Post Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is the term for surgical procedures aiming to helping patients who are morbidly obese lose excess weight. We can include in this discussion also patients who undergo massive weight loss on their own by following strict diets and exercise routines. As a consequence of massive weight loss, the skin in several areas of the body will become excessive/redundant. In women, this can be visualized by “empty” and sagging breasts. In both men and women, there will be excess skin on the abdomen, which creates large abdominal “aprons” as well as excess skin on the arms and legs. Plastic surgery aiming to fix these defects can be done in a sequential manner, or can be bundled together. It is time to think in one of the Best Plastic Surgeons in Miami for any procedure. Patients who need more than 2 surgeries should consider doing them in steps so no risks are taken when they are undergoing these combined procedures. Attention must be given to the lack of elasticity of