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Dr. Michelle Spring, a cosmetic surgeon who has been specially trained in body contouring wants the people in San Diego, La Jolla, and Southern California to know exactly what they can achieve through body contouring. Dr. Spring has provided answers to some of the most common body contouring questions:

What is body contouring?

Body contouring can help women who have lost weight, but still have areas of stubborn fat by reshaping their body contour and give them the healthy appearance they want. For many women, there are a few different things they would like to correct on their bodies that diet and exercise have not been able to accomplish. Body contouring encompasses a number of different procedures that provide various results:

• Thigh Lift
• Arm Lift
• Mommy makeover
• Fat Transfer
• Tummy Tuck
• Liposuction
• Buttock and Lower Body Lift

What is liposuction?

Liposuction is one of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures Dr. Spring performs at her San Diego, California plastic surgery center. During liposuction, a vacuum and tube device is used to remove fat from areas where fat has developed, but will not go away with diet and exercise. Liposuction can be performed on most people with relatively elastic skin who want to gain a slimmer, healthier appearance. Some of the more common liposuction areas include the neck, thighs, buttocks, hips, and arms.

What is a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)?

Women suffering from a protruding abdomen caused by excess skin and fat around the stomach region, a tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure that can correct your body contour, leaving a slimmer, younger appearance. During a tummy tuck, the excess skin and fat is removed from around the abdomen area and the abdominal muscles are tightened. Tummy tucks are best suited for women who are around their ideal weight, but still have excess skin and fat around their mid-abdomen that cannot be corrected through diet and exercise.

Are body-contouring procedures substitutes for healthy exercise and proper diet?

Women who are considering body-contouring surgeries should be at or close to their ideal weight prior to their body contouring procedure. These surgeries are not designed to be a fix-all, but rather help women correct areas of stubborn fat and skin that diet and exercise cannot correct. Body contouring can help women achieve that final body shape they want once their weight loss efforts are complete.

What happens if women gain or lose more weight after their body contouring procedure?

Gaining or losing a significant amount of weight after their body contouring surgery can negatively affect a woman’s initial results. Losing additional weight might cause the initial results to appear as though not enough skin or fat was removed, while gaining a significant amount of weight might just reverse the procedure all together.

If you have questions about body contouring in San Diego, La Jolla, and Southern California, please contact Dr. Michelle Spring for an initial consultation.