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Compression Garments After Plastic Surgery: The What, Why, Who, and How of Post-Surgery Care
Healing and recovery are just as important as the procedure itself when it comes to achieving the best results from plastic surgery. Among the most effective tools we use to support healing are compression garments. These specialized pieces of clothing play a vital role in comfort, safety, and results after surgery.
More » Next Page »GLP-1 Medications and Plastic Surgery: What Patients Need to Know
Medications like Ozempic® and Wegovy®—known as GLP-1s—have changed the landscape of weight loss. Many patients are finding success with these treatments and achieving significant weight reduction after struggling with diet and exercise alone. But while the health benefits of losing weight can be life-changing, there are also new considerations: the possibility of loose skin, changes in body shape, and a growing desire for plastic surgery to complete the transformation. Understanding how plastic surgery fits in after GLP-1 use is an important step in feeling confident in your new body.
More » Next Page »Emotional Recovery After a Body Lift: Embracing the Transformation
Undergoing a body lift following significant weight loss is a monumental achievement — not just physically, but emotionally as well. This transformative procedure addresses the excess skin that often remains after substantial weight loss, giving individuals the chance to more fully embrace their new figures. But equally important as the physical recovery from body contouring is the emotional journey that patients must navigate.
More » Next Page »Design Your Personal Mommy Makeover
The incredible journey of becoming a mother can lead to changes in your body that might affect your confidence and self-image. If you’re looking to restore your pre-pregnancy shape, Mommy Makeover surgery can give you a personalized transformation. Dr. Mouchantat can help you design the perfect Mommy Makeover procedure for your needs, and then perform this life-changing procedure to help you reclaim your figure.
More » Next Page »How to Tighten Loose Skin After Major Weight Loss
If you’ve lost a lot of weight, congratulations on your remarkable journey! Shedding excess pounds is a significant accomplishment. But if you also have loose, hanging skin from your previous excess weight gain, it can prevent you from feeling like you can fully embrace your body. Here are some tried and true ways to achieve firm and toned skin after major weight loss.
More » Next Page »Redefine Your Figure with a Tummy Tuck After Weight Loss
Losing a significant amount of weight is an amazing accomplishment. You feel lighter and more energetic, and you may even feel like you have a new lease on life. However, all that hard work can leave behind excess skin and tissue around the midsection that masks your weight loss accomplishments. A tummy tuck can reveal your hard-won efforts and give you the incredible transformation you desired.
More » Next Page »Fat Transfer for Body Contouring
Fat transfer (also known as “fat grafting”) is a procedure that uses fat taken from one area of the body to enhance another area of the body. It is a terrific way to refine your body contours by enhancing your breasts or buttocks while minimizing other areas like your lower abdomen, hips, or thighs.
More » Next Page »The Tummy Tuck Trifecta
“Muffin top”, “belly pooch”, “beer belly”, and “spare tire” are just a few of the less-affectionate terms people use to describe their abdomens. The waistline may be the universal trouble area when it comes to body contouring. Fortunately, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck surgery) can correct not just one, not two, but three major tummy troubles. The “tummy tuck trifecta” can transform a muffin top or spare tire into a lean, firm, and flat abdomen.
A Patient’s Guide to Body Contouring and Skin Tightening Surgery
When bariatric surgery hit the surgery scene, morbidly obese men and women had a new lease on life. This was a miracle of modern technology and science. However, just as quickly as patients lost weight, they quickly realized that rapid weight loss leaves behind unwanted results. With sagging skin on the arms, legs, abdomen, and chest, patients faced secondary issues as a result of once being obese. Surgeons wanted to provide a solution for these patients. And the solution isn’t only reserved for bariatric patients, even those who have lost significant amounts of weight can reap the benefits of body contouring surgery.
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Lift Your Spirits with an Arm Lift
Be it sagging skin, excess fat, or both—many men and women struggle to love their arms. A common problem, many notice that as they age, the skin on the upper arms can start to loose or saggy. Self-conscious of your upper arms? Brachioplasty may be the solution. More commonly known as an arm lift, the goal of brachioplasty is to remove excess skin and underlying fat from the upper arm—reshaping the entire underside of the upper arm. An increasingly popular procedure, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the upper arm lift has seen an astounding increase of 4694% in the past 15 years.
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