Dr. Algie LaBrasca cites the desire to remove the excess skin after a massive weight loss or the wish to obtain an ideal body shape as the two main reasons people seek to undergo body contouring. In both cases, the procedure involves more than just one step It’s an entire surgical process involving various stages.
LaBrasca is an experienced plastic surgeon and aesthetics based in Brookville, Pennsylvania. He is a medical graduate from Touro University California and has been in the medical field for close to 15 years. A passionate and jovial surgeon, Dr. LaBrasca likes sharing more about the world of plastic surgery and currently runs a website, www.drlabrasca.com, where he elaborates more about his profession.
Body contouring, also referred to as body sculpting, is a surgical procedure that enhances skin and tissue appearance, especially after a massive weight loss. Plastic surgeons like LaBrasca routinely perform body sculpting through liposuction and liposculpture procedures to shape and smooth areas such as the neck and chin, arms, legs, abdomen, waist, thighs, hips, and buttocks. Basically, body contouring is creating a more aesthetically appealing body figure that matches your objectives. The surgery can include removing excess skin along the lower abdomen region, liposuction, tummy tucks, and excisional body lifts. Body contouring is usually the best way to eliminate stubborn body fats that cannot be removed through diet and exercise.
LaBrasca highlights the body contouring procedure that removes fat deposits through liposuction or lipoplasty as referred to in the medical field. To perform the procedure, a tumescent solution is used to control bleeding within the anesthetized body area. In some cases, the removed fats are prepared for reinjection into the body parts you want to enhance through a process known as lipo injection. An excellent example of a body contouring process that can be achieved through liposuction is buttocks augmentation.
To conduct the body contouring process, surgeons create small incisions in the body areas where the fat tissues are removed. The decision to place the patient under general anesthesia depends on the surgery’s extent or the patient’s decision under the surgeon’s guidance. The procedures do not have a severe effect on the patients’ health, so people are often released to go home the same day they undergo surgery.
Some of the common side effects of the body contouring process include;
- Bruising and swelling due to the removal of a significant amount of fat from the various body parts. The bruising can be itchy at times, while the swelling may last for a few days.
- Soreness resulting from the body contouring procedure is among the common side effects that various people undergo after the surgery.
- Some patients experience nausea after anesthesia.
- The excess body fluid may be trapped inside the body and may start building up in various body parts. You can easily remove the fluid with your doctor’s guidance. In some cases, your physician may advise you wear a compression garment for close to eight weeks.
- Pain and discomfort, especially in the early days after the surgical procedure, are common and should not last long.
From experience, LaBrasca knows body contouring procedures results vary from person to person. Revision surgery can be conducted when necessary to rectify any arising complications or make modifications to achieve the desired results.
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