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You’ve lost a significant amount of weight — finally reaching your weight loss goal — but you’re unhappy with loose, excess skin that doesn’t enhance your new figure. It’s time to consider the body contouring services available that can help reveal the slimmer you.
At PNW Plastic Surgery in Portland, Oregon, board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Leo Urbinelli offers a variety of surgical procedures that target the loose, stretched-out skin left behind after losing a lot of weight. Get ready to greet summer with a smile with one of our body contouring procedures.
Most notability, body contouring enhances your silhouette and lets you show off your slimmer curves by removing excess, loose skin. When you lose a significant amount of weight, you shrink the fat, but your skin doesn’t always shrink back to normal. This is especially true if your skin has been stretched for a significant amount of time and has lost its elasticity.
When a surgeon removes this residual, hanging skin, you experience:
In other words, body contouring takes your weight loss efforts to the next level.
Depending on your needs and aesthetic goals, Dr. Urbinelli can suggest the appropriate procedure for you, and he can combine procedures for the ultimate beach-ready look. Surgical body contouring procedures available at PNW Plastic Surgery include:
Depending on which areas you’d like to address in your physique, you may need to schedule separate surgeries.
Surgical body contouring isn’t right for everyone. In order to receive the best results, you should consider waiting to schedule surgical body contouring until:
Plastic surgery isn’t a treatment for obesity. You should be close to your ideal body weight and otherwise healthy to qualify for body contouring. As with any surgical procedure, you should be in good general health and have realistic expectations — but don’t worry, we’ll help you prepare for surgery.
Our PNW Plastic Surgery team can determine if plastic surgery is right for you by reviewing your medical history and your goals for treatment. If you’re interested in plastic surgery but not sure if you’re ready for it, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. During your one-on-one consultation, we answer all of your questions, including when is the right time to consider surgery.
From consultation to recovery, the body contouring journey can take several weeks. If you want to greet summer with a smile, now is the time to get started. We walk you through each step of your journey from consultation to prep to after-care and recovery.
Call PNW Plastic Surgery to schedule a body contouring consultation, or book one online today.
