Our plastic surgeons at the Straith Clinic, located in Metro Detroit, Michigan, use the latest techniques and highest standards of professional ethics for after weight loss surgery, or post-bariatric surgery. Following significant weight loss, most people have

Typically, patients enjoy a more youthful appearance to the body, with smoother contours. It is not uncommon, depending on individual patient factors, for massive weight loss patients to have multiple operations performed in stages. The Straith Clinic, with the support of our highly trained team of post weight loss surgeons, can address these problems with many different options, including tummy tuck, upper arm lift, breast lift or reduction, medial thigh lift, and lower body lift. In such cases, the waiting period between surgeries ranges from weeks to several months or longer.

Tummy Tuck Surgery After Weight Loss

Tummy tuck also known as abdominoplasty is performed to remove excess skin and fatty tissue from the abdominal area and to tighten weak abdominal muscles. A tummy tuck is suitable for both men and women who are in good general health overall. Women who have muscles and skin stretched by multiple pregnancies may find this surgery useful to tighten those muscles and reduce skin. A tummy tuck is an after weight loss alternative for men or women who were obese at one point in their lives and still have excessive fat deposits or loose skin in the abdominal area. For those patients who require the most correction, your incision may extend from hip to hip. Our board certified specialists will then manipulate and contour the skin, tissue and muscle as needed at Straith’s accredited surgical center.

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Arm Lift - Post Weight Loss

Post weight loss arm reduction is performed for the correction of excess skin and fat removal of the upper arm, leaving the upper arms with a more pleasing and youthful contour. The incision extends from the elbow to the underarm. Upper arm excess in a massive weight loss patient usually crosses the arm pit. Our skilled surgical team may determine that liposuction be used alone or in conjunction with an arm lift to remove excess fat in the upper arms.

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Breast Lift After Weight Loss

A breast lift will raise and firm sagging, flat breasts with low nipples, and increase firmness without reducing the size. Our experts will reverse the effects of weight loss by a rearrangement of the soft tissues, repositioning the nipple, and increasing firmness by tightening the skin covering. Incisions are placed around the nipple, from the nipple to the crease under the breast, and horizontally along the breast crease. Some patients also may require breast implants to enhance the shape and size.

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Thigh Lift - Post Weight Loss

Thigh lift surgery is a cosmetic procedure designed to tighten the skin of the thigh and reduce sagging in the inner thigh. More and more people are discovering that a thigh lift can provide them with a more youthful appearance of the legs, especially the inner thighs. The inner thigh is a common area of concern among people who are interested in a thigh lift. Our surgeons can improve overall shape of the thigh and reduce the bothersome rubbing together of the inner thighs. A thigh lift at Detroit’s Straith Clinic can be performed in conjunction with tummy tuck surgery and is usually more suited for patients who have undergone massive weight loss.

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Lower Body Lift After Weight Loss

In this post weight loss procedure, the sagging skin of the abdomen, outer thighs, buttocks, hips, and waist is corrected. Another common name for this procedure is a belt lipectomy, because incisions extend completely around the body to remove a "belt" of excess skin and fat. For massive weight loss patients, our experienced surgeons will remove a wedge of tissue that goes around the lower trunk. Other groups that may benefit from this type of surgery are normal weight patients who desire outstanding body contour, and patients who underwent liposuction with excess skin in the area of the lower trunk and/or thighs.

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Most post weight loss procedures can be performed safely on an outpatient basis in our AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) accredited office operating room suite. We have had unconditional accreditation from the AAAHC since 1990. For your safety and comfort, a hospital overnight stay is also included for certain procedures.

Schedule an initial post weight loss consultation and make the first step to your body makeover at . Detroit’s state-of-the-art plastic surgery center, Call 1-800-401-1212 or fill-in the contact form on the right of the page and a Straith Clinic representative will respond to you promptly.

A Straith plastic surgeon will provide a customized evaluation outlining any possible concerns related to the after weight loss procedure. During this session, the plastic surgeon and our specialists will explain the effects and limitations of post weight loss, what to expect after surgery, financing options, surgery costs, and the type of anesthesia used, which is dependent on the patient and the extent of the after weight loss or post-bariatric procedure being performed.