Skin Removal After Major Weight Loss

Skin Removal

After Major Weight Loss

Brachioplasty
(Arm Lift)

A brachioplasty, commonly called an arm lift, is a surgical procedure to reshape and provide improved contour to the upper arms and connecting area of chest wall.
Reduces excess sagging skin that droops downward
• Tightens and smoothest the underlying supportive tissue that defines the shape of the upper arm
Reduces localized pockets of fat in the upper arm region
Fluctuations in weight, growing older and heredity can cause your upper arms to have a drooping, sagging appearance. This is a condition that cannot be corrected through exercise.
Arm lift surgery may be right for you if the underside of your upper arms is sagging or appear loose and full due to excess skin and fat.

Thigh Lift

Thigh lift surgery reshapes the thighs by reducing excess skin and fat, resulting in smoother skin and better-proportioned contours of the thighs and lower body.

If fitness and weight control efforts have not achieved your goals for a body that is firmer, more youthful-looking and more proportionate to your overall body image, a surgical lift may be right for you.

Buttock Lift

A buttock lift, or gluteal lift, improves the shape and tone of the underlying tissue that supports skin and fat in the buttock area.

Aging, sun damage, pregnancy, significant fluctuations in weight and genetic factors may contribute to poor tissue elasticity that can result in sagging of the buttocks.

In order to achieve a smoother and more pleasing contour, excess sagging skin and fat are removed.

A traditional gluteal lift will not make a butt larger, but may improve a dimpled, irregular skin surface.

This procedure may be included in a body lift or may be performed separately.

Breast Lift (Mastopexy)

Breast lift surgery (Mastopexy) removes excess skin that has accumulated around the breast during pregnancy or weight changes. Placement of a breast implant can be combined with this procedure to achieve the desired result.

A breast lift can rejuvenate your figure with a breast profile that is more youthful and uplifted. A woman’s breasts often change over time, losing their youthful shape and firmness. These changes and loss of skin elasticity can result from:

Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
Weight fluctuations
Aging
Gravity
Heredity

Abdominoplasty

This surgical procedure is used to remove skin excess and fat from the mid-lower abdomen and to re-tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.

The procedure can dramatically reduce the appearance of a bulging abdomen. It is important to know that in cases of massive weight loss the incision can be combined with a horizontal and a vertical cut, this depends on the assessment of the Plastic Surgeon.

It is indicated for:
– Excess or sagging abdominal skin
– A protruding abdomen out of proportion to the rest of your body
o Abdominal muscles that have been separated and weakened
o Excess of fat tissue that is concentrated in your abdomen
If you have plans to become pregnant or lose weight in the future, it is important to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.

PRE SURGICAL PROCESS

Important to Know
Stop all tobacco products for minimum two weeks before your surgery date, is preferred to stop it one month before. Two weeks before surgery, the following products should also be discontinued or avoided:
- Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)
- Ibuprofen
- Naproxen
- NSAID medications
- Diet pills
- Hormonal supplements
- Herbal supplements
- Vitamin E
- Omega 3
- Ginkbo Biloba
- Arnica
- Multivitamins
- Medications for anxiety, depression, and insomnia can continue.
- Medications for high blood pressure, diabe-tes, heart disease, and thyroid problems should be taken as directed by the prescrib-ing physician.
Pre operation Blood Tests
They must be performed no earlier than a month from the date of surgery, the following tests are requested with a minimum of 8 hours of fasting:
- Hematic Biometry
- Blood Chemistry
- Prothrombin time
- Partial Thromboplastin Time
Cardiological Evaluation
For the safety of our patients, it is very important to be sure that before having surgery they are in optimal health condition, that is why a cardio-logical evaluation is essential. Preferably, it is requested that this assessment is perform in our city.

We have a list of specialist partners who support us with the assessments for our patients.
COVID Protocol
The epidemiological situation that we are currently experiencing made us adapt to our new reality, that is why we adapted for you a security protocol for COVID.
This protocol is to maximize the certainty that our patients are in the best health condition for your surgery.
The tests performed are:
- PCR, for its acronym in English for 'Polymerase Chain Reaction', is a diagnostic test that allows detecting a fragment of the genetic material of a pathogen, it is being used to determine whether or not a person is infected with COVID. It must be done no more than 5 days before surgery.
- Antibody test, unlike PCR, these tests do not identify the RNA of the virus, but rather detect antibodies produced against the virus using a blood sample, which is another way of knowing if the patients have an infected status.
Pre surgical Evaluation
Before the surgery, the pre-surgical evaluation with Dr. Lázaro Cárde-nas Camarena is very important, in this con-sultation the last doubts are solved and details of the surgery are refined, the consents paperwork is delivered, pre-surgical indications, post-care surgical procedures, prescrip-tion of medications and photographs control.

DURING SURGERY

Sedation, the goals that are pursued when using sedation are: to reduce the anxiety of the patient, to reduce the pain produced by the injection of the local anesthetic, to increase the tolerance of the patient in long-term procedures.
Local anesthesia, is used to have loss or temporary absence of sensitivity in a limited area of the body.
The surgical time of a Blepharoplasty is approximately 2 hours, it all depends on the case of the patient.
Important; The estimated time provided in this information is only about the surgical procedure, the preparation and recovery time must be considered.

Importante; el tiempo estimado que se proporciona en esta información es solo sobre el procedimiento quirúrgico, ya que se tiene que tomar en cuenta el tiempo de preparación y recuperación.

POST SURGICAL PROCESS

The Blepharoplasty and Eyebrow lift, if it is performed alone, is a short-stay surgery, this means that you will be discharged the same day of the surgery, after spending the immediate recovery time.