Body Contouring Surgery Clinic
Reconstructive Surgery for Loose Skin After Major Weight Loss
Body Contouring Surgery Clinic (BCSC) helps people who are left with loose, excess skin after major weight loss.
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Reconstructive in purpose
The focus is removing excess skin and the physical problems it causes, such as skin irritation, rashes, and difficulty with movement and hygiene, while also planning the operation around the contour and appearance of the result.
One operation where you are suited to it
Where you are medically suited, Dr Bernard Beldholm’s approach is to remove the loose skin in a single comprehensive operation: one anaesthetic and one recovery rather than several. For some patients, staging the surgery across separate operations is the more appropriate path. Which approach suits you is decided at consultation.
What body contouring after weight loss involves
After major weight loss, skin that was stretched over a larger frame often does not shrink back. It can remain as loose folds on the abdomen, arms, thighs, chest, back or face. This excess skin commonly causes physical problems, such as skin irritation or rashes within the folds, difficulty with hygiene, or interference with movement and clothing.
Removing this excess skin treats those functional problems. Depending on the procedure, surgery may also repair separated abdominal muscles (rectus diastasis) where present. Because the purpose is to address the physical problems excess skin causes, this surgery is reconstructive in nature.
The right procedure, and whether surgery is appropriate at all, depends on where your excess skin is, your general health, and your individual assessment. Different areas of the body are treated with different operations. The sections below outline the main procedures and link to detailed information on each.
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Removing excess skin, and the shape of the result
Body contouring after weight loss is reconstructive in purpose, but the surgery is not only about removing skin. Dr Beldholm plans each operation around the contour and appearance of the result as well, so that the functional and the aesthetic aspects are considered together rather than separately.
Where loose skin and excess fat are both present, suction-assisted lipectomy (liposuction) may be used within the same operation to address the underlying fat as well as the skin. Whether this is appropriate, and which techniques are used, is a clinical decision made for you individually at consultation, not an addition recommended in advance.
This reflects considering you as a whole person: the function of the area, the contour and appearance of the result, your nutritional preparation before surgery, and your recovery afterwards. The intended approach is discussed with you before any decision is made, and results vary between patients.
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Who this surgery is for
This surgery is for people whose weight has stabilised after major weight loss, whether through diet and exercise, weight-loss medication, or bariatric surgery, and who are left with excess skin they would like assessed.
Whether surgery is appropriate for you is a clinical decision made at consultation, after assessment. It is not decided in advance.
Your surgeon
Surgery at BCSC is performed by Dr Bernard Beldholm, a specialist surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS). He studied medicine at the University of New South Wales and completed his specialist surgical training through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).
Dr Beldholm’s practice has focused on body-contouring surgery following major weight loss for more than 15 years. He also completed additional fellowship training in cosmetic surgery through the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine (ACCSM), including training in liposuction techniques, with a documented logbook of more than 500 cosmetic surgery cases during that training.
Dr Beldholm has authored peer-reviewed research, including on abdominoplasty and liposuction techniques, and has presented at surgical conferences. He operates in fully accredited private hospitals in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, including one with an intensive care unit for patients requiring a higher level of monitoring.
His approach is to assess each patient individually, discuss the risks, recovery, and alternatives honestly, and plan each operation around the individual, considering both the function of the area and the contour of the result.
Dr Beldholm is supported by a care team, including nursing, anaesthetic, patient coordination and aftercare staff, who support you before, during and after surgery. Originally from Sweden, he has lived and worked in Australia since 1994 and is based in the Hunter region.
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Body contouring procedures after weight loss
Abdomen, lower back and trunk
Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) after weight loss
removes excess lower abdominal skin and, where present, repairs separated abdominal muscles.
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Fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty
for excess skin in both the vertical and horizontal directions across the abdomen.
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Dual-vector abdominoplasty
removes excess abdominal skin in two vectors, combining a fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty with removal of upper abdominal skin.
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Belt lipectomy (body lift)
removes excess skin around the full circumference of the lower trunk.
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Circumferential hybrid abdominoplasty
combines a vertical lipectomy with a belt lipectomy, addressing excess skin both vertically and around the full circumference of the trunk.
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Monsplasty (pubic lift)
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Brachioplasty (arm lift)
removes excess skin along the upper arm.
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Thighplasty (thigh lift)
removes excess skin of the inner thigh.
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Mastopexy (breast reshaping)
addresses loose breast skin after weight loss.
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Upper body lift (torsoplasty) for men
removes excess skin of the upper trunk and chest.
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Bra-line lipectomy (upper back lipectomy)
removes excess skin across the upper back.
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Facial surgery after weight loss
addresses loose facial and neck skin.
Learn moreThe process, step by step
Body contouring after weight loss is elective surgery with a defined process required under the Medical Board guidelines. It is not a fast process, and it is not decided in a single visit.
1. GP referral
A referral from your GP is required before your first consultation.
2. Consultations
You will have at least two pre-operative consultations. At least one is in person with Dr Beldholm, who will perform your surgery. You will not be asked to sign consent at your first consultation.
3. Assessment and information
Dr Beldholm assesses your suitability and discusses the procedure, the risks, the recovery, and your alternatives, including the option of not having surgery.
4. Cooling-off period
After your consultations and after you have given informed consent, a minimum seven-day cooling-off period applies before any surgery is booked or any deposit is paid.
5. Surgery and recovery
If you proceed, your surgery and aftercare are coordinated by the care team. Recovery takes time and is discussed with you beforehand.
Risks and recovery
All surgery carries risks. Body contouring after major weight loss is significant surgery, usually involving general anaesthesia, and recovery takes time and should not be underestimated. A larger, combined operation is a bigger physiological event than a smaller one.
The specific risks, the recovery, and what is involved are discussed in detail at your consultations and are set out on our risk and recovery information. Please read this before making a decision.
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Ask your GP for a referral, then book a consultation with Dr Beldholm. At your consultation, your suitability is assessed and your options, the risks and the recovery are explained.
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