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What Procedures Do You Recommend After Losing 100 Pounds?

asked 1 year ago by Roxy in Cali in Los Angeles, CA
Latest answer by George John Alexander, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, arms, stomach, stretch marks, thighs, female, 130-149 lbs, 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in, weight loss, comparison, diet, loose skin

I'm 23 yrs. old, 5'5" tall and 145 pounds. My maximum weight was 250 lbs. I started to go on a diet about 6 yrs. ago, I lost 60 pounds within 6 months, recently I lost the rest of the weight. I have loose skin and stretch marks on my arms and stomach and some fat in between my inner thighs that diet and exercise can't take off. I have seen 3 plastic surgeons in Southern California and they have all given me different recommendations from full tummy tuck to lipo only. What would be the best?

9 answers to What Procedures Do You Recommend After Losing 100 Pounds?

Plastic surgery after 100 pound weight loss!

Congratulations on achieving such a feat! After a large amount of weight loss there is excess skin, stretch marks, loss of skin elasticity, and abdominal muscle weakness. I would recommend a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty, liposuction of the arms with a short scar brachioplasty (arm lift), and liposuction of the medial thighs with a thigh lift. Because of the stretch marks in the arms and skin excess, I don't believe liposuction alone would work.

Frank Agullo, MD
El Paso Plastic Surgeon

Plastic surgery after successful weight loss

Congratulations on your successful weight loss program! If your tummy area has loose skin then abdominoplasty may be necessary to give you the results that you desire after such a significant weight loss. Brachioplasty may be an option for your arms if you have a large flap of excess skin in the upper arm area. If the area in the inner thighs is just fat accumulation, liposuction may be the answer. If it is excess skin, then there is a procedure called thighplasty... more

George John Alexander, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

Body contouring procedures after 100 lb weight loss

Based on your photos and the amount of weight loss, it seems you would benefit most from a tummy tuck, which would remove the excess skin. This is difficult to determine based on photos alone, but I'm concerned that if you just had liposuction performed, this would worsen your loose skin. The only way to address loose skin is to remove it (tummy tuck). I recommend consulting with one or two more board certified plastic surgeons in your area until you are comfortable with... more

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Weight Loss 100+ pounds

Weight loss although very healthy for the body when it is a large number it can leave some deformities behind. Once someone loses weight around 100 pounds, defiantly they will have some loose skin in the abdomen and flanks area and also there may be some loss in the buttock contouring as well. Depending on what the expectation of the patient is operation on the side can be a combination of abdominoplasty with liposuction, extended abdominoplasty with liposuction or a circumferential... more

S. Ozan Sozer, MD
El Paso Plastic Surgeon

Skin Removal Is Necessary For Body Contouring After Weight Loss

Congratulations on your weight loss! When considering any type of body contouring after such weight loss, you need to realize that skin has to be removed as part of any procedure to be effective. Your fat contribution to your current shape is now minimal due to your weight loss. Your stretched out skin is now the major problem and must be removed to make a difference. Whether this is the arms or the stomach, the trade-off will be a scar. That must be considered carefully with the... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

What procedures give the best results after a 100lb weight loss.

Congratulations on your weight loss, perseverance and discipline to achieve this goal without surgery. I n the standing position you already have a great shape and do not display hanging skin. You state that you have loose skin and I would recommend an abdominoplasty with liposuction of the upper abdomen, waist and hips. I would also liposuction the upper arms, knowing that you might require a full arm lift as a separate procedure to achieve the best results. You need to see a board... more

George Marosan, MD
Bellevue Plastic Surgeon

After losing 100 pounds

Wow you look great already. you do not say what your complaints are. generally after that large weight loss, liposuction by itself is the wrong operation. you already have excess skin which is not going to shrink up any further. you have to get skin removed, keep in mind that people who have lost a lot of weight tend to stretch out to a certain degree afterwards. this is not the place for mini surgeries.

Jonathan Saunders, MD
Newark Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck

You have done remarkably well for someone who has lost that much weight. Usually after losing this much weight skin will need to be removed and not just liposuction. Make sure that you are seeing a board certified plastic surgeon. Other specialties may only be able to offer you liposuction and that may be the reason for the different recommendations.

David L. Abramson, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Body Contouring After Weight Loss

Dear Roxy, Congratulations on your weight loss! I would recommend that you see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in body contouring after massive weight loss. A tummy tuck, liposuction of the arms with or without a limited arm lift, and liposuction of the thighs with or without a thigh lift may be options to consider. Choosing which procedures are best for you depends on your goals and expectations, as well as the amount of excess fat and skin you have, the quality of... more

Larry Fan, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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