Significant weight loss can be a rewarding experience, but it often comes with a downside of the appearance of saggy, loose skin that gets left behind. As a results, patients who have recently undergone bariatric surgery or pregnancy often struggle with self-esteem issues and wish for atoned body.
Body contouring surgery in Dubai involves reshaping areas such as the arms, breasts, abdomen, buttocks, and thighs to restore your body's defined contours. The result is a dramatic change that leaves you feeling confident and more comfortable with how you look.
This blog discusses all the procedures included in body contouring surgery, and how they can help attain your desired silhouette.
Expected Benefits
The benefits of this surgery are instant and long-lasting. You may notice the following changes after this surgery:
· Toned and well-defined body parts
· A slimmer, more youthful appearance
· Smoother skin
· Increased self-esteem
· Achievement of the full results of your weight loss
Who can get this surgery?
Any patient who is a non-smoker with good health can go for this procedure. It is, however, important to keep your goals and expectations for the surgery realistic. You may pursue body contouring surgery if you have the following concerns:
· Loose skin after pregnancy
· Sagging skin from bariatric surgery
· Undesirable silhouette after weight loss
· Uneven or sagging breasts
· Flabby arms and thighs
What procedures are included in body contouring surgery?
This cosmetic surgery uses several procedures in conjunction to sculpt your body into the ideal shape helping you to lose extra skin. These include:
Liposuction: Liposuction removes excess fat deposits from different areas of the body and can be combined with other body contouring techniques for the best results
· Lower body lift: A full lower body lift treats flabby skin on the belt line, buttocks, and thighs
· Breast lift: A breast lift can improve sagging breasts by offering a fuller, more accentuated shape
· Arm lift: An arm lift can slim down the arms and create a toned appearance by reducing excessive fat in the region
· Facelift: A facelift reduces jowls, wrinkles, neck bands and brings back a youthful appearance to the face
Procedure:
Body contouring surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia depending on the procedures required by the patient. The surgery may take about 45 minutes or up to several hours. The Plastic Surgeon usually marks the sites pre-operatively to determine the areas that need to be operated.
Once the surgery begins, he or she will create incisions on the body based on the procedure being performed. Any unwanted skin will then be trimmed, and tissues and muscles will be repositioned based on your desired look. The Practitioner can also tighten muscles in specific regions to attain an overall slimmer look.
Your Plastic Surgeon may also suction away any excessive fat through liposuction in combination with other procedures. The remaining skin will then be reattached to the body, and the incisions will be sutured or glued close.
Recovery:
The patient is monitored overnight or for the following day post-surgery, and is sent home once general anesthesia wears off. The Practitioner provides compression garments to help with the healing process and keep swelling at a minimum. The patient is also given instructions for post-surgery care to avoid complications. These include avoiding intense physical activity, changing the bandages, and not icing the healing areas.
You can experience some discomfort within the first four weeks but the symptoms fade away with time. Full recovery may take several months depending on the size of the incisions and the procedure. It is possible to speed along the healing process by ambulating and consuming a healthy diet.
If you want to know more about body contouring in Dubai, please contact the Al Shunnar patient care team. Our coordinators will readily schedule a personal consultation session for you with one of our Board Certified Plastic Surgeons.
