Body Contouring Surgery

Body Contouring in Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Body contouring after significant weight loss can be due to diet and exercise, medications such as semaglutides or bariatric surgery such as gastric sleeves, bands or bypasses. In these situations, weight loss is more than usual and often faster than usual. It is also often from quite a high starting weight. This means that there is usually a lot of loose skin which can fall into overhangs and folds which causes problems with irritation and hygiene in the creases and folds, exercise, comfort, clothing and appearance. Several areas of the body may be affected but abdomen, thighs, breasts and arms are the most commonly treated.
Before having any surgery, your weight loss should be complete and your weight steady (for three months at a minimum after diet and exercise and up to 18 months after some bariatric surgery procedures). Ideally your BMI (body mass index) should have reached 30 or under and your nutrition needs to be good for healing as well.

WHAT DOES THE PROCEDURE INVOLVE?

Body contouring is an umbrella term for many procedures that reduce and tighten loose skin with or without muscle tightening or fat reduction as well. The most common procedures are abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction, body lift, thigh lift, brachioplasty (arm lift), mastopexy (breast lift) but others can also be needed such as face and necklift. Combinations of these surgeries are often done at the same time.

The surgery is usually done under general anaesthetic as a day case procedure or with an overnight stay depending on the extent of surgery.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Reduction of excess and sagging skin, reduction of excess fat as well as lifting and reshaping of sagging tissue can be done. This is transformative for all aspects of life – mobility, exercise, fitting and choice of clothing, skin hygiene and health, social and intimate relationships.