What is body contouring and is it right for me?
Liposuction surgery, abdominoplasty (or tummy tuck), buttock lift, thigh lift, body lift, belt lipectomy and buttocks (gluteal) augmentation all fall under the category of body contouring procedures. Which procedure is right for you depends upon several factors. In general, patients with good skin tone and small pockets of fat deposits (or lipodystrophy) are best suited for liposuction surgery. Patients with excess skin or loss of skin tone are often better candidates for a body contouring procedure where excess skin will be excised and tightened (resectional procedure). The abdominoplasty or tummy tuck deals with the front (abdominal) part of the lower trunk. An abdominoplasty or tummy tuck is often the best procedure for a woman trying to regain her youthful figure after the trauma of childbirth. It is best to wait to have an abdominoplasty until after childbirth is completed so the benefits of the surgery will not be lost. A buttock lift resects excess tissue (skin and fat) from the
