Body contouring after major weight loss
Dr. Stavrou on Capital TV's Ygeia kai Zoi, on the aesthetic treatment of patients after massive weight loss and what body contouring surgery is for. Broadcast in June 2015.
Dr. Stavrou appeared on the Capital TV programme Ygeia kai Zoi, presented by Aggelos Votsis, discussing the aesthetic treatment of patients after massive weight loss.
Weight loss on that scale — whether after bariatric surgery or achieved without it — leaves skin that no longer retracts. The surgery that follows is reconstructive in character rather than cosmetic, and it is usually staged across more than one operation.
The recording
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The procedures discussed
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Body Contouring
Removal of loose skin and residual fat after major weight loss, with tightening of the tissue that remains. It is usually staged across more than one operation, covering the abdomen, breast, arms, thighs and buttock in whatever order the individual case requires. -
Abdominoplasty
Removal of excess skin and fat from the abdominal wall, with repair of the abdominal muscles where they have separated. Performed after pregnancy, caesarean section or weight loss, where the skin no longer retracts and the muscle layer underneath has weakened. -
Brachioplasty (Arm Lift)
Tightening of loose skin and removal of excess fat between the armpit and the elbow. Indicated where skin in the upper arm has lost its elasticity and neither exercise nor liposuction alone will address the skin envelope.
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