Are you tired of looking in the mirror and feeling frustrated with what you see? You deserve to have a body that makes you feel comfortable, confident, and whole. In many cases, body sculpting procedures are the best way to attain the look that you deserve.
Maybe saggy arms are your main concern, or perhaps childbirth has left you with stretched skin around your tummy. In many cases, diet and exercise alone won’t erase excess skin or stubborn pockets of fat. An experienced cosmetic surgeon, like Dr. DeMercurio, can use body sculpting procedures to more effectively enhance your appearance.
Here are some of the most popular procedures we offer:
Arm Lifts
It is absolutely normal – and common – to develop saggy skin on your upper arms as you age. If you recently lost a significant amount of weight, this sagging may be even more pronounced. Building muscle in your arms only goes so far in reducing the sagging. An arm lift can help sculpt your arms more predictably and completely.
Arm lifts are simpler than clients often imagine. Dr. DeMercurio will make an incision on the underside of your arm, where any scarring will be hidden. Excess skin is removed, resulting in a tighter, more toned look. Most patients can return to their normal routines about six weeks after surgery. So, if you schedule your surgery in the spring, you’ll be ready to show off those arms by summer!
Tummy Tuck
Sagging skin around your midsection can not only make you feel self-conscious but can also interfere with the way your clothes fit. It’s common for women to experience sagging abdominal skin after pregnancy. And people of all genders can be left with sagging skin after a major weight loss.
Tummy tucks are for patients with any amount of excess skin around their midsection. We can tighten your tummy a little or a lot! If needed, we can also repair your abdominal muscles during the same surgery, which will further enhance your appearance. Recovering from a tummy tuck does take a couple of months, but most clients feel the transformative results are well worth the time.
Liposuction
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “You can’t spot-reduce fat!” This is true in the gym. Sometimes, you can work out for months on end, follow a very healthy diet, and still be left with unwanted pockets of fat in certain areas. No exercise will remove them because you can’t spot-reduce fat. But your plastic surgeon sure can.
Liposuction is one of the best-known and most widely used cosmetic procedures, and for good reason: it works. After making small incisions, we use a specialized vacuum to extract the fat cells from beneath your skin. Not only does this give you a more toned look, but it also helps keep you toned for years to come. Once those fat cells are gone, they’re gone for good.
There are three reasons we love liposuction, in particular, as a body sculpting procedure:
- Versatility: We often pair liposuction with another procedure, such as a tummy tuck or arm lift, in order to provide a more dramatic result.
- Self-Esteem: Many patients who opt for liposuction have been frustrated with stubborn fat for years. We love observing the increase in self-esteem they experience when it’s finally removed.
- Fast Recovery: Since the incisions are so small, most patients only need to stay in bed for a few days after liposuction. Full recovery takes just six to eight weeks.
Breast Lifts
The skin above your breasts is quite delicate and thin. As such, it’s especially prone to sagging as you age. You may be especially prone to sagging if you have breastfed children or lost a significant amount of weight. Sometimes, even the normal hormonal changes that come with age can have this effect.
A breast lift is a procedure in which your surgeon removes some skin from above your breasts, tightening the entire bust area. We can perform this procedure on its own or in combination with a breast augmentation.
Breast Reduction
Large breasts do not always feel like a gift! They can cause back pain and make clothing difficult to fit. If you feel your breasts are too large, we can perform a breast reduction, removing excess skin, fat, and other tissue as needed.
Breast reductions are not just for women; they can be for anyone with excessively large breasts. Clients have an easier time moving around and performing daily life tasks after their reductions.
To learn more about these body sculpting procedures, don’t hesitate to contact us. As one of the leading plastic surgery practices in Central Florida, we’ve helped countless patients improve their self-confidence, and we’d love to do the same for you.
