Loose skin on the upper arms is one of the more common reasons people come to see me as they get older. The skin on the inner arm is thin to begin with, and over the years it loses skin elasticity and starts to hang. For some people this is
After major weight loss, loose skin tends to settle right around the middle of the body. Not just the front of the abdomen, but the hips, the flanks, the lower back, the mons, and the upper buttocks as well. A body lift (belt lipectomy) is the operation I use to
After significant weight loss, the upper arms are often left with loose skin that is thin and hard to support in ordinary clothing. Brachioplasty (arm lift) involves removing excess skin and the loose tissue along the inner arm. In many post weight loss patients the incision runs from near the
After significant weight loss, the surgery I perform removes excess skin and reshapes the abdomen, trunk and limbs. Body contouring procedures such as abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), body lift (belt lipectomy), brachioplasty (arm lift), and thighplasty (thigh lift) all require you to wear a compression garment afterwards. One of the most
After significant weight loss, two problems often sit on top of each other in the same part of the body. The first is loose abdominal skin that hangs in both a vertical and a horizontal direction. The second is a weakness in the abdominal wall at the navel, an umbilical
Like any major surgery, an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) leaves a scar. After significant weight loss the scar tends to be longer than people expect, because the amount of loose skin I am removing is greater. Most people I see after weight loss are not asking whether there will be a
Why You Stay in Hospital After Extended Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) After significant weight loss, the skin across your abdomen has usually been stretched well beyond what it can recover on its own. Reduced skin elasticity means the excess skin does not retract. The looseness rarely sits neatly at the front.
After significant weight loss, many people are left with loose skin across the abdomen that will not retract on its own. Fleur-de-Lis abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is one approach I use to remove this excess skin and the fatty tissue that sits with it. It is not a substitute for weight
After brachioplasty (arm lift) surgery, most of my post weight loss patients are not back behind the wheel for roughly the first two to three weeks. That is a guide, not a fixed date. When you can drive again depends on you, on how your arms are recovering, and on
After major weight loss, an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is rarely a small operation. The skin envelope is larger. The flap dissection is more extensive. Many of my post-weight-loss patients also need flank work or a circumferential approach. All of that affects how long you will be away from work. In