I'm overweight, but have lost weight going from 400lbs. to 330. I'm 24 years old with good blood pressure, and no diabetes nor other health problems.
The better I get around my ribs, across my chest, and in my arms, the bigger my lower tummy gets. Lower body exercise is getting harder because of this apron of fat hanging. It even changes how I sit.
I want to get rid of it, but it's kind of heavy. How many pounds, or in general, how much can I remove from my body safely? How much would a procedure this large cost?
October 7, 2016
Answer: Treatment of Redundant Abdominal Wall Tissue Congratulations on your seventy pound weight loss! Unfortunately, even after this significant accomplishment you would still benefit from additional weight loss before proceeding with massive weight loss surgery.It's important to optimize weight loss before proceeding with massive weight loss surgery for a variety of reasons. It's also important that your weight be stable for at least six months before proceeding with this type of procedure. When these steps are taken, aesthetic results are better and complication rates are lower.Based on these considerations, you would benefit from further weight loss. Once this has been accomplished, you would benefit from a procedure that addresses excess skin both anteriorly and posteriorly. This type of circumferential skin resection can dramatically impact aesthetics and quality of life. How much tissue can safely be removed will depend upon your anatomic findings once your weight loss is complete. The cost of this type of procedure varies depending upon a number of variables, but is usually in the $7,000 to $11,000 range in the mid-western United States.If you're considering this type of surgical procedure, it's important to contact a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this area. This surgeon should be able to evaluate your anatomic findings and outline an appropriate treatment plan.
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October 7, 2016
Answer: Treatment of Redundant Abdominal Wall Tissue Congratulations on your seventy pound weight loss! Unfortunately, even after this significant accomplishment you would still benefit from additional weight loss before proceeding with massive weight loss surgery.It's important to optimize weight loss before proceeding with massive weight loss surgery for a variety of reasons. It's also important that your weight be stable for at least six months before proceeding with this type of procedure. When these steps are taken, aesthetic results are better and complication rates are lower.Based on these considerations, you would benefit from further weight loss. Once this has been accomplished, you would benefit from a procedure that addresses excess skin both anteriorly and posteriorly. This type of circumferential skin resection can dramatically impact aesthetics and quality of life. How much tissue can safely be removed will depend upon your anatomic findings once your weight loss is complete. The cost of this type of procedure varies depending upon a number of variables, but is usually in the $7,000 to $11,000 range in the mid-western United States.If you're considering this type of surgical procedure, it's important to contact a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this area. This surgeon should be able to evaluate your anatomic findings and outline an appropriate treatment plan.
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August 14, 2016
Answer: How many pounds will I lose after a body lift? Great question and one that virtually every patient has - and it is very common and reasonable - since if you need a body lift you have lost a ton of weight - typically more than 100 pounds - and if you have lost this much weight you are of course interested in how many pounds your plastic surgeon will remove...I wish I could give you a specific or accurate answer - but unfortunately there is a range - the thinner you are the less weight that a body lift will remove - the least I have ever removed is 3 pounds - and the most is 95 pounds - in reality the average amount of the weight of the skin removed is 10-12 pounds... it is always less weight than you would think!Happy to see you at any point for a consult and to give you a better sense of how many pounds that I could remove!Best of luck.
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August 14, 2016
Answer: How many pounds will I lose after a body lift? Great question and one that virtually every patient has - and it is very common and reasonable - since if you need a body lift you have lost a ton of weight - typically more than 100 pounds - and if you have lost this much weight you are of course interested in how many pounds your plastic surgeon will remove...I wish I could give you a specific or accurate answer - but unfortunately there is a range - the thinner you are the less weight that a body lift will remove - the least I have ever removed is 3 pounds - and the most is 95 pounds - in reality the average amount of the weight of the skin removed is 10-12 pounds... it is always less weight than you would think!Happy to see you at any point for a consult and to give you a better sense of how many pounds that I could remove!Best of luck.
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