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Body Contouring Surgery 101

Are you considering a contouring procedure in the Dallas area? If so, you'll find this guide helpful. All surgeries require research and education on the part of the patient, and that goes equally for body contouring surgery. So while we hope you find this article helpful, we also hope you view it as the start of your education on body contouring surgery -- and not the end of your education.

What is Body Contouring Surgery?

Basically, this type of surgery removes excess skin (and some fat) in an effort to reshape unsightly areas of the body. For this reason, body contouring has become increasingly popular among patients who have had bariatric weight-loss surgery in the past. When patients lose large amounts of weight following a bariatric procedure, they are often left with excess sagging skin. Body contouring surgery seeks to eliminate this problem by...

Isn't It Just Plastic Surgery?

Yes and no. Body contouring is a type of plastic surgery, but it has a unique name because of the unique circumstances involved. While all plastic surgeries involve the surgical enhancement or restructuring of the human body, body contouring carries this out in a very specific way. As mentioned earlier, it is usually performed on people with large amounts of excess skin, often as the result of a weigh loss surgery.

Here's an example of how closely intertwined body contouring is with bariatric surgery. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 140,000 Americans underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery in 2004. About 56,000 of those people went on to have some form of body contouring procedure afterward, mainly as a result of excess skin. And both numbers -- contouring and bariatrics alike -- are continuing to rise year after year in the U.S.