Body Contouring Surgery

Body Contouring Surgery

What is body contouring surgery?

Body contouring surgery encompasses all surgical procedures aimed at modifying the appearance of certain body parts, improving them, and eliminating imperfections. Many causes can affect physical form; excessive accumulation of adipose tissue (fat) on the abdomen, hips, or arms creates a disharmonious body profile, a source of discomfort for many patients.

Also, over time, aging, pregnancy, or excessive and rapid weight loss, skin laxity can impact the balance of the silhouette and create discomfort in patients. These defects can be corrected by specific cosmetic surgery procedures such as abdominoplasty or arm lift or thigh lift.

When diets and exercise are insufficient, an intervention therefore allows not only to improve the aesthetic appearance, but also complete functional recovery, as well as a significant improvement in self-confidence.
A successful body contouring surgery does not distort the natural lines of the figure. It allows erasing perceived small flaws by re-establishing its original form. This results in a natural, definitive, and lasting result.

Why have body contouring surgery?

Body contouring operations allow to remove fat or excess skin, tighten the skin and redraw the body contours. There are two fundamental reasons why you might consider surgery – after massive weight loss to remove excess skin in case of symptoms, such as skin rashes, or to obtain the body shape you desire by targeting specific areas.

In both cases, several interventions may be necessary to achieve the desired result. Moreover, procedures are often done in stages.
If you are considering surgery to refine your figure or tighten your stomach, thighs, arms, or buttocks, body contouring is an option that can improve your shape.

However, like diet and exercise, it is a process that requires careful planning and time. And it is important to have a realistic vision of what surgery can accomplish.

Body Contouring Surgery: Abdominoplasty

Abdominalplasty, also called abdominoplasty, involves surgically removing excess skin or fat deposits from the abdomen, and tightening the abdominal muscles.

The abdominoplasty procedure lasts between one and five hours, depending on the patient’s unique physiology. The surgeon makes an incision just above the pubic bone area. He thus crosses horizontally the lower abdomen. Then, he stretches the skin away from the muscle tissue, and removes the excess skin. To conclude, he tightens the muscle tissue and stitches the skin at the incision site.

After an abdominoplasty operation, patients should rest, limit their movements and take pain medication, if necessary, to relieve pain and discomfort. Once the stitches are removed, the resumption of daily activities generally occurs within two weeks. In some cases, this period of time may extend up to one year before the patient’s body adapts to these changes in their abdomen.

The reasons why abdominoplasty is considered are essentially the following:

• Diet and exercise are not enough to improve the abdominal area;
• Excessive skin accumulation after weight loss;
• Loss of skin elasticity or relaxation of abdominal muscles due to pregnancy;

Body Contouring Surgery: Liposuction

Liposuction is a body contouring surgery that involves removing excess fat that has stubbornly remained despite diet and exercise. Note that liposuction does not replace diet and exercise. However, it allows to eliminate areas of accumulated fat that stubbornly remain.

The procedure can be performed on many areas of the body. Moreover, it is common for it to be done on several areas during the same operation. Indeed, the intervention allows to reduce love handles, saddlebags, double chin, waistline or other areas of fatty deposits. This is why liposuction is an integral part of mommy makeover surgical packages.

Body Contouring Surgery: Lipofilling

Sometimes, a patient’s unwanted body fat areas can be used to enhance other areas of the body. This is the principle of lipofilling. Aging and gravity, as well as weight and hormone fluctuations, modify the body’s silhouette. Lipofilling thus allows to make your silhouette more harmonious.

Unwanted fat can be removed by liposuction, then reinjected to reshape the silhouette. The following areas are popular options for fat transfer surgery:

• Breasts (breast lipofilling);
• Buttocks (BBL Brazilian Butt Lift);
• Cheeks;
• Chin;
• Forehead;
• Lips;
• Under eyes;

For facial areas, fat injections can reduce wrinkles. These treatments can be performed in conjunction with a facelift.

Body Lift

This is a surgical procedure that allows resizing and reshaping sagging body contours. With aging, the skin loses its elasticity, causing the midsection to lose its shape and firmness. This procedure removes loose skin and fat deposits.

Body lifts can be applied to the lower torso (abdomen, waist, inner/outer thighs, buttocks, arms). Liposuction can be used in conjunction with the Body Lift.

Buttock Augmentation with Implants

Buttock augmentation with implants allows to give shape and roundness to the posterior of women. It is a surgical procedure that allows resizing and reshaping the contours of the buttocks. The intervention allows to have an immediate result.

Mommy Makeover

The Mommy Makeover is a combination of cosmetic surgeries requested by women who have just given birth. Some women undergo significant changes in their bodies and resort to cosmetic surgery to regain their pre-pregnancy body.

Your Body Contouring Surgery in Tunisia

Tunisia offers a high-quality range of competitively priced body contouring procedures, including reconstructive body plastic surgery designed to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from painful or traumatic damage, as well as cosmetic body surgery for those seeking to improve their appearance.

Your body contouring surgery experience will depend on many factors, but all patients choosing Tunisia as their destination for their procedure can expect high-quality services and personalized care. As each person is different, your cosmetic surgeon will use your initial consultation to help you understand what you expect from body surgery to reshape your figure.

For more information, feel free to contact us for advice and to request a quote. The Tunisia Destination Santé team will be at your disposal for any further information.