Body Contouring After Weight Loss
Losing weight is a necessary and healthy condition, especially for overweight individuals. However, it is not always very easy to gain an aesthetic body appearance after weight loss. Especially obese or morbidly obese individuals may face skin sagging problems after losing weight. At this point, if methods such as body shaping exercises are not sufficient, it may be necessary to benefit from body shaping operations after weight loss.
What is Body Contouring After Weight Loss?
Body contouring operations after weight loss are surgical operations performed for body recovery. Within the scope of these operations, tight body contours are obtained by performing procedures such as sagging correction. Body contouring after weight loss is very important and necessary, especially for people who suddenly lose weight rapidly after reaching very high weights. The main reason for this situation is that individuals who have a lot of sagging problems cannot get rid of the sagging problem without medical excess skin removal procedures. With body contouring operations, you can get rid of these problems in a permanent and healthy way.
Post-Bariatric Surgery and Application Areas
Post-bariatric surgery is an area where skin sagging problems that occur after gaining and losing too much weight are corrected with aesthetic applications. Many different aesthetic applications such as arm lift and belly tightening can be performed within the scope of post – bariatric surgery. Physicians who provide services in the field of post – bariatric surgery are plastic surgery specialists.
Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Thanks to physicians who have experience in post-bariatric surgery such as Özgen Kıvanç, you can have tight body contours after losing weight.
Who Is Body Contouring After Weight Loss Suitable For?
Body contouring operations after weight loss are suitable for people who lose weight after having an overweight problem, as the name of the operations can be understood. Individuals who gain too much weight, that is, individuals who strain skin elasticity due to high fat content, may experience sagging after weight loss. Therefore, it is very difficult to achieve an aesthetic appearance after weight loss and even sagging skin can restrict many things from the individual’s movements to the choice of clothes. Individuals with such problems are suitable candidates for body contouring after weight loss.
Candidate Criteria and Eligibility Assessment
- To benefit from body contouring procedures after weight loss, certain criteria must be met. The criteria established for determining eligibility for post-weight loss contouring procedures are as follows:
- Being between the ages of 18 and 65 (This criterion may be waived in extreme cases.)
- Having a body mass index (BMI) below 24.9
- If necessary, receiving psychological support to address conditions such as eating disorders and being prepared for post-bariatric surgery procedures.
Body Contouring Methods After Weight Loss
Many different methods can be used to shape the body after weight loss. The first and non-surgical method that can be used to have a shaped body after weight loss is to eat healthy and do sports. After reaching your ideal weight with a healthy diet, you can shape your body by making your muscles stronger and firmer by doing sports. However, in some cases, healthy nutrition and sports are not enough for body shaping after weight loss. At this point, aesthetic operations such as tummy tuck should come into play. Thanks to effective surgical operations, it becomes possible to have a tight and aesthetic body by performing medical and reliable procedures such as excess skin removal.
Abdominal Stretching, Arm Stretching and Thigh Stretching Applications
As a result of the overweight problem, some individuals face the problem of regional fat accumulation and thus sagging, not throughout the body. In such cases, operations applied to different areas such as tummy tuck or arm lift can be performed for body shaping after the individual loses weight. Especially for individuals who experience sagging problems in only one area, operations such as tummy tuck should be performed alone instead of combined aesthetic operations.
Body Lift and Combined Aesthetic Approaches
Individuals with health problems that occur as a result of out-of-control weight problems such as obesity or morbid obesity may experience sagging throughout the body after losing weight. At this point, it would be very logical and advantageous to apply operations such as breast lift or arm lift together as a combined aesthetic operation, not individually.
Advantages of Body Contouring Surgery After Weight Loss
cBody contouring surgery after weight loss is one of the most advantageous and in some cases even quite necessary operations. Individuals who need body shaping after weight loss are usually people who have advanced sagging problems and have not been able to solve this problem with methods such as doing sports. Unfortunately, these people may experience many difficulties unless they benefit from sagging correction operations. For example, an individual who has enough leg sagging to need a leg lift operation is restricted in many issues from choosing clothes to freedom of movement. With body shaping after weight loss, it gets rid of these restrictions and benefits from the advantageous results of the surgery by achieving an aesthetic appearance.
Improvement in Aesthetic Appearance and Increased Self-Confidence
Many people who suffer from overweight problems believe that they will achieve an aesthetic appearance after losing weight. However, situations such as being obese for a very long time may cause the individual not to achieve an aesthetic appearance even after losing weight. The main reason for this situation is the need for sagging correction. The sagging problem causes the individual not to achieve the desired appearance despite weight loss, but this problem can be eliminated with body shaping operations after weight loss.
Physical Relaxation and Clothing Comfort
The sagging problem that occurs after weight loss can affect not only the individual’s appearance but also their physical activity and freedom of dressing. Sagging skin may cause the individual to be unable to fit into even standard fitting clothes despite weight loss. In addition, physical activity may be restricted due to sagging skin. Thanks to body contouring operations, both problems are eliminated and it is possible for the individual to become more comfortable in both dressing and moving.
Recovery After Body Contouring Surgery After Weight Loss
It is necessary to be very careful to overcome the recovery process smoothly and quickly after body contouring surgeries after weight loss. In particular, it is very important to take your doctor’s recommendations into consideration in order not to face any complications after surgery and to protect your general health. The things to be considered after body contouring surgery after weight loss may vary depending on the methods used for the surgery and the general condition of the patient. The things to be considered after the surgery can be discussed in more detail under several headings.
Postoperative Care and Recovery
After body shaping surgeries after weight loss, it is necessary to take care of the surgical areas. For example, after procedures such as breast recovery, it is necessary to take care of the surgical area by dressing for at least 10 – 12 days. In addition, it may be important and necessary to use a corset for a few weeks after operations such as tummy tuck.
Scar Reduction and Postoperative Scar Care
As with any medical intervention, it is necessary to use some methods to prevent scars after body contouring operations or to care for the scars. Taking good care of the surgical area and protecting the area from external factors such as sun rays will help you get rid of scars. In addition, you can also benefit from scar removal treatments such as laser treatments after various operations such as leg lift.
Frequently Asked Questions
In which areas are sagging more common after weight loss?
The areas of sagging after weight loss may vary from person to person. However, the areas where sagging problems are seen after weight loss are usually under the arms, abdomen, chest and face. In addition, individuals who are obese or morbidly obese, that is, extremely overweight, may also face sagging problems in areas such as legs and arms. The area where sagging will occur after weight loss may also vary depending on genetic factors and regional adiposity problem. Individuals whose skin is very elastic and who do not face regional adiposity problems may not face sagging problems.
How long are scars visible after body contouring surgeries?
How long the scars will be prominent after body contouring surgeries may vary depending on the situation. The first factor that affects how long the scars will remain prominent is which body contouring method is preferred. For example, in body contouring surgeries performed using liposuction, scars may become indistinct in a short period of time such as a few months. However, in more complicated operations such as leg lift, scars may be evident for longer periods such as 6 to 8 months.
What should be the diet after body contouring surgery?
It is necessary to pay close attention to the diet after body contouring surgeries. Weight regain can both jeopardize the health status of the individual and cause the effects of body contouring surgery to wear off in a short time. Therefore, after body contouring surgeries, you should be fed with a nutrition program specially prepared for you, taking into account your height, age, gender and general health status. Otherwise, as a result of sudden weight gain or weight loss after body contouring, there may be negative situations such as straining the surgical incisions and encountering sagging problems again.
When are the results seen after body contouring surgeries?
After body contouring surgeries, a certain period of time must pass for the results to be visible, that is, to become evident. Any medical operation, including body contouring operations, can cause destruction in the area in question. This destruction causes edema formation in the area and you may not fully understand the results of body contouring surgery due to edema formation. Therefore, you need to go through at least a few months of recovery period to fully see the results of post-body contouring surgeries.
Can body contouring surgeries be combined?
Body contouring surgeries can be combined. More than one body contouring surgery can be performed within the scope of combined aesthetic operations. In particular, body contouring surgeries to be performed in close areas can be performed together, preventing the patient from unnecessary anesthesia. For example, breast lift and upper tummy tuck surgeries are operations that can be performed together, that is, advantageously combined. However, in order to combine body contouring surgeries, that is, to perform more than one operation at the same time, the general health status of the individual must be suitable for combined aesthetic operations.
What are the prices of body contouring surgeries?
The prices of body contouring surgeries are determined depending on multiple factors. Many aesthetic operations can be applied within the scope of body contouring surgeries. Each aesthetic operation can be priced differently in line with factors such as their level of complexity. Therefore, in order to get clear information about the prices of body contouring surgeries, you should first be examined by a plastic surgery specialist and find out which body contouring surgeries you will benefit from.
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