What is Lipedema? Despite our advancing knowledge of the causes of obesity and its various effects on the body, one condition has been tremendously overlooked and underdiagnosed - lipedema. Also known as the “painful fat disease,” lipedema is a subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) disease that affects up to 11% and
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
Body lifts have increased 5000% over the past 15 years. This has paralleled the rise in bariatric procedures that have been performed. Obesity was classified as a disease by Medicare in 2002, prompting bariatric surgery to be a covered expense by most insurance carriers as a means of controlling and
Lower Body Lifts are one of the most common procedures that I do for my patients that have been successful with a massive weight loss. Without stepping foot in an operating room with me, today you can be informed as to the detailed process of how this procedure is done.
Is it possible to combine body contouring procedures after massive weight loss? It is not an infrequent question in my practice. Patients, who have lost weight, have laxity or loose skin over their breasts, arms, thighs, tummy, buttocks, upper back and many times over their neck so it is only
CoolSculpting® vs. Liposuction As a board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Christa Clark sees people every day that come to her and ask, “What can you do to make this go away?” Many times they are referring to the areas around the abdomen commonly called “love handles” or “muffin tops.”
Liposuction And Bariatric Plastic Surgery: Liposuction was first introduced in the United States in the 1980s and is one of the most popular plastic surgeries performed today. It’s a procedure that can safely, effectively, and permanently remove fat from the body. The procedure is best suited to removing stubborn, localized
Genital Rejuvenation In The Post Bariatric Patient One of the great, unspoken burdens of my massive weight loss patients has always been “down there.” I have observed that the problem of my weight loss patients’ genitalia is clearly a heavy burden that almost all of my patients have suffered in
