouring is executed in such a way so that it can improve the shape and tone of underlying tissue by eliminating excess sagging fat and skin and of course resulting in a smoother body contour with a normal appearance.
Though Post Bariatric Body Contouring can be done in a single session, the entire procedure is usually performed in various stages under general anaesthesia. Patients having a history of excessive drinking and smoking, deep venous thrombosis, or clotting disorders with a high BMI, or some other risk factors, need to take additional precautions for safety purposes.
Some examples of usual Post Bariatric Body Contouring methods are as follows:
- Arm lift or brachioplasty
- Breast lift or mastopexy
- Stomach lift or abdominoplasty
- Lower body lift, etc.
It is true that Bariatric Surgery achieves a sustained reduction in Body Mass Index. But it leaves some after-effects on the patient’s body as the remaining sagging or hanging skin seems to be a reminder of the previous obesity to the patient. Why carry such uncomfortable and awful stuff when medical science is so progressive these days? Going through Post Bariatric Surgery makes a person perfect after losing a significant amount of weight.