Post-Gastric Bypass Procedures Before-and-After Set #1

Case #1: 42 year-old Chicago area woman approximately 1 1/2 years following gastric-bypass, with 175 weight loss; underwent bilateral breast augmentation (with limited right mastopexy), and extended/"fleur-de-lis" abdominoplasty; approximately 6 months post-op.

Case #2: 50 year-old woman following approximately 80-pound weight loss; underwent extended/"fleur-de-lis" abdominoplasty (with mesh hernia repair per general surgery); approximately 6 months post-op (scars expected to continue to fade significantly).

Case #3: 20 year-old ,male following approximately 160-pound weight loss; underwent "total body lift" (also known as "belt lipectomy"); approximately 6 weeks post-op (swelling remains).

Lax upper arm skin/tissue, resulting in a "batwing" deformity, is almost always addressed by direct skin/tissue excision, or brachioplasty. This is performed via an incision on the upper inner arm, which usually angles back and down towards the posterior underarm area, to avoid a contracture in this area.

Thigh lifts are among the most challenging procedures in plastic surgery, but good results can usually be achieved with a combination of skin excision of the inner thigh via incision high up in the groin (occasionally T-shaped), and adjuvant liposuction of the lateral thigh.