Operation Guide: Inner Thighplasty After Weight Loss [Vertical Thigh Lift] This article describes how Dr Bernard Beldholm, FRACS performs VASER-assisted inner thigh lift surgery with a vertical scar on a patient following massive weight loss. Patient assessment and treatment planning Thighplasty is a cosmetic surgical thigh contouring procedure that removes…
Operation Guide: Circumferential Upper Thoracic Lift in a Male Patient After Massive Weight Loss A circumferential upper thoracic lift (‘upper body lift’) addresses cosmetically undesirable laxity on the superior chest and thoracic areas to create a more toned upper body contour following massive weight loss. This article describes the surgical…
Operation Guide: VASER-assisted Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty After Massive Weight Loss This article describes how Dr Bernard Beldholm, FRACS performs a fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty operation with VASER liposculpture on a patient following massive weight loss. Cosmetic challenges after massive weight loss It’s common for post-weight loss patients to have resulting excess skin and…
VASER-assisted Brachioplasty with Auto-augmentation Mastopexy Many post-weight loss patients have flaccidity and distortion of the breast and brachial tissues. Combining brachioplasty with a simultaneous mastopexy improves both areas at once. This article details a cosmetic surgical procedure that entails VASER-assisted brachioplasty with auto-augmentation mastopexy to achieve tighter brachia contours and…
Surgical Training Guide: Auto-augmentation Mastopexy or ‘The Natural Breast Lift’ Many female patients have flaccidity of the breast tissues and ptotic apex after massive weight loss or recurrent pregnancies. This article describes a cosmetic surgical procedure known as auto-augmentation mastopexy that aims to lift and reshape the breast mound using…
Operation Guide: Gluteoplasty with VASER Liposculpture Skin redundancy after massive weight loss is both a cosmetic and functional problem. Direct surgical excision provides a drastic improvement to skin laxity. Liposculpture is a complementary procedure that helps to eliminate isolated fat pockets that resist diet and exercise. Post-weight-loss patients tend to…
Operation Guide: Sculpt Tummy Tuck Surgery Obesity and pregnancy can cause the abdominal skin and muscles to stretch. Sagging abdominal skin often persists, even after the patient has reached a desirable weight. Tummy tuck surgery (abdominoplasty) is a cosmetic operation that removes excess skin and fat from the abdomen. It…
Operation Guide: Belt Lipectomy Surgery After Weight Loss After massive weight loss, patients often have excess skin on the abdomen, hips, lower back, and buttocks. A belt lipectomy is a circumferential operation that tightens the skin on these areas. As an added benefit, the procedure also has a mons pubis…
Operation Guide: Brachioplasty with VASER Liposculpture This is a step-by-step guide to teach cosmetic surgeons how to perform a liposuction-assisted arm lift surgery with VASER technology. Why learn how to perform brachioplasty? For aspiring body contouring surgeons, it is wise to learn how to perform arm lift surgery. Patients with…