Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss: Weight loss, whether through bariatric surgery or strict diet and exercise, is something to celebrate. You look better, you feel healthier, and you are more active. This allows you to engage in and enjoy a range of experiences even more. The lifestyle changes that come
Weight loss is a common concern among adults in the United States. According to a National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS) report, 49.1% of adult Americans had tried to lose weight within 12 months between 2013 and 2016. And for adults who have managed to lose weight, cosmetic surgery aimed
Bariatric surgery includes several weight loss procedures, including gastric bypass surgery, to change the digestive system to facilitate weight loss. These procedures are often executed in extreme cases when diet and exercise have yet to produce actual results, or the excess weight has begun affecting a patient’s overall health. Unfortunately,
There are many reasons why plastic surgery improves a patient's life after weight loss. There are the obvious reasons like removing excess skin and fat, but let’s break it down further. There are two main branches of reasons for skin and fat removal: the physical and the psychological. I will
After achieving massive weight loss, each patient is often left with a unique and often challenging set of body contouring wishes. In this article, I will focus on the augmentation of the buttocks with fat transfer, often referred to as a “Brazilian Butt Lift” (BBL). This procedure was introduced in the
Maintaining Results of Plastic Surgery After Massive Weight Loss Massive weight loss (MWL) is defined as 50% or greater loss of the excess weight. While massive weight loss construes many positive benefits in one’s heath, lifestyle, and well-being; there are also problematic excesses of skin that are left behind. When researching
Weight loss, health, and fitness are the focuses of many New Year’s resolutions, with the flip of the calendar serving as the perfect blank slate to start working on a new goal. Now that we’re well into this year, is body contouring a goal for you? Whether you are just
As a culture, we are obsessed with buttocks. Turn on the radio, and you will hear Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-a-lot), Fat Bottom Girls (Queen), My Humps (Black Eyed Peas), Bootylicious (Destiny’s Child), or Booty (Jennifer Lopez). Flip to social media and your screen will be filled with images of
Congratulations! You have lost 100+ pounds… now what? You feel more energetic. Your joints feel better. Your diabetes and hypertension are gone. Many of your co-morbid conditions have either resolved or improved since your weight loss surgery. Unfortunately, the excess skin around your abdomen, breasts, neck, arms, and thighs is
There continues to be more attention directed to the care and treatment of the obese patient. One of these reasons is the increasing incidence of obesity worldwide. The prevalence of obesity was 39.8% and affected about 93.3 million US adults in 2015-2016, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
