Body Contouring (Body Reshaping / Liposculpture)

Body contouring (Body Reshaping / Liposculpture) procedures were among the top plastic surgery procedures performed in the United States this year. Following large weight loss, including that achieved by diet, exercise, gastric bypass, or gastric banding, a patient usually has significant areas of excess skin. This normally includes excess skin of the abdomen, breasts, arms, and thighs. Plastic surgeons address these problems with many different potential options, including abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast augmentation or breast reduction, medial thigh lift, and lower body lift. These patients may also be candidates for other procedures including liposuction. Your plastic surgeon can discuss with you the various surgical options to optimize your appearance following weight loss.

Body Sculpting (Body Reshaping / Liposculpture)Techniques
Plastic surgeons make use of a variety of body sculpting techniques to help their patients achieve a lean, toned figure:

Liposuction is the most popular method of body contouring surgery because it allows the plastic surgeon to resculpt specific areas of the body through the removal of fat from beneath the skin, using only a few tiny incisions. There are many different methods of liposuction available, which allows the plastic surgeon to select the method that will be most effective in helping you to achieve your goals.

Body Lift procedures allow plastic surgeons to remove excess skin and fat from many areas of the body to resculpt the figure. Extensive total body lifts and lower body lifts can accomplish a dramatic transformation, while procedures such as arm lift, thigh lift, and buttock lift concentrate on improving the appearance of a specific area of the body.

“Tummy tuck,” or abdominoplasty, is a unique body sculpting surgery because it combines removal of excess skin and fat from the midsection with the surgical tightening of the abdominal muscles.  Abdominoplasty is also performed during full body lift surgery.

Good candidates for body contouring surgery are individuals that are in good overall health, have good skin elasticity and skin thickness, and have reasonable expectations for the outcome of their surgery. Some body sculpting techniques, such as total body lift, involve more intensive surgical procedures than others. In such cases, candidates may have to meet additional health requirements before they can proceed with surgery.


If you are interested in speaking with Plastic Surgeon Alan Bienstock, MD regarding body contouring (body reshaping / liposculpture) please contact the plastic surgeon at either his Manhattan, New York Plastic Surgery / Reconstructive Surgery Office via phone (917) 257-7560 or his Lawrenceville (Princeton), New Jersey Plastic Surgery Office via phone at (609) 977-9286.  You may also email the plastic surgeon at info@drbienstock.com for more information or to make an appointment.