Cosmetic surgery after weight loss

In 2005, there was a big increase in the number of cosmetic surgery procedures after massive weight loss. Procedures include:

Extended abdominoplasty/lower body lift: 20,630, up 22 percent (from 2004)
Thigh lift: 7,486, up 20 percent
Upper arm lift: 8,741, up 16 percent
Breast lift/reduction: 31,277, up 24 percent
Total body contouring procedures: 68,134, up 22 percent

Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Peter’s comment

Whether one loses weight through diet and exercise or through bariatric surgery, there is one constant result….loose skin. When someone is overweight, the skin stretches to accomodate the increased volume. This skin has a memory so that after weight loss, the skin often fails to tighten, and so with the affeat of gravity it sags. In severe cases it is cal;led candle wax skin as it reflects the image of a candle with wax hanging off the side. Read more