BODY CONTOURING SURGERY AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY (OBESITY SURGERY)

After the Bariatric, or Gastric Bypass, surgery as a treatment for obesity, Body Contouring improves the shape and tone of your underlying tissue that supports fat and skin and removes excess sagging fat and skin. Following weight reduction surgery, or any substantial amount of weight loss, the skin and tissues often lack elasticity and cannot conform to the reduced body size. As a result, skin that has been severely stretched now is unsupported:
- Upper arms may sag and appear loose and full
- Breasts may flatten and hang with nipples pointed downward
- Abdominal area may extend around the sides and into the lower back area, resulting in an apron-like overhang
- Buttocks, groin and thighs can sag and cause hanging pockets of skin
Surgical body contouring following major weight loss improves the shape and tone of your underlying tissue that supports fat and skin, and removes excess sagging fat and skin. The result is a more normal appearance to the body, with smoother contours. This is, in essence, the final phase of your total weight loss experience.

Manoel Augusto Cavalcanti - M.D
Plastic Surgeon
CRM 3640