Body Lift Can Give You a Sculpted Look By Abigail Aaronson At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

For those who are seriously overweight, sticking to a healthy, controlled diet and exercise regime can be a very effective way to shed the extra pounds. Yet for some, especially those who are morbidly obese, exercise is very difficult and even dangerous as their added weight puts heavy strain on their cardiovascular systems. This makes it very tough to lose weight on their own.

Today, modern medicine has made is possible for people in this situation to regain control of their weight with surgery. Bariatric surgery is the process of changing the stomach and intestines in order to facilitate real weight loss. And these surgeries are extremely effective in most cases, resulting in weight losses of 100 pounds and more.

After the weight is gone however, people are faced with another less health-threatening, but just as embarrassing problem – lots of loose, sagging skin all over the body. After being stretched out so far for so long, the skin loses some of its elasticity and just hangs over the muscles and bones in an unattractive manner. In order to complete the weight loss transformation, many people opt for cosmetic surgery.

Plastic surgery can be a great way to get rid of that excess skin and create a tighter, sculpted looking physique. This is achieved through one or more procedures called lifts. A full body lift is very popular after massive weight loss, but there are several smaller procedures that may suffice.

For example, if your have the majority of your extra, sagging skin in your abdominal area, the best cosmetic surgery for you might be a tummy tuck. This involves some incisions from the pubic bone to the hip bones. The muscles in the abdominal region are tightened with sutures and the excess skin is removed, pulled tight over the abs and reconnected at the incision point. This produces firmer look abs and a slimmer core appearance.

If however, your major problem is loose skin on your upper arms, an arm lift or brachioplasty may be the only plastic surgery you may need. An arm lift requires long incisions down the length of your upper arm, the muscles are tightened, the extra tissue is excised, and pulled taut and sewn back together. While this will get rid of the sagging part, it will create long visible scars. You must be willing to accept that fact before undergoing an arm lift.

If you have unsightly loose breast tissue after massive weight loss, you my benefit most from a cosmetic surgery call a mastopexy or a breast lift. The plastic surgeon will make an incision under the breast and up around the areola. The extra tissue will be cut off, the nipples will be repositioned and the skin will be sewn back together to create a more firm, shapely chest. If you are interested in having larger breasts, you can also have breast implants inserted during this plastic surgery.

And if your problem is sagging in the thigh and buttock area, you can have a lower body lift. This means incisions on the inside of your thighs where they meet the pubic bone and extending around back to the crease under your buttocks. The same process applies – underlying muscles are tightened and extra skin is removed before the remainder is pulled tight and sewn back into position.

If you have experienced massive weight loss, you can make your satisfaction complete with a plastic surgery procedure or two to tighten and firm up your new slimmer body.

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