Post Bariatric Surgery in Delhi | Plastic Surgery In Delhi

Plastic surgery after dramatic weight loss reduces excess skin and fat left behind after major weight loss. The goal of any such procedureis to restore the proportions by removing the sagging skin around the face, neck, upper arms, breasts, abdomen, buttocks and thighs that creates a deformity in contour. Although these procedures leave scars, most patients find them to be an acceptable tradeoff for an improved appearance.You may be a candidate for such procedure If you have experienced dramatic weight loss from bariatric surgery or diet and exercise resulting in sagging skin in multiple areas, like the face and neck, breasts, arms, abdomen, back and thighs.This surgery is done 18 months after weight loss,provide your weight has stabilized following bariatric surgery or diet and exercise.

Excisional surgery and liposuction are combined when the patient has excessive folds of skin. An incision is made and concealed as best as it is possible. The skin is then tightened, re-draped and the excess skin is removed. Sutures are used to close the incision. Body contouring could improve your figure and remove the extra skin and fatty deposits that are left after the Bariatric surgery.

Patients who have undergone bariatric surgery and the subsequent significant weight loss have numerous concerns. These areas may include;

Breast droopiness, as well as a loss of breast volume For women, mastopexy or breast lift surgery is a procedure to lift the breasts and may be performed with or without the addition of breast implants to improve shape and fullness. For men, several breast reduction techniques including upper body lift are available, depending on the degree of correction required.
Excess abdominal skin and a laxity of the muscles of the abdominal wall would need Abdominoplasty or tummy tuck surgery.A lower body lift procedure can contour the abdomen, hips, outer and posterior thighs and buttocks.
Hanging skin under the arm may need Brachioplasty or arm lift surgery to lift and tighten the skin of the arm.
Wrinkling and excessive bagginess of the thighs A medial thigh lift can lift the inner thighs, whereas a lower body lift addresses the outer and posterior portions of the thighs.
Sagging of the facial skin may need Rhytidectomy or facelift surgery, forehead lifting and blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery may be needed to achieve complete facial rejuvenation.

With the growing popularity of bariatric, or gastric bypass, surgery as a treatment for obesity, body contouring after significant weight loss has become a focus of Dr. Anup Dhir's practice. He has a special interest in these procedures.