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BODY CONTOURING AFTER WEIGHT LOSS IN MIAMI

Body Contouring after Weight Loss in Miami with an Expert: Finish the Transformation of your Body with under Safety. Natural Results. Top-Rated, Board Certified, Colombian & US Trained Plastic Surgeon

BODY CONTOURING AFTER WEIGHT LOSS IN MIAMI

A group of tailored operations frequently done after bariatric surgery is commonly referred to as body contouring after massive weight loss. This set of individualized operations is aimed at reducing excess skin and fat left behind after major weight loss. The main goal is to restore attractive proportions and improve physical function by removing sagging skin (and some residual fat in some cases) around the face, neck, upper arms, chest, breasts, abdomen, flanks, hips, pubis, buttocks, and thighs. Although these types of procedures do leave scars, most patients find them an acceptable tradeoff for an improved function and appearance.

Body contouring procedures may include: 

  • Arm lift: Improves sagging of the upper arms
  • Breast lift: Improves sagging and flattening of breasts
  • Gynecomastia correction (in men): Improves excess skin and fat in the chest
  • Upper body lift: Improves mid-back rolls and some excess skin or rolls in the upper abdomen
  • Lower body lift: Improves sagging of the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, and pubis
  • Thigh lift: Improves sagging of the thighs
  • Tummy tuck: Improves excess skin over the abdomen rolls and folds
  • Facelift: Improves sagging of the mid-face, jowls, and neck
  • Necklift: Improves sagging of the neck

You have sagging skin in many areas, such as the chest, breasts, arms, abdomen, back, and/or thighs. You have experienced significant weight loss from diet and exercise or bariatric surgery. Your weight has stabilized following the weight loss, which is typically about 18 months in cases of post-bariatric surgery (one year to lose the weight and six months of stable weight). If you’ve lost weight with diet and exercise, you want to have at least six months of stable weight. After body contouring surgery, a compression garment is temporarily used to help the skin contract, decrease swelling and recovery time, and decrease the chances of seromas (collections of fluids). Every year, thousands of people undergo these procedures. A personal consultation will determine what is best for you.

You have sagging skin in many areas, such as the chest, breasts, arms, abdomen, back, and/or thighs. You have experienced significant weight loss from diet and exercise or bariatric surgery. Your weight has stabilized following the weight loss, which is typically about 18 months in cases of post-bariatric surgery (one year to lose the weight and six months of stable weight). If you’ve lost weight with diet and exercise, you want to have at least six months of stable weight. After body contouring surgery, a compression garment is temporarily used to help the skin contract, decrease swelling and recovery time, and decrease the chances of seromas (collections of fluids). Every year, thousands of people undergo these procedures. A personal consultation will determine what is best for you.

One caveat in terms of body contouring surgeries from Dr. Rivera-Serrano is that approximately a year after surgery, it may look like there is still some loose skin in the area that was operated on. Nevertheless, this is not anywhere near the amount prior to surgery. This is extremely frequent due to skin relaxation. He always tells patients to remember how tight the area felt immediately after surgery. This was, in turn, because he always removes as much skin as technically possible and hence the tightness.

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WHY TO CHOOSE DR. RIVERA-SERRANO AS YOUR SURGEON AND AESTHETIC PROVIDER

Dr. Rivera-Serrano is among the country’s most highly trained plastic surgeons, having completed two separate residencies (plastic surgery & head & neck surgery / ENT) and two clinical fellowships in some of the most prestigious institutions in North America, Asia & Europe. He is double board certified by accredited bodies recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties and the Florida Board of Medicine, and has vast surgical experience, having performed thousands of successful surgical cases. Dr. Rivera-Serrano has been a University Professor of Surgery teaching residents on how to perform plastic surgery and knows the intricacies of the field. He is a respected member of the Miami plastic surgery community, an innovator, and author of numerous articles in leading peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. Always aiming for natural results, he knows how to combine artistry with safety. All the above sets him apart as a top surgeon with one of the most comprehensive plastic surgery offerings throughout Miami, South Florida, and Colombia.

Colombian Plastic Surgeon in Miami. Top-Rated, Board Certified

WHEN TO AVOID PLASTIC SURGERY

-You do not have time to recover. In general, for facial surgery, we recommend three months between surgery and a special or social (red carpet) event as a safety net. However, most people look presentable in normal social situation in three weeks, and oftentimes earlier. For body procedures, recovery can be from a few days (e.g. liposuction) to two to three weeks (tummy tuck or BBL). For most procedures, heavy activity such as exercise should be avoided for 3 weeks.

Complications are not common; however, they do occasionally happen, and delayed healing cannot be 100% avoided. This timeline is necessary in order to allow most of the swelling to go away and the results and tissues to appear natural, especially if the surgery is in a visible area.

-You want a perfect result because you will only be satisfied with perfection, and you know you will not be happy otherwise.

-You want perfect symmetry.

-You are taking blood thinners for medical conditions or immunosuppressants.

-You are a current smoker, or a current passive smoker (live with a partner that smokes next you)

-You are overweight or obese. Typically, we recommend not having surgery if your Body Mass Index is above 32-34, with the exception of some liposuction procedures (Link to: Liposuction for people with high BMI’s (obesity)). Use this link to calculate your BMI. 

-You are doing it for someone else or fitting an ideal image. Plastic surgery is a personal decision, and you should do it for yourself, not to fulfill someone else’s desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image.

-If you want to read more about expectations after plastic surgery and possible complications click here

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