San Antonio Body Lift doctors

	Elizabeth S. Harris, MD San Antonio Plastic Surgeon 540 N. Madison Oak Suite 400, San Antonio		1 answer
	Steven Holzman, MD Austin Plastic Surgeon 6818 Austin Center Boulevard Suite 206, Austin		1 answer
	Wilberto Cortes, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 5000 Westheimer Suite #602, Houston
	Mario Diana, MD San Antonio Plastic Surgeon 19234 Stonehue Suite 101, San Antonio
	Thomas T. Jeneby, MD San Antonio Plastic Surgeon 7272 Wurzbach Unit 801 801, San Antonio

Recent Answers

Am I a Candidate for Lipo, or Do I Need Lower Body Lift? I exercise , mostly running. I have recently had a tummy tuck and breast augmentation. but I am so unhappy with there appearance of my butt and thighs. could this be fixed (made to have a smoother appearance) with plastic surgery or am I stuck with this butt?

A: Candidate for lipo or is a lift needed?

Liposuction will reduce bulges of fat but will not tighten the skin. Lifts will tighten the skin but will also give you more noticeable scars. In general, liposuction needs to be done less aggressively if the skin has some laxity. One option that you have is to liposuction some of the fat bulges and take that fat and have fat transplantation into some of the hollowing around your buttocks. It would not correct your cellulite but it would soften the appearance. A plastic surgeon would need to assess your skin elasticity.

Elizabeth S. Harris, MD

San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Best Time to Get Loose Skin Surgery After Weight Loss? Hi, After a Weight Loss of 150 - 200 Lbs Still Having 100 - 125 Lbs. to Go when is It Time to Consider Surgery to Remove Loose Skin?

I am not sure of my starting weight as the scale in the doctors office only went to 400lbs., however based on research, comparing pictures. I have done this weight loss without any surgery, diet & exercise, over a long period of time. Approximently 7 years. The last 1 1/2 years I have been working with a weight management program and it's been helpful. I know it takes a personal consultation to be accurate, so I am just wondering "in general" under these curcimstance what is a common story?

A: Surgery after weight loss

I usually recommend that patients wait until their weight is stable for at least 6 months. There is no use in moving ahead with the significant surgery ahead while you are still making strides. By the way, my sister is a physician and lives in Chico and I will be visiting later this month. It is such a nice little town.

Steven Holzman, MD

Austin Plastic Surgeon