Body Lift, Body Contouring Surgical Complications

Complications and Risks of Body Contouring

  • Body contouring procedures are surgical procedures that involve the risk of complications
    • Complications can lead to a longer recovery period
  • Most common complications
    • Fluid collections
    • Wound infection and breakdown Smoking
  • 2/3 of postoperative infections occur in smokers

Patient Selection: Body Contouring Qualifications/Body Lift Qualifications.

Who qualifies for body contouring?

  • Close to ideal body weight
  • Weight must be stable for over 3 months
  • Further weight loss not is not desired
  • No medical issues
    • No active medical issues
    • Weight loss related nutritional deficiencies corrected

Is Body Contouring Right for Me?

  • Do excess skin folds affect my:
    • Body image and self esteem
    • Hygiene, skin irritation, and skin breakdown within excess skin folds
    • Ability to walk and exercise
  • Will I be bothered by scars of Body Contouring?

If you are wondering if body contouring is for you, you need to be able to ask yourself these questions

Who Choses Body Contouring?

  • As patients lose weight, their interest in body contouring changes
  • Patient Surveys
    • 926 weight loss patients
      • 85% desired body contouring
    • 174 weight loss patients
      • 66% desired body contouring

– Gusenoff et al PRS 121: 2120 -6, 2008 – Gusenoff et al PRS 122: 1 -9, 2008

Why would I want body contouring?

A patient survey revealed symptom improvement in 95% of patients. Eighty-six percent of patients were satisfied with their result, and 86% would recommend abdominoplasty to a friend.

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