What is the most effective way to get a a full body makeover? What procedures would I need? (photos)

Thank you for your question regarding what you should get done in a full-body makeover. Since your problem points are your double chin, back, arms, and stomach, I think liposuction will be a good option for you. You don’t seem to have a lot of excess skin by looking at your photos. However, a consult is in order. I can’t see your back from this photo that you provided but if you have excess skin there, there is a chance that the skin will not fully snap back after liposuction. I recommend VASER Hi-Def liposuction, which uses heat to melt the fat and also helps the skin contract. VASER hi-def would be the way to go if you want a contoured abdomen. You can also use VASER Hi-def liposuction on the arms to get you toned arms with muscle definition. I would recommend traditional liposuction of the neck to address the double chin that you mentioned. Your neck skin should snap back very nicely because of your age and skin quality. It will be essential for you to wear your compression garments consistently throughout your recovery. Thank you for your question regarding the most effective way to get a full body makeover with your pain points: your double chin, back, arms, and stomach. The suctioned fat will be transferable to the buttocks if you prefer to enhance your buttocks. Please choose a board-certified plastic surgeon. Thank you and good luck.

Sincerely, Dr. Katzen. (“Verified” Plastic Surgeon, President of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgery, and International College of Surgery and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and RealSelf Hall of Fame.)

Thank you for your question and pictures. I suggest a full body liposuction of your abdomen, back, sides, waist and flanks, you can also get fat transfer to buttocks and hips depending on what's your goal. You should consider losing weight before surgery, most plastic surgeons won't accept patients with a BMI over 30-33

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Dear haileywaller
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you so much for your questions @haileywaller First if you are thinking to have surgery prepare your body for it, good meals, exercises and vitamins. To answer your question based on your pictures I will recommend you to have a combination of Liposuction/BBL and Tummy tuck with muscle repair. Make an appointment for a consultation with a plastic surgeon for better recommendations. Good luck!

When contemplating multiple procedures you will want to consider a few things: Which areas are my priorities? and Which areas are good to combine? For example patients often combine breast work with abdominal work. Or liposuction with a tummy tuck. The best place to begin is a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon near you to discuss your concerns. An examination will help determine the recommended procedures for your concerns. For example if liposuction is adequate to address your back or if skin laxity is the main issue resulting in a bra line lift being recommended.

Hello, thanks for your question and photo. First of all, you must have an in-person consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon. Besides, you must be at your optimal body weight. You can have a Makeover to enhance your body in the best way. The set of procedures must be designed especially for you. You can have Lipo, Tummy Tuck, Breast lifting, and BBL, according to your goals. You can get excellent results! Good luck!

Lovely beach day photo posted but not helpful at all to see your stated issues. Best to in person or virtual consult with.... The desires are classified as a Mommy MakeOver (MMO). Might offer Lipo 360/chin/arms with regular BBL. Fees from $6,000-$15,000.

Having cosmetic surgery with high quality outcomes and having this be an overall positive experience requires doing certain things correctly.
Consider first getting a set of quality pictures of all the areas you want to get treatment to use as a baseline reference.
Look carefully at how plastic surgeons take before and after pictures and try to emulate those.
Use the timer on your camera or have somebody else take pictures for you
For bodywork pictures should be taken from about 8 feet away with you standing in a neutral position wearing revealing undergarments showing your body from your shoulders to your knees. you need pictures showing your front, side and backside. For facial pictures take portrait style pictures and profile pictures without facial expression holding your head and neck straight.
The next step is to get assessments regarding your candidacy and a good understanding of treatment options.
To do that I suggest having multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons in your community.
Bring pictures of your own face and body with you to use for reference.
During each consultation ask providers to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures.
The goal is to see as many before and after pictures as possible of previous patients who had similar body characteristics to yourself.
Providers may be apprehensive to show you all of their pictures and will instead most likely prefer to show you pre-selected pictures representing some of their best results. Being shown a handful of preselected images which represents the best results of a providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results look like or what results would look like based on your candidacy.
By bringing pictures of your own body and face you can use those as a reference and ask the surgeon to only show you pictures of previous patients who had similar body characteristics to your own.
Take careful notes during each consultation regarding the thoroughness consultation.
Take notes regarding how much time the surgeon spent with each aspect of the consultation such as review of medical history, physical examination, discussing assessment and treatment options, review have before and after pictures, preparation for surgery, recovery after surgery, risks and benefits including how they are managed revision rates and revision policy etc.
Take notes of both the quantity and quality of before and after pictures. did the provider show you lots of pictures of patient who looked very similar to you in the before pictures? did the results look consistently impressive?
Vetting plastic surgeons is not easy but people usually get better at the process by practicing through having multiple consultations.
Choosing procedures should be based on having a good understanding of what the underlying ideology or problem is.
For example when it comes to making an assessment of someone’s abdomen there are generally four variables to determine what the afternoon looks like.
In other words if someone doesn’t like the way their belly looks it is usually because of one or more of for different reasons.
Each of these variables is treated differently so understanding with the primary underlying reason is helps determine what the best procedure is.
Procedures should be based on treating the primary issue
The four variables that define someone’s abdomen or abdominal skin laxity typically due to previous pregnancies, weight fluctuations or age, excess subcutaneous fat, muscle separation from previous pregnancies or excess visceral or intra-abdominal fat.
A tummy tucks primarily treats abdominal skin laxity and muscle separation and is generally the treatment of choice for women who have pregnancy related body changes.
Liposuction reduces subcutaneous fat but has no impact on skin laxity, muscle separation or visceral fat
Reducing visceral fat can only be done through weight loss.
Each area of concern needs to be assessed independently to get a good understanding of why your body looks the way it does and what is required to make improvements.
For liposuction often it is a balancing act between understanding and differentiating between skin laxity and fat distribution.
There are also substantial differences among different providers.
Easier procedures tend to have more consistent results one more complex and challenging procedures will have a greater variation in outcome based on the choice of provider.
Liposuction the results vary greatly depending on who does the operation.
Liposuction results also vary greatly based on patient candidacy.
In the most simplistic way ideal candidate for a liposuction can be described as a Young tight and pudgy.
For individuals who want multiple procedures it may be possible to combine certain procedures to be done at the same time. The number of procedures that can appropriately be done during one operation will vary based on the number of variables and to some degree how are surgeons feel about doing combine procedures.
I recommend not rushing this process but instead going at a nice slow pace and not jumping into scheduling surgery until you have a good understanding of the whole process.
This begins with having a clear understanding of your own candidacy for surgery including understanding recommended procedures and alternatives.
Choosing the right provider is probably the most important variable and should not be overlooked.
I recommend all patients have multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons in their community. I recommend people avoid virtual consultations whenever possible and I highly recommend against traveling long distances for elective surgical procedures.
There is no correct number of consultations needed to find the right provider. The more consultations you have the more availability you’ll have to find the right provider for you.
When reviewing before and after pictures it’s important to see both quantity and quality of outcomes.
Make sure you were being shown pictures of people who have similar body characteristics to your own.
For reference and experience surgeon should have no difficulty showing you at least 50 set a before and after pictures of commonly performed procedures like a tummy tuck, Liposuction, facelift or neck liposuction.
The one procedure that seems to have more variation in outcomes based on who does the procedure than any other operation is liposuction. anybody interested in liposuction and fat transfer should be more selective than they think it’s necessary.
Delivering consistent quality liposuction and fat transfer results is more difficult than most people believe.
When in doubt slow down and schedule more consultations.
Do not schedule surgery until you feel very comfortable you had a clear understanding of your candidacy and procedure options.
You should also feel very comfortable in having vetted multiple plastic surgeons and that you’re choosing the most talented and experienced provider in your community.
Find the right plastic surgeon and everything falls into place.
Most of these procedures are permanent and irreversible.
You’ll be reminded of the outcomes every day for the rest of your life.
It is definitely worth the effort to schedule in person consultations and have enough consultations to choose the right provider.
Good luck,
Mats Hagstrom MD