Major Weight-Loss Before & After Photo Gallery

Belt lipectomy/lower body lift can correct for transverse skin excess in lower abdomen but not the upper abdomen. In this situation, the midline scar of a Fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty was well worth the improved skin redundancy. Breast lift completes the picture! Small dog ears were removed under local anesthetic at a later visit.

Lower body lift is a powerful tool for removing excess skin and recontouring the body, while generally leaving an acceptable scar.

Lower body lift is a powerful tool for removing excess skin and recontouring the body, while generally leaving an acceptable scar.

Body contour surgery is a big investment and requires a thoughtful plan, particularly if further weight-loss is possible. After lower body lift (with auto-augmentation of buttocks), Breast lift with fat grafting, and brachioplasty, thighplasty remains a goal for this patient.

Male Breast Reduction Before Weight Loss

When there is massive excess skin and little volume excess, a technique incorporating skin excision is necessary.

Cutis Pleonasmus & Male Breast Reduction Before

Cutis Pleonasmus & Male Breast Reduction After

Often the skin excess after major weight loss extends around the body, and a pleat will extend from breast to flank to back. Reducing this excess requires an extended dermolipectomy.

Major Weight-Loss Photo Gallery