Unfortunately, this exhilaration is sometimes accompanied by an unwanted guest –loose, sagging extra skin and stubborn fat deposits.

If you have tried everything and can’t seem to figure out what to do with the loose, sagging skin, there are surgical options available that can give you great results.

Are you a Candidate for Plastic Surgery to Get Rid of Loose Skin and Extra Fat?

Ideally, the skin should tighten up after weight loss. But sometimes, after years of being stretched by extra weight or drastic weight loss, the skin doesn’t go back to the way it was. In such cases, body contouring is a good solution.

Body contouring can be done using procedures to remove excess fat and skin. Such procedures usually consist of abdominoplasty or tummy tuck, combined with procedures to remove excess skin and tissue from the breasts, legs and upper arms.

The best candidates for body contouring are men or women who experience:

• Excessive skin around the belly button

• A weakened abdominal wall

• Sagging or loosened skin on the abdomen

Tummy Tuck Surgery

A tummy tuck removes the surplus loose skin and fat in the midsection with an incision made from hip bone to hip bone (along the pubic line) to tighten the abdominal wall to create a flatter abdominal profile and improved figure proportion.

If excess skin needs to be removed, a second incision can be made around the naval for skin excision. Any skin on the lower abdomen with stretch marks can also be removed at this time to improve the skin's appearance.

The best candidates for tummy tuck surgery are men and women in good health and who are at or near their desired weight. Tummy tuck surgery should not be used as a form of weight loss, but as a means to tone the midsection after having already met your weight loss goals.

Liposuction

Liposuction is a popular treatment chosen to remove stubborn fat deposits on the abdominal wall, hips, and thighs when the area does not respond to a healthy diet or exercise regime. It can also be used on the upper arms, face, knees, calves, and ankles. Liposuction can also be combined with other surgical procedures and/or can be used to treat multiple areas of the body at a time.

Lower Body Lift

Patients with saggy skin and fat on the abdomen, thighs, and buttocks, may have a plastic surgery to remove all the excess called a lower body lift. It can –

• Remove stubborn fat that resides in the abdominal wall, thighs, and buttocks

• Correct loose skin in multiple areas on the lower body

• help to change the body for a more attractive figure

To know more body contouring by the top Scottsdale plastic surgeons, call Elite Plastic Surgery at 480-291-6895. Scottsdale and Phoenix plastic surgeons, Dr. Rozbeh Torabi and Dr. Tim Matatov at Elite Plastic Surgery, AZ are experts in plastic, cosmetic, reconstructive and microsurgical procedures.