Expert Plastic Surgery Channel plastic surgeon Dr. Mitch Krieger from Fairfax, Virginia discusses full body lift and complete body rejuvenation.
Following weightloss / bariatric surgery a lot of women face issues with loose skin which causes medical conditions such as skin irritation and rash as well as looks unattractive cosmetic appearance. In order to combat this side effect of drastic weight loss in a short period of time, patients undergo body lifts and body contouring in order to look their best after the weight loss.
While there is a large range of procedures that can be used to transform the body post weight loss, a lot of patients undergo anxiety regarding the time required for these procedures. Dr. Mitchell Krieger is an expert in body contouring and explains that today there are a lot of possibilities for full body rejuvenation post losing a lot of weight. Patients are often eager to start enjoying their new bodies and would like to get rid of the excess skin and troublesome areas as soon as possible.
Body contouring can be a single procedure or a combination of procedures depending on the areas from which the patient has lost weight and the areas where significant skin has been left over. These procedures are often categorized into lower body procedures which include thigh lift and buttock lift, mid body procedures such as abdominoplasty and breast list and upper body procedures such as facelift and neck lift.
The question that most patients have is whether all these procedures can be combined into one procedure so that all the problem areas can be taken care of in one surgical setting. While, in theory this is a possibility, Dr. Mitchell advises against the same. Since all these procedures are very large and relatively precise in nature, it would be a less cumbersome and safer alternative to break up the procedures into different surgeries rather than combining them into one long procedure. Of utmost concern would be the safety of the patient and when long and complicated surgeries are combined, often times, it is the safety that surgeons worry about the most.
Dr. Krieger reveals that each of these procedures could easily be 6-8 hours long and combining them would mean that the procedures combining all could approach 15-18 hours. This would be an extremely long time for an individual to be under anesthesia and would not be safe under current guidelines. Dr. Krieger advises that the surgeries be broken up in relatively reasonable portions of 3 -4 surgeries to optimize accuracy and maintain the highest safety standards.
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