Procedures

Body contouring

Various procedures are used to tighten loose, sagging skin, as well as treat fatty deposits to improve body contour.

Liposuction effectively removes fat but does not tighten skin. Good candidates for liposuction generally have good skin tone-meaning smooth, elastic skin with minimal stretch marks, minimal cellulite, wrinkling, or looseness. Liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss. Diet and exercise is required for the maintenance of results. Liposuction works best for small to moderate sized fatty deposits, which have been fairly resistant to diet and exercise over the years, with the goals of improving your body contour. Liposuction does not tighten skin or reduce the appearance of cellulite.

In the situation of poor skin tone, stretch marks, or skin redundancy, skin tightening surgery is usually a more effective treatment to improve contours. Skin can become loose, lax, or stretched as a result of weight fluctuations, pregnancy, genetics, or after massive weight loss. Various procedures effectively treat loose, sagging skin and abnormal contours in various areas of the body.

Some of these procedures are as follows:

• Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) - for abdomen and flanks
• Buttock lift - for sagging buttocks, upper outer and posterior thighs
• Brachioplasty - for loose skin of the upper arms
• Medial thigh lift - for loose skin and fullness of the inner thighs
• Breast lift - for sagging breasts, enlarged areola, low nipple position
• Facelift - for loose skin and sagging tissues of the face and neck