Body Contouring After Weight Loss

Dr. Sarah Mess

BODY

CONTOURING

AFTER

WEIGHT LOSS

BOARD CERTIFIEDPLASTIC SURGEON

Dr. Sarah Mess

BODY CONTOURING

CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO

REDUCE SAGGING OR LOOSE SKIN

AFTER MAJOR WEIGHT LOSS.

Dr. Sarah Mess

MANY PEOPLE WHO LOSE A

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT

VERY QUICKLY OFTEN HAVE LOOSE

SKIN THAT CAN BE TIGHTENED

WITH BODY CONTOURING.

Dr. Sarah Mess

THOSE WHO ARE AT A STABLE WEIGHT

AND DO NOT EXPECT TO LOSE

MORE WEIGHT ARE TYPICALLY

GOOD CANDIDATES

FOR THIS PROCEDURE.

Dr. Sarah Mess

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF

DIFFERENT AREAS ON THE BODY

THAT CAN BE TIGHTENED

WITH BODY CONTOURING,

INCLUDING THE

ABDOMEN,

BUTTOCKS/UPPER THIGHS,

BREASTS, ARMS, FACE AND NECK.

Dr. Sarah Mess

RESULTS FROM BODY CONTOURING

VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON

BUT MOST PEOPLE FIND THAT

THE SKIN ON CERTAIN AREAS OF

THEIR BODY IS MUCH TIGHTER

AND A LOT LESS LOOSE.

Dr. Sarah Mess

THOSE WHO UNDERGO

BODY CONTOURING HAVE TO GO

THROUGH A RECOVERY PERIOD

WHICH TYPICALLY LASTS

AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.

Dr. Sarah Mess

BODY CONTOURING IS

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON

COSMETIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES

AND IS PERFECTLY SAFE

FOR MOST PEOPLE.

Dr. Sarah Mess

SOME OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED

WITH BODY CONTOURING INCLUDE

SKIN LOSS,

SCARRING,

FLUID ACCUMULATION,

AND INFECTION.

Dr. Sarah Mess

YOU MUST HAVE A SURGEON

EVALUATE YOU TO DETERMINE

WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE

A GOOD CANDIDATE

FOR BODY CONTOURING.

Dr. Sarah Mess

IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIND

THE RIGHT SURGEON TO PERFORM

THIS PROCEDURE SO YOU CAN

GET THE BEST RESULTS POSSIBLE.