The Benefits Of Weight Loss
Losing weight will improve your health and mental disposition in many ways. Just losing a small amount of your current weight can make a difference in the way you feel and look. Some other ways weight loss can benefit your health include increased energy level, lowered cholesterol levels, reduced blood pressure, it improves your mobility, helps with your breathing and helps you sleep better to wake up more rested.
After losing the weight
Once you reach your weight loss goals you may find you do not have the fit and healthy body image you expected. After massive weight loss, the skin and tissues that have been severely stretched over the years, lack elasticity and cannot snap back into the new, smaller size of the body. As a result, sagging pockets of skin may form around the face, neck and jaw line, at the upper arms, lower back, the abdomen region and around the hips, buttocks, groin area and thighs.
Once you reach your weight loss goals you may find you do not have the fit and healthy body image you expected. After massive weight loss, the skin and tissues that have been severely stretched over the years, lack elasticity and cannot snap back into the new, smaller size of the body. As a result, sagging pockets of skin may form around the face, neck and jaw line, at the upper arms, lower back, the abdomen region and around the hips, buttocks, groin area and thighs.
The surplus, sagging skin that is left behind after massive weight loss, can cause considerable hygienic problems, skin irritation, skin breakdown, pain and even infection. This loose, sagging skin looks abnormal in most cases and gets in the way of normal activities or movement. Aging, pregnancy, some genetic skin conditions, and major weight loss can also result in severe hanging skin.
Candidates for a surgical body lift:
A good candidate for a body lift are patients in good health who underwent bariatric surgery(Gastric Bypass Surgery, Sleeves, Lap Bands), or anyone who has lost 60 or more pounds leaving them with excess skin. Extremely obese people experience a marked loss in skin elasticity due to the prolonged periods of stretching while they were putting on weight over the years.
A good candidate for a body lift are patients in good health who underwent bariatric surgery(Gastric Bypass Surgery, Sleeves, Lap Bands), or anyone who has lost 60 or more pounds leaving them with excess skin. Extremely obese people experience a marked loss in skin elasticity due to the prolonged periods of stretching while they were putting on weight over the years.
Surgical options after massive weight loss
Some typical weight loss surgeries are Body Lifts, Tummy Tucks, and Thigh Lifts. A Full Body Lift surgery can remove or reduce the loose drooping skin around the entire body. This type of surgery often involves several stages to address the sagging that occurs around different areas. Lifts are performed on the lower body, breasts, arms, thighs, and upper body areas. The general procedure involves removing the excess tissue, then sculpting and restoring the body to a more normal, aesthetically pleasing state.
Some typical weight loss surgeries are Body Lifts, Tummy Tucks, and Thigh Lifts. A Full Body Lift surgery can remove or reduce the loose drooping skin around the entire body. This type of surgery often involves several stages to address the sagging that occurs around different areas. Lifts are performed on the lower body, breasts, arms, thighs, and upper body areas. The general procedure involves removing the excess tissue, then sculpting and restoring the body to a more normal, aesthetically pleasing state.
Recovery
As with any major surgical procedure, you may experience some pain, bruising, or swelling, most of which will subside in a few weeks. While you may not be able to stand fully upright, it is important that you begin to walk for short periods soon after your procedure to facilitate blood flow. Your stitches may dissolve with time. However non-dissolving stitches will be removed in approximately one week. Most patients are able to return to work in one to three weeks time, however, it may take six to eight weeks before you feel able to return to full normal activity including heavy lifting and strenuous exercise. After surgery, with a proper diet and exercise, the results from a body lift can be maintained for many years.
As with any major surgical procedure, you may experience some pain, bruising, or swelling, most of which will subside in a few weeks. While you may not be able to stand fully upright, it is important that you begin to walk for short periods soon after your procedure to facilitate blood flow. Your stitches may dissolve with time. However non-dissolving stitches will be removed in approximately one week. Most patients are able to return to work in one to three weeks time, however, it may take six to eight weeks before you feel able to return to full normal activity including heavy lifting and strenuous exercise. After surgery, with a proper diet and exercise, the results from a body lift can be maintained for many years.
In closing, a body lift can safely help patients restore normalcy to their life, it enables them to make lasting changes to their looks so they can regain confidence in their image and feel comfortable in their body again.
About the author
He is an active member of the Bayside Medical Center at Mercy Hospital where he performs most of his surgeries. He also holds privileges in several other South Florida Hospitals.
Dr. Okpaku graduated from the prestigious Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, relocating later to Miami to where he completed his general surgical residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami. He went on to complete a Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Texas Health and Science Center, in San Antonio.
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