If you've been through a long, demanding weight-loss journey — through diet or bariatric surgery such as a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass — and succeeded in losing dozens of kilograms, you deserve real credit. But such major weight loss often leaves loose skin that has lost its elasticity, standing between you and enjoying your final result.
This is where skin-tightening surgery becomes the final, essential step to crown that achievement. Loose skin doesn't only affect appearance and limit your clothing choices — it can sometimes cause skin problems and make movement harder. These procedures precisely and professionally remove excess skin so what remains fits your new body size.
There are several options depending on where the laxity is concentrated. A tummy lift is one of the most common procedures for removing hanging skin from the lower abdomen. In cases of very significant weight loss (more than 40 kg), a belt lipectomy may be the best option: loose skin is removed from around the waist, abdomen and back in a single operation to lift the tissues completely.
There's also the arm lift, to remove so-called "bat wings", and the thigh lift, to prevent uncomfortable chafing and improve the shape of the legs. In these procedures, Dr. Esraa Salama takes care to hide surgical scars within the body's natural folds as much as possible, for a beautiful result that completes your weight-loss success story.
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