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Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss in Pittsburgh, PA

If you have undergone significant weight loss, you deserve to feel completely confident and comfortable in your skin.

Unfortunately, you may be left with excess, sagging tissue, so your appearance still fails to reflect your new commitment to a healthy lifestyle. At the Pittsburgh Center for Plastic Surgery, we specialize in Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss, a transformative procedure meticulously curated under the expertise of our doctors. Drs. Davila and Hurwitz serve as experts in their field on body contouring after weight loss procedures, creating a customized plan for each patient. As Editors in Chief of the comprehensive Clinics in Plastic Surgery 2024 Edition on Body Contouring, Drs. Davila and Hurwitz reflect on their expertise in this evolving and exciting area of plastic surgery.

Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh

Why should you consider Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss?

You’ve committed to the discipline and hard work already. After changing your lifestyle to fit the new you, you may feel stuck with the reminder of your former shape with excess skin still hanging on. This comprehensive procedure is designed to help with the after-effects of significant weight loss. By removing sagging tissue and refining the contours, Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss results in a sleeker, more toned appearance. Patients often experience enhanced self-confidence, a renewed sense of well-being, and the practical advantage of clothes fitting more comfortably.

The procedure requires unique customization for each body shape and personal goals, with Dr. Davila and Dr. Hurwitz providing a unique surgical plan to achieve the desired outcome. The Pittsburgh Center, with its caring team and expert surgeons, aims to help individuals embrace their post-weight loss journey with confidence and satisfaction.

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Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh

Explore Your Candidacy

The Pittsburgh Center's signature procedure is Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss, designed for young, healthy, and motivated individuals who want to accomplish as much plastic surgery as possible at once. Lifting the butt and abdominal skin and thinning the thighs can provide an all-inclusive result. Because a Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss is highly customized, the only way to find out if it is right for you is to schedule a consultation with our doctors. They can discuss your goals and determine if a body lift can help you achieve them.

In general, there are a few requirements to qualify for a Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss:

Sagging Skin or Bulges

If you were left with excess skin after extreme weight loss, this surgery can target areas of concern.

At a Stable Weight

Gaining or losing weight can affect the results of your procedure, so you should be at a stable weight before considering Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss.

Healthy Lifestyle

Our Doctors generally recommend Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss for patients who do not smoke and who maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Staged Treatment For Dramatic Results

Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss is uniquely tailored to you, often combining multiple surgeries for optimal results. The surgeries involved in your treatment may include:

  • Arm Lift: An arm lift, or brachioplasty, is a surgical procedure designed to remove excess skin and fat from the upper arms, resulting in a more toned and youthful appearance.
  • Breast Lift: Also known as mastopexy, a breast lift involves reshaping and lifting the breasts to counter sagging, providing a more lifted and youthful contour.
  • Breast Reduction: Breast reduction surgery, or reduction mammoplasty, aims to decrease the size and weight of overly large breasts, relieving discomfort and improving overall breast aesthetics.
  • Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck): Abdominoplasty, commonly known as a tummy tuck, involves the removal of excess skin and fat from the abdominal area and tightening of the abdominal muscles, resulting in a firmer and flatter stomach.
  • Thigh Lift: Thigh lift surgery addresses sagging skin on the thighs, often caused by aging or significant weight loss, by removing excess skin and creating a more sculpted thigh contour.
  • Butt Lift: A butt lift, or gluteoplasty, enhances the shape and firmness of the buttocks by removing excess skin and fat and lifting the remaining tissue for a more youthful and shapely appearance.
  • Liposuction: Liposuction is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that suctions out localized fat deposits, sculpting and contouring various areas of the body to achieve a more proportionate and defined look.
  • Oblique flankplasty: Oblique flankplasty is a surgical procedure targeting the oblique and flank areas, addressing excess skin and fat to enhance the contour of the waist and achieve a more sculpted appearance.

Your body contouring timeline will be carefully staged to ensure your health and safety. Your surgeon may perform your body contouring surgeries at our state-of-the-art ambulatory operating room or an ambulatory surgical center nearby. We provide advanced nutritional and postoperative care for all our body lift patients.

The Day of Your Procedure

On the day of your Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh surgical experts will sedate you to ensure you remain relaxed and comfortable.

Then your surgeon will:

  1. Mark the incision sites
  2. Create incisions
  3. Remove excess skin and fat
  4. Smooth underlying tissue and the remaining skin
  5. Precisely place sutures to close the surgical sites

Rest assured, your doctor will carefully place your incisions to reduce any visible scarring.*

Trust Your Care to the Experts

For Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss, Put Your Trust in the Best

If considering Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh patients need a professional who truly understands the procedures available and how to best apply them to achieve their goals.

Dr. Davila and Dr. Hurwitz served as editors in chief for the January 2024 Clinics of Plastic Surgery edition on Body Contouring. This was a major academic achievement and one that puts our physicians head and shoulders above the competition. Not only does our office have a background in these surgeries, but also academic publications in Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss.

In addition to being a fellowship-trained cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Armando Davila is an avid researcher in the field of plastic surgery. He has the distinction of publishing dozens of pioneering studies to forward his and his fellows' knowledge. This has helped provide Dr. Davila with a comprehensive and continuously evolving knowledge of the many techniques used for addressing aesthetic and reconstructive concerns.

The origins of Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss stems from the Total Body Lift procedure developed by Dr. Dennis Hurwitz. In his book Total Body Lift, Dr. Hurwitz describes the development and origins of the signature treatment in detail, tracking the experience of eight of his patients. As the inventor of this unique procedure, his work inspired hundreds of surgeons around the world, culminating in the development of the Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss techniques that are a hallmark of The Pittsburgh Center for Plastic Surgery.

With their extensive experience and skill, Drs. Davila and Hurwitz help patients achieve dramatic results to help them feel confident in their appearance.*

Recovering After Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss

Following a Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh patients will notice the length and extent of their recovery will depend on several factors, such as the type and number of procedures they underwent, as well as whether they were done at one time or in phases. The team at the Pittsburgh Center will provide you with specific details and guidelines, and answer all of your questions regarding your recovery. As you recuperate, you can look forward to enjoying a renewed sense of confidence and self-esteem with a healthier, younger-looking, more attractive figure.*

Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh

Results Vary From Patient To Patient

As Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss surgery is highly customized, each patient's results differ. Depending on the surgeries you choose, your Surgeon can remove excess skin and fat from your:

  • Arms
  • Breasts
  • Stomach
  • Back
  • Buttocks
  • Thighs

Most treatments are staged over a series of months.

Once they have completed a Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss Pittsburgh patients can enjoy dramatic, natural-looking results provided by one of our America's Top Plastic Surgeons.

Refine Your Results

For our patients located in and traveling to Pittsburgh Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss can remove excess skin and create a sleeker, more toned figure after extreme weight loss.

Customize Your Treatment

This course of treatment has unlimited options for customization. Dr. Davila and Dr. Hurwitz can create a unique surgical plan to meet your goals.

Improve Your Quality Of Life

These procedures can complement your weight loss to create an overall better quality of life.

Cutting-Edge Tools And Techniques

At Pittsburgh Center for Plastic Surgery, we invest in state-of-the-art technology to reduce discomfort, speed recovery, and improve your results.

In addition to our advanced 3-D imaging system, we offer a wide range of cutting-edge treatments, including:

In addition, all our patients have access to the multimodality swelling program at our medical spa. This program combines physical therapy with advanced technology, such as HIVAMAT® and Red Light Therapy (MedX), to reduce swelling and speed your recovery.

How much will complete body contouring after weight loss cost?

How much your Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss costs will depend mainly on what your treatment goals are. More extensive results often require multiple surgeries, which will add to your final bill.

The best way to find out how much your Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss could cost is to schedule an appointment with one of our Surgeons. They can assess your needs and give you a personalized surgical plan and cost estimate.

Is Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss worth the investment?

This can be life-changing! While Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss can be a significant commitment both physically and financially, it can also dramatically improve your quality of life. By transforming your figure in a way that complements your weight loss achievements, body contouring can give you greater confidence. Patients make great sacrifices and commitments in order to start new chapters of health in their lives; body contouring makes it possible to experience the benefits of these achievements to the fullest.

We offer a wide range of body contouring treatments at the Pittsburgh Center for Plastic Surgery in Pittsburgh. Not everyone who achieves significant weight loss is a candidate for Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss, and we are here to help you make the best choice for your goals and your health.

Your surgeon can perform any of the procedures included in a body lift as a stand-alone treatment. In addition, we offer a range of non-surgical options, though these cannot provide the same dramatic results that surgery can achieve.

Our highly skilled surgeons, with over 45 years of combined experience, can find the right treatment option for your unique needs and help you achieve the results you deserve.

Complete Body Contouring After Weight LossFrequently Asked Questions

CareCredit financing can cover the out-of-pocket costs of your Complete Body Contouring After Weight Loss and let you pay the balance back in monthly installments. For some patients, taking out a personal loan may be the most accessible means of undergoing life-changing procedures sooner rather than later.

Since there are several procedures involved, the surgery can take about five to seven hours. However, each patient's treatment time varies.

Yes, our surgeons have extensive experience in treating patients who have lost weight with semaglutide. During the consultation, we discuss tailored approaches and considerations for individuals who have undergone weight loss through this trending medication.

Yes, both Dr. Davila and Dr. Hurwitz served as editors in chief for the January 2024 Clinics of Plastic Surgery edition on Body Contouring, showcasing their academic leadership and commitment to advancing the field.

Our surgeons actively participate in academic pursuits, attending conferences and engaging in research to stay abreast of the latest techniques and technologies, ensuring patients benefit from cutting-edge practices.

“This place is amazing. I have always been the type of person to be a nervous wreck about the procedure. Dr Hurwitz talked to me and walked me through all of my concerns with complete understanding and his staff is kind and so helpful. His assistant Patty is fantastic too! No one ever even had an attitude and believe me I’m hard to deal with!! Love you guys 5 stars well deserved!!!!!” - JODI M.

Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with the latest technology and amenities to ensure your comfort and privacy during your visit. We are located in the heart of Pittsburgh and serve patients from all over the world. When you are ready to take the next step, contact us to schedule your consultation with Dr. Davila or Dr. Hurwitz. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals of looking and feeling your best.

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