I lost weight and my skin is saggy

I lost weight and my skin is saggy

 

Nowadays obesity is considered a disease in most countries around the world, and governments are trying to find solutions to stop it from affecting even more of us. More than an issue of aesthetics, obesity affects our health and living standards. It can impact the life of the patient on so many levels that it can become a real struggle even to do the simplest routine tasks. This is why when weight loss occurs after obesity or being severely overweight, it is a cause for celebration. Losing weight is not easy, especially if you don’t have the education to eat right, to exercise routinely, if you come from a family where people are overweight, or if you are struggling with other conditions that make exercising difficult.

 

Most people who are obese or severely overweight dream of the day when they will lose all that excess weight and look their best. But the reality is that when this happens, their bodies don’t look like they thought they would. This can be very disappointing for the patient. To put in the efforts to lose weight only to notice that you are left with a considerable amount of saggy skin on different areas of the body can be very disheartening. Many patients that come to my practice say “I lost weight and my skin is saggy” and they have skin folds to show on the inferior part of the tummy and sometimes even the flanks.

 

For patients who lost weight after being obese or severely overweight, it is often a combination of procedures that will help them get the body they dream of, and the tummy tuck is always a part of this package. The tummy tuck has the role to correct the appearance of the abdominal wall.

 

When this procedure is performed, the plastic surgeon will strengthen with suture the loose abdominal muscles, correct potential umbilical hernia, and remove excess skin so the tummy will be flat and firm again. But to get the best results possible, the recommendation is to combine the tummy tuck with liposuction. It often happens that despite considerable weight loss, the patient still has an excess of adipose tissue in areas difficult to address with other methods. Liposuction should be performed on the abdominal wall and the flanks before performing the traditional tummy tuck. In this manner, we remodel the whole appearance of the midline.

 

Keep in mind that for patients who have lost considerable weight, the recommendation might be to get an extended tummy tuck that will address the skin sagginess on the sides of the body and not just the front. The plastic surgeon will advise you on which is the best procedure that will help you achieve your aesthetic goals after weight loss.

 

Nowadays obesity is considered a disease in most countries around the world, and governments are trying to find solutions to stop it from affecting even more of us. More than an issue of aesthetics, obesity affects our health and living standards. It can impact the life of the patient on so many levels that it can become a real struggle even to do the simplest routine tasks. This is why when weight loss occurs after obesity or being severely overweight, it is a cause for celebration. Losing weight is not easy, especially if you don’t have the education to eat right, to exercise routinely, if you come from a family where people are overweight, or if you are struggling with other conditions that make exercising difficult.

 

Most people who are obese or severely overweight dream of the day when they will lose all that excess weight and look their best. But the reality is that when this happens, their bodies don’t look like they thought they would. This can be very disappointing for the patient. To put in the efforts to lose weight only to notice that you are left with a considerable amount of saggy skin on different areas of the body can be very disheartening. Many patients that come to my practice say “I lost weight and my skin is saggy” and they have skin folds to show on the inferior part of the tummy and sometimes even the flanks.

 

For patients who lost weight after being obese or severely overweight, it is often a combination of procedures that will help them get the body they dream of, and the tummy tuck is always a part of this package. The tummy tuck has the role to correct the appearance of the abdominal wall.

 

When this procedure is performed, the plastic surgeon will strengthen with suture the loose abdominal muscles, correct potential umbilical hernia, and remove excess skin so the tummy will be flat and firm again. But to get the best results possible, the recommendation is to combine the tummy tuck with liposuction. It often happens that despite considerable weight loss, the patient still has an excess of adipose tissue in areas difficult to address with other methods. Liposuction should be performed on the abdominal wall and the flanks before performing the traditional tummy tuck. In this manner, we remodel the whole appearance of the midline.

 

Keep in mind that for patients who have lost considerable weight, the recommendation might be to get an extended tummy tuck that will address the skin sagginess on the sides of the body and not just the front. The plastic surgeon will advise you on which is the best procedure that will help you achieve your aesthetic goals after weight loss.