Post Weight Loss Surgery
After gastric banding or bypass surgery, patients can typicallly lose 10-15 stone over 2-3 years leaving large areas of redundant skin in the torso, thighs, arms and chest. There are select procedures to address these:
Brachioplasty (Arm Reduction)
Thigh Reduction
Abdominoplasty (Abdominal Reduction)
Breast Reduction/Uplift
Belt Lipectomy (Body Lift)
Fleur-de-Lys abdominoplasty
This patient has had a Fleur-de-Lys abdominoplasty which is a more extensive tummy tuck shaped like an inverted letter ‘T’. Previous extensive weight loss and a further 5kg of tissue removed at surgery. Two month view is shown.
Massive Weight Loss Abdominoplasty
This patient with 8 stone weight loss has had a standard pattern abdominoplasty to minimise scarring
Belt Lipectomy (Body Lift)
Above is an example of a belt lipectomy patient at two months. The procedure involves removal of redundant skin and fat from the front and back, thigh lift and buttock lift. These are major procedures and will require individualised assessment for suitability
Massive Weight Loss Breast Reduction
This patient had lost 4 stone and was left with an empty deflated bust requiring extensive remodelling to correct and preserve nipple sensitivity
General FAQs
Who can have post weight loss surgery?
Typically after gastric banding or bypass, patient’s weight will stabilise after approximately 18 months. Once body weight is stable and there is a safe BMI (body-mass index) of 33 or less then we could assess the areas to be corrected.
How many sites can be operated on?
We would tend to restrict each operation to 2 sites in order to allow effective recovery. Multivitamins are always useful to aid recovery for such large operations.