How to Tighten Skin

About Post-Bariatric Skin Removal Surgery

Many people lose massive amounts of weight, only to suffer from excess hanging skin that cannot be tightened by diet or exercise alone.

how to tighten loose skin post bariatric surgery

Don’t worry because you can still tighten your skin through post-bariatric body contouring surgery.

Also known as a body lift or skin removal surgery, body contouring eliminates sagging skin in various parts of your body, helping unravel the hard-earned results of your weight loss.

But what makes up a body contouring surgery? Here’s a rundown of all the possible procedures that you might undergo when you sign up for a post bariatric surgery:

How to Tighten Skin in the Abdomen: Panniculectomy and Tummy Tuck
How to Tighten Skin in the Extremities: Arm Lift and Thigh Lift
How to Tighten Skin in the Chest and Back: Breast Lift, Breast Implants, and Back Lift
How to Tighten Skin in the Buttocks: Brazilian Butt Lift

>How to Tighten Your Skin in the Abdomen: Panniculectomy and Tummy Tuck

Tightening Skin in the Abdomen: Panniculectomy and Tummy Tuck

Most people develop loose skin after weight loss around their abdominal area. Tighten your abdominal skin through the following procedures:

Panniculectomy: A “pannus” is an apron of overhanging skin below the belly button that develops among weight loss patients. A panniculectomy helps you get rid of the pannus, thus restoring a smoother and firmer torso.
However, since a panniculectomy only deals with your lower abdomen, it won’t tighten your abdominal muscles and won’t provide a lot of definition in your abdominal contours.

Tummy Tuck: Also known as an abdominoplasty, a tummy tuck is like an upgrade to a panniculectomy. While a panniculectomy only deals with excess skin, a tummy tuck also tightens your abdominal muscles and removes stretch marks, thus creating a flatter belly and a slender waistline.

Tighten Skin in the Extremities: Arm Lift and Thigh Lift

Sagging skin in the arms and thighs is a frequent problem for weight loss patients as well. In those cases, arm lift and thigh lift surgeries can help solve your woes.

Arm Lift: Need to get rid of flabby, batwing arms? An arm lift or brachioplasty removes excess skin and fat deposits in your upper arms, giving them a more pleasing and youthful appearance.

Thigh Lift: If your problem area is in your lower extremities, a thigh lift or thighplasty removes extra skin and fat in your thighs and legs, giving you toned and better-looking thigh contours.

Take note that both the arm and thigh lift are performed using long incisions along the underside of your extremities. The scars produced usually heal longer, but you can definitely manage it well with the help of an experienced plastic surgeon.

Tighten Skin in the Chest and Back: Breast Lift, Breast Implants, and Back Lift

Tighten Skin in Chest & Back

Excess skin in your upper body can make your breasts look droopy. Even your back may have rolls of fat that you may want to get rid of. Here are skin tightening procedures in your upper body:

Breast Lift: Having deflated breasts after weight loss can take a toll on your confidence. A breast lift removes excess skin on your breasts and lifts it up on your chest wall to achieve perkier and younger-looking breasts.

Breast Augmentation: Since fat makes up most of your breasts, it’s natural for them to look smaller after losing weight. If you want to get bigger breasts, you may get a breast augmentation surgery. Breast implants are usually inserted during a breast lift surgery to restore lost volume and increase breast size.

Bra Line Back Lift: Got fat rolls spilling over the bra straps on your back? A bra line back lift removes excess skin and fat in those areas, resulting in a firmer and smoother back contour. Back lift incisions are often located along the bra line, so it’s easy to conceal your scars beneath your underwear.

Tighten Skin in the Buttocks: Brazilian Butt Lift

If you also want to restore volume in your buttocks, a Brazilian butt lift can be a part of your body contouring surgery.

A Brazilian butt lift or BBL uses your body’s fat to augment your buttocks. It involves liposuction on fat-rich areas of your body like the back, abdomen, thighs, and hips, followed by re-injection of harvested fat into your buttocks to give them a natural lift.

How to Trim Excess Fats: Liposuction
Almost everyone who experienced massive weight loss would need liposuction to enhance the body’s contours. It removes stubborn fatty deposits in various parts of your body so that your body appears firmer and tighter. Plastic surgeons pair liposuction with other body contouring procedures like tummy tuck and Brazilian butt lift.

Aside from these common procedures, you might also need other surgeries depending on the location of the excess skin that you want to remove. For instance, many women also opt to get a facelift and neck lift to complete their rejuvenated look.

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