Improving your Body Confidence after Dramatic Weight Loss

Committing to becoming healthier and losing weight is a life-changing decision. For many who successfully lose a significant amount of weight, the effect on their self-confidence isn’t always a change for good. Though you may have made a change for the better, dramatic weight loss may lead to body image concerns due to loose skin, stretch marks, and excess stubborn fat deposits. When you’ve worked so hard to feel better physically and mentally about your body, finding that you’re still self-conscious—only about a different body issue—isn’t ideal. Your Manhattan plastic surgeon, Dr. B. Aviva Preminger, understands the crucial dynamic between self-perception and self-confidence. That’s why you should know there are ways that Preminger Plastic Surgery can restore your self-confidence and gain your dream body after a dramatic weight loss.

Dramatic Weight Loss Restoration

Body lifts and tummy tucks are the most common plastic surgeries that people choose after dramatic weight loss. A tummy tuck, which is known clinically as an abdominoplasty, can correct struggles like abdominal muscle separation and loose, excessive skin. You don’t have to fear social ridicule for wanting a tummy tuck; there were more than 130,000 tummy tucks performed in 2018, making it the fifth-most popular plastic surgery in the country according to statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. You can also combine a tummy tuck with other types of skin lifts to change your body without repeatedly interrupting your busy schedule.

Plastic Surgery After Dramatic Weight Loss in Manhattan

Not only can weight loss affect the appearance of your stomach, but it also may change the look of skin on your arms, face, neck, and legs.

Preminger Plastic Surgery offers a variety of different types of skin lifts:

• Tummy Tuck
• Brazilian Butt Lift
• Thigh Lift
• Arm Lift
• Lower Body Lift
• Facelift
• Neck Lift

Any of these procedures can correct hanging or excess skin, improving the contours of your body with little to no scarring.

What You Need to Know

When you are overweight, it damages your skin’s ability to produce collagen, a protein that is crucial to help it maintain its elasticity. When you choose to have a skin lift—whether it is a tummy tuck or any other kind—you’ll need to come in and meet with Dr. Preminger for a consultation before the procedure. This consultation represents your best chance to ask any questions you have about your chosen procedure and explain your aesthetic goals. Dr. Preminger also will review your medical history to make sure you’re an ideal candidate for plastic surgery. From there, your board-certified plastic surgeon in Manhattan will compose an ideal treatment plan, covering all the aspects of your chosen procedure. If you underwent gastric bypass or some other surgery to achieve your weight loss, you should wait at least a year before pursuing plastic surgery.

Plastic Surgery After Losing Weight in Manhattan

Your body is yours alone. You should never have to feel self-doubt about going through a weight loss to make a positive change. Becoming a healthier person is hard work, and you shouldn’t let a little loose skin stand in the way of your happiness. To schedule consultation with a premier Manhattan plastic surgeon, contact Preminger Plastic Surgery by calling (212) 706-1900 to schedule a consultation today. Dr. Preminger welcomes patients from Manhattan and the Upper East Side throughout NYC.