Remove Loose Skin with Safe Plastic Surgery

Body contouring is reconstructive surgery to remove sagging skin and extra fat, and to improve the body shape and tone of underlying tissue. The result is a body with smoother body contours..

Major weight reduction has many benefits. But after any considerable measure of weight loss due to weight loss surgery and/or lifestyle changes, the skin and tissues often lack the elasticity to conform to the reduced body size. Body contouring might be carried out following major weight loss, when the skin might not shrink back fully.

Plastic Surgery for loose skin improves the shape of the underlying support tissue. The result is a better-proportioned appearance with smoother shapes.

Plastic Surgery for Loose Skin is generally performed in stages and may take months or even a long time to complete. Areas that are often affected by loose, sagging skin include the upper arms, breasts, abdomen, buttocks and thighs. Body contouring is only performed if you are stable at your present body weight. It is significant that you are nutritionally fit to tolerate the considerable duration of this surgery and its recovery period.

When different body areas need to be addressed, the treatment will be split into different operations so as to restrict the time period of surgery and make your post-operative recovery simpler and faster.

A belt lipectomy is a surgery performed to remove the excess folds of skin or fat deposition around the waist or belt line, buttocks and thighs and reshape them. It is a combination of abdominoplasty with circumferential excision of fat. The belt lipectomy is likewise called by different terms such as lower body lift, abdominal lipectomy, tummy tuck, and panniculectomy. Brachioplasty reshapes the underside of the upper arm from the armpit to the elbow. The medical procedure removes extra skin and fat to give a more toned and balanced appearance. The scars extend from the armpit to the elbow at the inner aspect of the arm, so as to be hidden when the arms are held by the sides. The scars are long, and can be obvious, so surgery has to be carefully considered and expertly performed.

Upper arm skin hang with age, after major weight loss, and for people with lymphedema. Exercise may strengthen and enhance the underlying muscle tone of the upper arm, but it cannot change any extra skin that has lost its elasticity.

A thigh lift is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of excess skin and fat deposits to enhance the contours of thighs and legs. The skin is composed of many layers. In the deeper part is the collagen, the biggest protein in the body that is part of the connective tissue. It is responsible for "holding together" joints, bones, and tissues to form the body's structure. It also makes the skin tight and supple. However, as the person gets older, the amount of collagen he or she produces reduces, causing the skin to hang.

Breast lift surgery is a kind of plastic surgery performed for lifting or raising sagging breasts in women. The size, contour and elevation of the breasts are modified or corrected using this procedure.

Plastic Surgery for Loose Skin is a major step. Consult experienced specialists to ensure safe and secure Plastic Surgery for Loose Skin.

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