An important step for Massive Weight Loss Patients

Whether you have had bariatric surgery, gastric banding or you have lost weight through exercise and diet, you may feel as though you are wearing an oversized suit of skin from head to toe. This excess skin may even be a health risk.

Surgical procedures designed to address the excess skin accompanying massive weight loss can be undertaken on an outpatient basis or depending on the procedure, one night stay in the hospital. Appropriate consultation and planning with Dr. Rappaport will determine the best way to approach each procedure.

Dr. Rappaport and his staff are experienced in working with individuals who have had massive weight loss. They understand what you have done to get to this step and look forward to helping you through the process.

Who is a candidate?

Individuals who have lost weight and who have undergone appropriate hematologic and metabolic workups that would clear them for the procedures.

What procedures constitute body contouring?

Bilateral arm reductions or lift correct so-called bat wing appearance of the skin between the axilla and the elbow.

Bilateral breast augmentation, reduction and or bilateral mastopexy or breast lift are common. For many women and some men, volume addition and reshaping is needed.

Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty may require extension into the flanks and lower back can occasionally a total circumferential removal of a band of skin to address the folds of skin that develop when massive amounts of weight are lost.

Lower Body Lift/Belt Lipectomy can be thought of as a facelift for your trunk region. This procedure is tailored to those who not only have excess skin in the abdominal area but sagging skin around their torso.

Other Options

Facelift
Blepharoplasty
Buttock Lift