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Plastic Surgery Body Contouring to Remove Loose Skin and FatPlastic Surgery After Weight LossFor patients suffering from morbid or malignant obesity, choosing bariatric surgery to reduce calorie intake may offer them a passport to a healthy life. But even if such surgery causes them to lose substantial amounts of weight, they may face new problems which may necessitate further operations. To Remove Loose SkinWhen bariatric surgery (eg. gastric bypass) leads to dramatic weight loss, excessive amounts of skin can accumulate and hang in various areas, including face, neck, breasts, upper and lower abdomen, flanks, armpit, back, buttocks, arms, forearms, thighs, legs, and calves. This surplus skin can cause considerable hygienic problems, skin irritation, skin breakdown, pain and infection. To Remove Excess Residual FatIn addition, even though the patient might have experienced massive weight reduction, this weight loss may not be evenly spread around the body. This also depends on the patient's type of obesity condition (whether gynoid or android). Bariatric plastic surgery operations can help to reduce these fat deposits, either by surgical excision or lipoplasty. Bariatric Plastic Surgery TypesThe aim of bariatric plastic surgery - also referred to as body contouring - is to remove the excess skin and fat, and tighten loose muscles, thus helping a patient to achieve the best possible body shape, following their successful weight loss. Procedures commonly performed include tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), thigh-lift (thighplasty), body-lift (torsoplasty), belt lipectomy, panniculectomy, buttock-lift (inc. flankplasty), breast-lift (mastopexy), gynecomastia (male breast reduction), arm-lift (brachioplasty), face-lift (Rhytidectomy), neck lift (Platysmaplasty), and liposuction. See also: When to Have Plastic Surgery More Information About Plastic SurgeriesFor additional information about how plastic surgery procedures can improve
body shape, plus help finding a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon,
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