Body contouring is a term that refers to a number of plastic surgery procedures that are performed to make a dramatic improvement in the body’s contour. These procedures are also known by specialists as liposuction and abdominoplasty or tummy tuck. Body contouring is often used for patients who have successfully lost considerable weight and have excess skin in target areas. It is also very effective at removing pockets of fat that remained unaffected by weight loss. Excess skin around the abdomen, legs, arms, breasts and neck can be an after-effect of surgery to produce weight loss.

With massive weight loss in a relatively short period of time, many patients may require a variety of body contouring procedures to remove excess baggy skin from several areas of the body and/or to have their body reshaped. Such procedures are necessary to facilitate daily activities and participation in sports, improve function, personal hygiene and above all quality of life of patient after significant weight loss.

  A number of state of the art body contouring procedures are offered to our patients, including:
• Tummy tacks (Abdominal lumpectomies)
• Burn reconstruction of the hand
• Fat transfer, fat injections
• Birth defects
• Arm lift
• Liposuction

The best candidates for body contouring are:
• Patients who have achieved their maximum level of weight loss
• Patients who have large amounts of excess skin with multiple loose skin rolls and folds
• Patients who wish to enhance body image, not lose additional weight
• Patients who do not smoke

These procedures ARE NOT a substitute for weight loss or treatment for obesity and/or cellulite, and the most favorable results are only obtained with supplementation of diet and exercise.