Body Gallery

A woman in her late 30s who is shown before and again, 3 months after liposuction of the hips and lower back.  An abdominoplasty was performed at the same time.

A woman in her late 30s is shown before and again, 3 months after lipo abdominoplasty with floating of the umbilicus and liposuction of the hips and lower back. Power-assisted liposuction was performed using the S.A.F.E. technique.  With a “float” of the umbilicus the umbilicus is detached and “floated: down.  It works best in patients with a high umbilicus and not as much laxity of the upper abdominal skin.

A woman in her later 50s who is bothered by bulging and excess skin of her abdomen.  She has had 3 children and has also lost 60 lbs following a gastric sleeve.  She’s shown before and again 4 months after an extended lipo-abdominoplasty.  She happily reports that she wore a 2 piece bathing suit on a recent cruise, which is the first time she has worn a bikini since she was a pre-teenager! Scars will typically continue to fade and improve for 2 years after surgery and there is typically some swelling of the abdomen that takes 6 months to go away.

Details: A woman in her later 50s lost 140 lbs after a gastric bypass through an open upper abdominal midline incision.  She is shown before and again, 15 months after a fleur de lis abdominoplasty.  The improvement in her contour is dramatic.  Her results are somewhat limited by the decreased elasticity of her skin which is typical after significant weight loss of 140 lbs.

Details: A mother of 1 in her mid 40’s who is bothered by the bulging of her abdomen, especially in fitted clothing.   She has always been bothered by the fullness of her abdomen, even when younger and before pregnancy, but especially now after her pregnancy. She is shown before and again, 18 months after lipo-abdominoplasty.  Her fatty layer of the abdomen was too thick and was reduced with liposuction at the time of her abdominoplasty to give a better contour.

Details: An Asian mother of 2 in her early 40s who is bothered by the bulging of her abdomen in fitted clothing and in a bathing suit.  She is also bothered by back rolls and “muffin tops”.  She is shown before and again, 5 ½ months after abdominoplasty with liposuction of the flanks and back rolls as an outpatient.  Exparel was used to limit postoperative pain.

Details: An early (6-week) follow-up on a mother of 3 in her mid 40’s who was bothered by bulging and looseness of her stomach in fitted clothing.

She is shown just before and again 6 weeks after an abdominoplasty.  Exparel was used during surgery to block the pain receptors and allow her surgery to be done as an outpatient.  Her scar is hidden in a “thong” position.  Scars will typically get redder and thicker for 6 weeks and then fade and improve over the next 2 years or longer.  There is typically swelling in the abdomen that continues to improve over the next 6 months.  She is already thrilled with her improvement

A woman in her later 60s shown before and again, 4 months after a bra line back lift performed at the time of a reduction mastopexy ( breast lift and reduction) Most patients with loose skin of the back will accept the tradeoff of a scar that is concealed under the bra for tighter skin and a better contour in this area.

A woman in her later 40s with laxity of the abdomen after significant weight loss.  She has a gastric bypass 20 years before and lost more than 100 lbs.  She is now a runner and was bothered by the looseness of the skin.  She also has a history of hypertrophic scarring and has required Kenalog injections for her scars in the past.  She already has a scar on the upper abdomen.  She is shown before and again, 11 months after surgery.  She just completed the Chicago marathon!  We chose a Fleur de Lis abdominoplasty that has a vertical component in the upper abdomen to better tighten her skin.  She wore EMBRACE scar therapy devices after surgery and is using topical silicone to help her scars, which are continuing to slowly fade.

More on this patient in the blog!

A mother of 1 in her middle 40’s has always been bothered by the fullness of her stomach but finds that after her pregnancy this is bothering her even more.  She Is bothered by bulging and rolls of her abdomen in fitted clothing and would like to be able to wear a 2 piece bathing suit.

She is shown before and again, 10 months after lipo-abdominoplasty.  In her case, we were able to perform liposuction of the abdomen at the same time as the abdominoplasty to thin the area even more.  Scars will typically continue to fade and improve over the next 1-2 years and it is placed where is hidden by a thong, which allows her to wear most clothing and bathing suit styles.