Cosmetic Surgery Procedures Which Improve The Contours Of The Body Are Known As Body Contouring

Body contouring encompasses a vast array of plastic surgery procedures which are

used to improve the contours of many areas of the body including the arms, chest, abdomen, hips, flanks, thighs and legs. No area of the body is immune to the aging process and long term effects of gravity. Skin elasticity decreases with time. Fatty tissue deposits itself in the flanks, abdomen, thighs and upper arms. All of these factors contribute to the unsightly changes associated with advancing age. These same changes are also seen, to a much greater degree, in patients young or old who have experienced significant weight loss through diet and exercise or bariatric surgery. Body contouring procedures are focused on reversing the effects of the aging process and or extreme weight loss with respect to all areas of the body. Body contouring frequently incorporates liposuction as an conjunctive procedure.

Brachioplasty, or upper armlift, addresses the sagging and fatty deposition in the posterior upper arms, which usually presents at about age 50 or, in some individuals, after extreme weight loss. Incisions are placed on the inner aspect of the upper arm which excess skin and fat are removed through.

Abdominoplasty surgery, or the classic "tummy tuck" operation addresses the deposition of fat associated with the aging process in men and women. Through the removal of excess skin and the approximation of the abdominal muscles, the ravages of pregnancy on stretching the skin and abdominal musculature can be reversed. For patients who have experienced significant weight loss and are left with rolls of redundant abdominal skin, it is a highly effective and necessary procedure.

In some cases these patients also demonstrate significant excess skin of the posterior lower back region which will likely require a circumferential abdominoplasty or total body lift. You may do this in one of two stages and it may be covered by private insurance. Usually, a letter of medical necessity and preoperative photographs are required by most insurance companies before authorization will be given.

Along with typical body contouring procedures, thigh lift and buttock lift, may also be employed to improve body lines and overall general appearance. These body contouring procedures are generally employed in our older patient population with inelastic skin or the extreme weight loss population who would not respond well to liposuction techniques alone. Significant redundant skin can collect in the thigh and buttock regions, and the technique greatly improves the shape, contour and integrity of those regions. Cosmetic surgeons sometimes employ traditional or ultrasonic liposuction techniques in conjunction with these body contouring procedures to obtain a more natural looking result. The length and texture of the scarring in each of these procedures is significant and must be fully understood by the patient.

Cosmetic surgeons spend a great deal of time counseling and educating prospective patients with regard to all aspects of the postoperative result. Most body contouring patients understand this trade-off, but are greatly pleased to shed the excess skin and improve the contour of their body.

by: Dave Stringham

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