Contemplating Body Contouring? (photo)

I am a 23 year old female and over the last 3years I have lost around 115 pounds through exercise and healthy eating. I went from being a size 22 pants to a 6 in womens, but I have some excess skin in the upper/lower abdomen and some skin(possible fat) in the upper thigh, so I have decided to look into body contouring to get the results I want. I was wondering if surgery is the only option, because it seems the skin isnt naturally retracting. I'm concerned about scarring and the realistic results.

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Weight loss and surgey

Congratulations on your weight loss! With all the loose skin, I think that most likely best thing would be to have the excess skin removed surgically.Non-surgical methods would not be adequate.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Body Contouring after Weight Loss

-Congratulations on losing so much weight! -Your concern about scarring is understandable, but with all of the excess abdominal skin that you appear to have, an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is really the only treatment. The trade-off for an improved abdominal contour is a low scar that can be hidden by underwear or a swimsuit. -Definitely meet with a board-certified plastic surgeon and he/she will be able to demonstrate where your scars will be located. Best of... more

Surgery after weight loss

The only treatment for excess skin after weight loss is surgery. Procedure like an abdominoplasty or a body lift can help you improve your contour and shape. The basic principle behind any contouring procedure is that you must accept some degree of scar to achieve that better form. Please visit with a board certified PS to learn more about your options. Best wishes. Dr. Basu Houston, TX

Surgery After Weight Loss

There really is no alternative even close to the results you get with surgery. I have a large number of weight loss patients in my practice and we can almost always get a very good result in your type tummy with an abdominoplasty that leaves a very light scar around the belly button and another horizontal scar that can be hidden under most swim suits. Get several consultations before you decide.

Extra loose body skin after weight loosing always needs surgery/ la piel colgante despues de perder peso siempre es quirurgica

The modern equipments like cavitation, external ultrasound, thermogenesis, laser-lipolisis,mesotherapy etc only improves less than a 20 % and besides multiple session and you end up paying more by these conservative treatments than with surgery, scar tissues resulting. you can not avoid it. but they are strategically hidden done, by experts plastic surgeons los modernos equipos de cavitacion, teermogenesis, laser lipo, ulttrasonido externo, mesoterapia solo... more

Skin Tightening

Only surgery can tighten skin, only liposuction can remove fat. Everything else is a gymick. There are no non surgical skin tightening of the abdomen. The fat on your thighs can be reduced with continued weight loss.

Abdominoplasty is often inadequate after massive weight loss

The problem after such a large amount of loss is that you have not just a vertical skin excess, but, and this is key -- a circumferential excess. After a traditional tummy tuck, you will still be left with loose skin in the upper abdomen, and not have tightness around the middle. Fortunately there is a great solution, the Corset Trunkplasty, which addresses the excess in three dimensions. I involves more scarring, but this is very well tolerated, and since there is no undermining... more

Contemplating Body Contouring

Congratulations on the accomplishment so far!! Unfortunately there is nothing that will restore the lost elasticity to your skin other than surgery, and I would anticipate a dramatic improvement with a tummy tuck. Sometimes, because of how tightly we close the abdomen there may be some tightening of the inner thighs, occasionally with enough improvement to bypass the need for thigh surgery. There are unrealistic expectations, there are scars. But the improvement usually justifies... more