What are the risks of body contouring surgery?
Body contouring is the reshaping of the body after weight loss, pregnancy or other factors. Learn more from Dr. Mark Sisco on behalf of NorthShore University HealthSystem about body contouring.
Transcript
It's important to understand that body contouring is not a procedure designed to lose weight. It merely improves the shape and form of the body
after these factors have already taken place. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Body contouring is essentially reshaping of the body, typically performed after large amounts of weight
loss, pregnancy related changes in the body, or other factors. Body contouring can include procedures
such as skin removal, as in the tummy tuck procedure or an arm lift procedure, breast reshaping,
including reduction of the size of the breast or lifting of the breast, as well as liposuction, which
mostly involves removal of excess fat from certain areas that are not amenable to diet and exercise.
It's important to understand that body contouring is not a procedure designed to lose weight. It merely improves the shape and form of the body
after these factors have already taken place, if you're interested in body contouring, the best person to talk to is a board certified
weight management
Browse videos by topic categories
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
ALL