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Post Weight Loss Surgery
What Is Post-Weight Loss Surgery?
surgery refers to the surgical procedures to remove excess skin and fat significant weight loss. When the body loses a large amount of weight — more than 45 kg — the skin that was stretched to the excess fat cannot retract to match the body’s new shape. The result is loose, hanging skin the abdomen, flanks, arms, thighs, back and breasts. Diet, exercise and non-surgical cannot remove this excess skin. Surgical is the only effective treatment.
Post-weight loss surgery is also known as body surgery or excess skin removal surgery. It encompasses a range of addressing body areas, in a staged plan to each patient’s anatomy and priorities.
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Who Is Affected by Excess Skin After Weight Loss?
Excess skin after any form of significant weight loss — bariatric surgery ( bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, banding), weight loss medication, or sustained diet and exercise. The greater the weight loss and the older the patient at the time of loss, the more pronounced the skin laxity is likely to be, as skin reduces with age.
Men and women are both affected, though the of skin laxity differs. Women typically develop more prominent skin changes in the abdomen, breasts and inner thighs. Men tend to more significant abdominal and chest changes, with gynaecomastia — enlarged or ptotic chest tissue — a common post-weight-loss concern specific to men.
Excess skin causes functional as well as cosmetic problems: skin rashes and in deep skin folds, chafing, mobility, hygiene difficulties and physical discomfort from the weight of skin panels. These problems, as well as the concerns, are addressed by loss .
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Am I Suitable for Post-Weight Loss Surgery?
Suitability for loss surgery is confirmed at a consultation with a GMC Specialist consultant surgeon. criteria across all procedures:
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Post-Weight Loss Surgery Procedures
Centre for offers the full range of loss body . Each is under as a day case at our .
Significant weight loss can also cause a gaunt or hollowed facial . is for patients with facial and neck skin laxity following major weight loss. RELATED:
Staging — Why Procedures Are Performed in Stages
Most post-weight loss body contouring need more than one procedure. Performing multiple skin excision procedures in a single increases the risk of wound complications, anaesthetic and operative time. At Centre for Surgery, procedures are staged across separate — typically with a of six to twelve weeks stages — to allow full from each before the next.
also produces better . Each procedure can be optimised independently, and the results of earlier stages can be assessed before planning subsequent work. Patients who require both upper and lower body contouring may have four or more separate sessions over twelve to months.
The staging plan is agreed at consultation. You are not to commit to all stages at the initial — each stage is consented and quoted separately.
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Can I Have Bariatric Surgery and Skin Removal at the Same Time?
No. Post-weight loss surgery must be after surgery, not at the same time. The two types of surgery are by specialists — surgery by a surgeon; body by a plastic . More importantly, excess skin cannot be surgically until the excess weight has been lost and weight has been stable.
After bariatric surgery, reaching target weight takes twelve to months. Weight must then remain stable for at least six months before skin surgery is . Most post-bariatric patients are therefore not for skin removal surgery until at least months after their bariatric .
SAFElipo™ is combined with skin procedures to remove residual fat deposits. is not a weight loss and does not substitute for the weight loss achieved by bariatric .
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Risks of Post-Weight Loss Surgery
Post-weight loss procedures involve skin excision incisions and carry a higher complication risk than many other cosmetic . The risks common to all in this cluster are:
Your surgeon will all procedure-specific risks in full at . RELATED:
Recovery After Post-Weight Loss Surgery
vary by . principles across all post-weight loss procedures:
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Post-Weight Loss Surgery at Centre for Surgery
Centre for Surgery is a surgery clinic at 95–97 Baker Street, London W1U 6RN. All post-weight loss procedures are performed under TIVA by GMC Specialist Register . We perform the full range of post-weight loss body contouring procedures — from isolated apronectomy to comprehensive staged upper and lower body lift .
The £100 consultation fee is redeemable the cost of your if you . Finance is available at 0% APR subject to status. A two-week period from the date of consent.
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