Bariatric Surgery has made massive weight loss commonplace. If you have ever watched My 600-lb Life you know what I am talking about. The show also airs in Colombia under a more appropriate title: Kilos Mortales. The title translates to Deadly Kilos, putting the emphasis on the fact that excess weight is deadly.
Massive Weight
Tummy Tuck after weight loss before and after pictures – The pounds and inches are gone, but the skin that used to cover them persists. A Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) tightens the abdominal muscles and removes the excess skin and fat that remain after massive weight loss.
Morbid Obesity is no joke. It is associated with multiple health problems including heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, high cholesterol and diabetes. Moreover, it makes taking care of oneself challenging. An individual is considered morbidly obese if he or she is 100 pounds over their ideal body weight, has a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 or more and experiencing obesity-related health conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
Achieving Massive Weight Loss
Chest Reduction (Male Breast Reduction) before and after pictures – the chest can be left with excess skin too. In this case, gynecomastia reduction was combined with a skin reduction procedure to reveal a more masculine chest. The scar is in the inframammary folds under the breasts.
Before Weight Loss Surgery, losing weight depended solely on lifestyle modifications including diet and exercise. While effective, the process is slow and requires daily compliance. Today, weight loss surgery, also known as Bariatric Surgery, is an option that can significantly augment weight loss efforts. The availability of Bariatric Surgery has made massive weight loss attainable for more people.
Individuals meeting the criteria for surgical intervention have an option to help them meet their weight loss goals. Bariatric Surgery helps with weight loss in two ways. The first is mechanical and the second effects absorption. The mechanical aspect of weight loss surgery reduces intake. By making one feel full more quickly, negative feedback is provided for overindulgence. The result is that less food is consumed.
The second mechanism is decreasing the absorption of the food that is eaten. Internal bypasses are created surgically to shorten the gut and route the food past areas where it is better absorbed. By allowing food to pass through incompletely digested, the number of calories absorbed is reduced. Overall, less food is consumed and fewer calories are absorbed after Bariatric Surgery.
The Health Benefits Of Weight Loss
There are many Health Benefits associated with weight loss. Blood pressure can return to normal allowing the dose of antihypertensive medications to be decreased and sometimes even stopped. Elevated glucose levels can also decrease, which may mean stopping supplemental insulin and oral diabetes medications. As high blood pressure and diabetes come under control, the complications and mortality associated with them also decrease.
Where Did All This Skin Come From?
For many, the weight loss journey doesn’t end when the pounds disappear. When we gain weight our skin expands. The tension placed on the skin causes it to grow to cover the additional girth. Unfortunately, when we lose weight, the excess skin is not absorbed and often it does not recoil.
Mommy Makeover before and after photos – weight loss, like pregnancy, can lead to deflated breasts and loose bellies. The Mommy Makeover, originally designed to repair the damages of pregnancy, is modified for weight loss to provide enhancement of the breast and abdomen and create a more feminine physique.
The Excess Skin that remains after weight loss can be problematic and bothersome for Bariatric Surgery patients. Often, the residual skin becomes lax and folds upon itself causing pain, rashes and infections. Additionally, excess skin makes it challenging to find comfortable clothing and difficult to perform many activities of daily living.
Massive Tummy Tuck before and after pictures – This tummy tuck has been “super-sized” to address over stretching of the abdominal muscles and generous amounts of excess, redundant skin.
Excess skin of the arms, neck, chest, abdomen, back and thighs is common after massive weight loss and the reason many Bariatric Patients seek Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery to complete their transformation.
Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery
Arm lift before and after pictures – The weight is gone, but the arms still don’t fit in a sleeve. An Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) removes the excess skin and slims the arms allowing them to better fit into a sleeve.
Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery is a specialized branch of Plastic Surgery that deals with the extra skin left after weight loss. It is often referred to as skin removal surgery. Many of the procedures are similar to those used for normal amounts of weight loss or after pregnancy, but often they are modified (super-sized) to treat the enormous skin excesses seen after massive weight loss.
Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery Video
Today’s video is from KRON 4’s Body Beautiful and includes many of the commonly performed Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery Procedures. I perform many including: Tummy Tucks, Body Lifts, Arm Lifts, Breast Reduction, Chest Reduction, Breast Augmentation, Breast Lifts, Thigh Lifts, Buttock Lifts, Neck Lifts and Face Lifts. These procedures are highlighted on my web site’s Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery Page and on each procedure’s specific page.
Post Bariatric Plastic Surgery Consultations
Dr. Mele is an active member of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, a professional society of board certified plastic surgeons specializing in skin removal surgery after massive weight loss.
If you have lost a massive amount of weight and are unhappy with excess skin, call (925) 943-6353 today to schedule a personalized consultation appointment. As a member of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, I am and experienced specialist in these types of plastic surgery procedures, and would be happy to guide you through the process.