Excess skin is unsightly and can seriously hinder your ability to participate in certain physical activities that could further improve your health. Excess loose skin can also make you self-conscious about wearing certain outfits. After all the work you’ve put into losing the weight, shouldn’t you have the freedom to wear what you want and look the way you have always wanted? In Los Angeles, plastic surgery can be the final step to complete your transformation.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, plastic surgery after major weight loss requires special care from highly experienced surgeons. Our doctors are nationally recognized body contouring specialists with knowledge of the special needs of post weight loss patients. The main difference between cosmetic surgery after major weight loss and other cosmetic procedures is the need to assess the entire body not just one targeted area. Excess skin will pucker and fold over many sections of the body from the breasts, back, hips, abdomen, thighs, arms and pubic area.
Body contouring of the torso usually requires a different procedure, such as a tummy tuck in Los Angeles, than body contouring of the thighs and buttocks or arms and breasts. Your skin’s texture and the amount of tissue laxity will affect incision sites, the amount of skin removal, and the degree to which scars from your plastic surgery will be visible.
