Post Bariatric Surgery

Losing a significant amount of weight is a great achievement, but even after attaining your health goals, loose and saggy skin throughout your body can prevent you from fully enjoying your results. Post-bariatric plastic surgery can tighten excess skin and reshape your body following dramatic weight loss. A number of body contouring procedures can create a more toned and attractive appearance.

 

Dr Soliman and his surgical team have performed lots of weight loss surgeries and helped many patients from all over the world achieve their physical and cosmetic goals.

 

What is Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery?

 

Post-bariatric plastic surgery is a body contouring option often recommended for patients who have lost a significant amount of weight but are still struggling from poor skin elasticity, stubborn pockets of fat, and weakened muscles. Excess skin can cause rashes, limit physical activity and clothing options, and make you appear even heavier. Body contouring procedures can address multiple areas, such as the upper arms, breasts, abdomen, thighs, and buttocks to dramatically improve your weight loss results. These treatments can address excess skin and folds on the neck, arms, breasts, back, abdomen, hips, thighs, and buttocks. The best candidates include patients in good overall health who are at a healthy, stable weight and are committed to following a healthy lifestyle.

 

Types of Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery

 

Each cosmetic surgery is personalized to the patient’s health goals and can combine a variety of plastic surgeries. Procedures that patients typically undergo include:

• Neck Lift: During this procedure, discreet incisions are made to tighten and reposition the underlying tissues and muscles throughout the neck to create a more youthful appearance. Once the tissue is properly positioned, excess skin is removed to smooth fine lines and deep wrinkles. This procedure can create smoother skin along the neck as well as create a more defined jawline.

 

• Arm Lift: Toned arms are one of the harder features to obtain, even after massive weight loss. This procedure is designed to remove saggy skin and stubborn fat in the upper arms to add definition and shape.

 

• Breast Lift: Weight fluctuations can cause breasts to sag and deform. During this procedure, Dr Soliman will reposition the breast tissue, areola, and nipple, as well as remove excess skin to create a perkier and more youthful breast. Breast implants can be combined with this procedure for patients desiring added volume or an auto-augmentation procedure without the use of implants.

 

• Liposuction: is often combined with a tummy tuck, arm lift, or thigh lift for patients struggling with stubborn fat deposits, in addition to excess skin.
• Tummy Tuck: Poor skin elasticity and stubborn fat cells throughout the midsection can cause low self-confidence and health problems, as well as prevent clothes from fitting properly. During a tummy tuck, Dr Soliman will remove and reposition excess tissue and tighten weakened abdominal muscles to create a flatter, more toned midsection.

 

• Back Lift: Incisions can be made in the lower or upper back to address loose skin in this area.

 

• Butt Lift: Loose skin in the lower back and buttocks can cause the bottom to appear flat, droopy, and unattractive. During a butt lift, Dr Soliman can remove excess skin and add volume with a fat transfer.

 

• Thigh Lift: The thighs are difficult to tone, even following a healthy diet and diligent exercise routine. This procedure is designed to remove excess skin and fat in the hips and upper legs to create shapelier thighs.

 

• Lower Body Lift / Belt Lipectomy : Addressing the tummy, lateral thighs, buttocks and lower back.

 

• Upper Body Lift : Addressing the arms, upper/ middle back and the breasts.

 

Dr Soliman is a pioneer in the field of Post Bariatric Surgery.  He gained his position in this field by his intense training with Dr Al Aly who is considered to be the  Godfather of these kinds of surgeries in the whole world. Dr Al Aly is the one  who published the first textbook on post-bariatric plastic surgery, Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss, which is considered the bible on the subject

 

Dr Soliman completed his fellowship, working closely and mentored by Dr Aly in USA  2007 – 2008. He was also involved in lots of research work that was published and recognized internationally and nationally.

 

Being a reference in these surgeries, Dr Soliman lectures MD candidates in this field at Cairo University as well as being a national and international speaker and lecturer in the same subject.