Thigh lift surgery (thighplasty) removes excess skin and, where needed, excess fat from the thigh after significant weight loss. In my practice this is planned as a reconstructive operation, not a purely cosmetic one. The focus is on treating loose skin that causes chafing, rashes, hygiene problems and difficulty with
An upper and lower abdominal lipectomy removes loose skin from two separate areas of the abdomen in a single operation. One excision sits high, near the fold beneath the chest. The other sits low, above the pubic area. The skin in between, including the belly button (umbilicus), is left in
After major weight loss, the chest is often the area men find hardest to live with. The skin stretched over years of carrying extra weight, and once the weight is gone it frequently does not retract. What remains is loose skin, redundant folds, and in many men residual glandular tissue,
Dual vector abdominoplasty is an operation I developed for post weight loss patients whose excess abdominal skin runs in more than one direction and extends into the upper abdomen and lower chest. It combines a Fleur de Lis abdominoplasty with an upper abdominal lipectomy in a single operation, removing skin
A pubic lift (monsplasty), also called mons pubis reduction surgery, treats excess fat, excess skin, or a lowered position of the mons pubis. The mons pubis is the fatty pad that sits over the pubic bone, at the junction between the lower abdomen and the genital region. After significant weight
After pregnancy, the skin across the lower abdomen can stay stretched once the uterus has returned to its usual size. The 2 rectus abdominis muscles that run down the midline can also separate, a change called muscle separation (diastasis recti). Both are common after pregnancy and childbirth, and both are
In my practice, one of the questions I hear most often from women considering an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) after having children is whether liposuction is a separate operation added on top. It is not. In the majority of post pregnancy cases, ultrasound-assisted suction lipectomy (VASER liposuction) is part of the
After a post pregnancy abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), the incision runs low across the lower abdomen and heals under some tension, particularly once the separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti) have been repaired and loose skin removed. How that closed incision is dressed and supported in the first week is part of
Many women notice that the skin across the lower abdomen stays loose well after their most recent pregnancy, sometimes 2 years on or more. This is a normal variation. Pregnancy stretches the abdominal skin and the wall beneath it across 9 months, and how far things settle afterwards differs a
Pregnancy stretches the skin of the abdomen and separates the abdominal muscles (diastasis recti) down the midline. For many women these changes settle in part over time, and for some they do not. When a patient decides on an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) after pregnancy, one of the practical questions that