Surgery After Weight Loss Indianapolis

Body contouring surgery after weight loss is a group of procedures aimed at improving the body shape in individuals that are dissatisfied with the shape and size of their torso. Wagner and Associates Plastic Surgery Consultants of Indiana offers body contouring surgery for patients in Indianapolis. 

Body Contouring  Surgery Candidates 

Despite a reasonably good level of health and fitness, some people may have disproportionate body contour due to localized fat deposits. These areas may be hereditary or familial traits rather than a lack of weight control or fitness. Still, others may have excess skin after weight loss, post-bariatric surgery, illness, or related to aging/gravity effects. Indiana board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Wagner performs a variety of plastic surgery procedures to restore comfort and renew confidence after significant weight loss.

Enhance Your Figure with Body Contouring  Surgery

With plastic surgery, body contour can be improved by removing localized fatty deposits that do not respond to diet or exercise. Excess skin can be removed or lifted and redraped to restore body contours to improve your proportions. 

Commonly treated areas are the abdomen, thighs, upper arms, and flanks. Examples of these procedures include facelift, thigh lift (thighplasty), arm lift (brachioplasty), buttock lift, and tummy tuck. Increasingly, multiple body contouring surgery procedures are performed together to remove excess skin due to an increase in bariatric or weight loss surgery for obesity.

Learn more about your options. Request your complimentary consultation online at Wagner and Associates Plastic Surgery.

Post-Weight Loss Plastic Surgery  

According to federal statistics, nearly a third (30%) of adult Americans are now obese, and 5% are morbidly or severely obese. Many are resorting to bariatric surgery to limit their food intake and absorption and enhance weight loss.

For the tens of thousands of morbidly obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery each year in the U.S., the gastric procedure is just the first step. Although often successful in reducing their excess weight, many patients are left with unsightly excess folds of skin and fat, and in some ways can actually look worse. 

For many overweight patients, the next stage of their rehabilitation is a series of operations collectively called body contouring surgery. In this category of operations, plastic surgeons remove excess skin and fat tissue and sculpt and restore the body to a more normal, aesthetically pleasing look.

Body Contouring  Surgery After Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric plastic surgery is often the critical endpoint of an amazing return to health and confidence. U.S. plastic surgeons perform thousands of post-operative body-contouring procedures each year for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. Patients looking for a cosmetic surgeon should keep in mind that most surgeons will recommend a patient achieve a stable weight for at least three to six months before they undergo surgical contouring procedures.

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Is Body Contouring Surgery Right for Me? 

Depending on the patient’s specific needs, several recontouring procedures may be needed. Often, these procedures can be performed separately over time, or commonly, multiple procedures are done together. Scars resulting from body contouring are often positioned to lie below the underwear. In addition to removing skin, residual fat can be attacked with precision liposuction to “smooth out” uneven areas that arise after drastic weight loss, providing a more even, natural look. Dr. Wagner can let you know if you are a good candidate for body contouring surgery in Indianapolis during your consultation at Wagner and Associates Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Potential Risks

Bariatric plastic surgery does carry some special inherent risks, such as blood loss, infection, fluid collections, and healing problems that are unique to this type of surgery. For this reason, bariatric plastic surgery should be performed by board-certified plastic surgeons who are experienced in managing post-bariatric patients and the special challenges they present. Dr. Wagner is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has performed over 7,000 cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. Dr. Wagner is dedicated to ensuring your safety and satisfaction following your surgery after weight loss in Indianapolis. 

For most patients, the road from unhealthy, disabling obesity to a slimmer, healthier, and more attractive body is a long one that requires a highly motivated patient and team willing to take that journey. Bariatric plastic surgery to refine the body contour is often the finishing touch. When it’s over, patients generally say they feel healthier, more attractive, and happier, and that it was well worth it.

Cost and Payment Options

Each individual procedure will require the use of different techniques and Dr. Wagner will need to formulate a surgical plan based on the patient’s needs. The cost of your procedure will vary based on the amount of work required. Financing options for surgery after weight loss are available.

Schedule a Consultation 

Board-certified Indianapolis plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Wagner and his team are committed to helping you achieve your ideal look through cosmetic procedures. Request your complimentary consultation online at our office on Clearvista Parkway. Or, call 317-621-2520 today to schedule an appointment. Feel like a new person and look like your best self at Wagner and Associates Plastic Surgery.