People who have achieved major weight loss, whether through their own hard work or with bariatric surgery, may find that loose skin and disproportionate body contours leave them feeling less than thrilled with their results. For these men and women, body contouring after weight loss can offer four main benefits.
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Accentuate Your Weight Loss
A common occurrence for people who have lost significant amounts of weight is the presence of large amounts of stretched or loose skin that drapes your frame in unflattering ways, throwing off the weight loss results that you deserve to feel excited about. Removing this extra skin can highlight your natural physique and better show off your newfound figure.
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Improve Health Issues with Your Skin
Folds and creases in the skin are areas where skin infections and rashes are likely to occur, two issues that often become a particular problem for people who have had extreme weight loss. Removing some of this problem-causing skin redundancy can help keep you healthy and comfortable.
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Maintain Your Results
Research has shown that patients who had plastic surgery after their weight loss kept lower body mass index scores over time than those who had weight reduction surgery alone. The cosmetic benefits that plastic surgery can provide, alongside improved weight management, makes body contouring after weight loss a sensible option not just to improve your appearance, but to maintain your health.
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Mental Benefits
As great as weight loss can be, without the help of cosmetic surgery, many people don’t feel the confidence boosts they were expecting when left with so much saggy skin they can’t even wear a smaller pants size. Body contouring can improve quality of life by boosting self-confidence and giving you a mental “win” over weight loss.
