Body Contouring Surgery Following Weight Loss
There has been a rapid increase in Body rejuvenation techniques in weight loss surgery. Mr Ross explains in this article the different options for patients,
Treatment In Focus: Brachioplasty
Often excess skin or fat can be a problem for patients in the upper arms. It can lead to patients limiting the clothes they wear ; women especially find the aging changes related to the upper arm disturbing. The most common complaint is not feeling comfortable wearing short sleeves or not liking the appearance of the arm/chest junction in a bra. Providing an improved contour in the upper arms can rejuvenate the upper arm and provide an improvement to a patient’s quality of life.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month As part of breast cancer awareness month Mr Ross has published alongside the Genesis in Manchester looking at the role of contralateral mastectomy for breast cancer prevention. (link to publication list). Drawing awareness to the role of prevention and helping patients who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer or a potential risk of breast cancer and providing adequate information is an essential part of care. Only with accurate information will patients be empowered to make their own decisions.
Liposuction – The power of water
Liposuction is a technique that removes fat from unwanted areas. The key to liposuction is to abstract the correct amount of fat, to cause the least disturbance of neighbouring tissue, to leave the person’s fluid balance undisturbed and to cause the least discomfort to the patient. Mechanical energy has been the mainstay of liposuction for many years but modern refinements utilising ultrasound, laser and water assisted techniques have helped to improve outcomes. By using additional energy sources one is able to disturb the neighbouring tissues less and reduce the discomfort. Patients tend to experience less bruising and swelling than traditional liposuction.
Treatment in Focus: Mastopexy
The breast has a tendency to age due to a combination of tissue changes in the skin, breast tissue, the ligaments within the breast, the position on the chest wall and the size of the nipple/areolar. Changes to these tissues occur most acutely with fluctuation in weight, and pre/post pregnancy.
Thigh Rejuvination
Often excess skin or fat can be a problem for patients in the thigh area and thigh rejuvenation is being more frequently requested. For patients with excessive weight loss thigh lifting can be combined with other procedures in other areas of the body.
