Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are becoming the cause for major health problems worldwide and particularly in the United States. People can find many ways to reduce weight, but the fight against weight loss does not end there. After excessive weight loss and weight reducing surgery the skin looses its elasticity and the once stretched skin cannot conform to the reduced body form.

Surgical procedures have gained rapid improvement owing to recent developments. Surgeons with good experience have to combine excision and liposuction. In addition they have also learned to minimize the occurrence of complications. Some of the patients feel that they are even fat after weight reduction. Surgeons in New York City help these patients to shed their excess amount of fat and skin and this has become the ultimate goal for many of the Plastic Surgeons in New York City.

Skin folds that are heavy and loose might be left out around the thighs, breasts, face, buttocks and abdomen after sever weight loss. A wide range of procedures combining liposuction and surgery translates the typical structure of the body. One of most familiar surgical procedures enhancing the appearance of the body is the lower body lift. An incision will be made around the lower abdomen area surrounding the trunk, thighs and buttocks in order to facilitate lifting. According to the case studies of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, approximately 13,000 surgeries were successfully performed in the year 2007.

The common areas where the excessive amount of loose folds of skin are found are the arms, buttocks, abdomen, thighs and breasts. To attain a flattering figure and lose the stigma of being obese, body contouring has had very positive effects on body shape and weight, not to mention heart health. The aim of the surgeon is to help the patient regain their confidence which can result in multiple procedures to remove excessive fat and skin.

For patients wanting to gain the self respect in society and lose the stigma of obesity, it is necessary to finish their weight loss procedure with body contouring. Contouring has to be done especially in body parts which sag most after weight loss. These include the arms, abdomen, breasts, thighs and buttocks.

Body contouring also has a positive impact on weight and heart heart. With a couple of procedures an experienced surgeon can conduct this procedure effectively with minimal visible scars thereby giving the patients a huge confidence boost. It is preferred by most of the surgeons to go in for multiple small procedures, rather than one large one. Sometimes even more than one surgeon work on the patient simultaneously.

Some patients go in only for the upper body lift where breast augmentation is done to give volume, and arm lifts are performed to remove the excess skin hanging in the upper arm area. The weight loss should be stabilized before going in for body contouring as an increase in loss of weight after the procedure will cause more skin to sag and even weight gain can cause trouble as the skin will have lost its elasticity, will be put under great stress.

Upper body lift is also very popular. Breast lift and arm lifts involve removing excess skin in the upper arm. Patient should be careful in not putting on weight after the procedure. This will result in great stress for the skin due to its having lost elasticity, and skin in the other parts will tend to sag more. It is better to also stabilize weight loss before going in for body contouring.

Prominent New York plastic surgeon Dr. Sharon Giese says she prefers to perform surgeries on patients with lesser body mass index than 30, but, does perform ideal and necessary procedures for even those patients who have BMI around 35, even after losing great amounts of weight. The only provision is that they do not have any other medical problems that may hinder the healing process, or create other risks during the surgery.