Body Surgery

There are many types of cosmetic procedures, ranging from minimally invasive or non-invasive procedures to complex body surgeries. Rather than only treating health conditions, cosmetic body surgery enhances structures of the body or reshapes specific parts to improve your appearance while boosting your confidence and self-esteem. There are different forms of body surgery and techniques based on what you would like to achieve, including body contouring procedures such as tummy tucks that are designed to reduce excess skin and fat while improving the tone of the underlying tissue. Patients may choose to have cosmetic surgery to alter their physical appearance for aesthetic reasons so they can improve how they look and feel about themselves. These surgeries can provide a better-proportioned appearance with more balanced contours.

A tummy tuck is a type of body surgery that enhances the abdominal contours. Excess skin and fat are removed while the underlying muscles are tightened. It gives you a flatter stomach and the belly button is repositioned. Many individuals choose to have a tummy tuck if they are experiencing excess skin and abdominal muscle laxity after significant weight loss or pregnancies.

Due to genetics and hormonal factors, each person carries their weight differently and has a unique body shape. We don’t have any control over which parts of the body fat will be reduced from when we lose weight through traditional methods. Even after losing weight, individuals often have pockets of stubborn fat on specific isolated areas that don’t respond to diet and exercise. Liposuction is a type of body surgery that targets these pockets of resistant fat. This body surgery can be used to contour the abdomen, thighs, arms, hips, back, below the chin, and almost any other area where there is excess fat.

A Brazilian butt lift enhances the size and shape of the buttocks while also reducing fat from other areas of the body at the same time. This body surgery involves the removal of fat deposits with liposuction. These are then inserted into the areas around the buttocks to make it bigger and give it a rounder and more symmetrical shape. To qualify for this body surgery, you will need to have enough excess fat available on other areas of the body to transfer to your buttocks.

Pregnancy and childbirth can cause many lingering changes to your physique and in many cases, the only way to address them is with body surgery. A Mommy Makeover helps to restore your pre-baby body with a combination of different body surgeries to enhance areas that are often significantly affected by pregnancy such as the breasts and abdomen. This procedure targets the most visible changes brought on by pregnancy such as sagging or flattened breasts due to lost volume, loose or stretched abdominal skin, separated or bulging abdominal muscles, and stubborn stomach fat. There is no one size fits all Mommy Makeover; each surgery is personalized to the patient’s unique needs.

A hernia may develop when part of one of your organs or internal tissues pushes through the muscle or tissue that contains it. This usually happens in the abdomen or groin area. The tissue bulges out through an opening or weakness in the muscle around it and it may cause a bulge on your abdomen or inner thigh. Hernias may gradually become painful and get in the way of your daily life. Hernia repair is a body surgery that can be performed on its own or combined with a tummy tuck. This common type of body surgery allows the displaced tissues to be moved to their proper position to reduce discomfort and enhance your quality of life for years to come. Some patients choose to have a hernia repair for purely cosmetic reasons or to relieve symptoms associated with hernias, or both.

Labiaplasty is one of the lesser-known types of body surgery. This is a surgical vaginal rejuvenation procedure that is used to alter the size of the labia for cosmetic reasons or to reduce physical discomfort. This form of body surgery is often performed as a way of giving the vaginal area a more “tucked in” appearance. Vaginoplasty involves surgically tightening the vaginal tissue. Labiaplasty and vaginoplasty can be combined for comprehensive rejuvenation of the genital area or done separately as standalone procedures.

Individuals often decide to have cosmetic surgery if they are dissatisfied with the way an area of their body looks. You may be a good candidate for body surgery such as body contouring treatments if your weight loss has stabilized, you are in good health, you do not have medical conditions that could impair healing or increase the risk of body surgery, are a non-smoker, have a positive outlook and realistic goals, and are committed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Your eligibility will also depend on which body surgery you are considering, as each type has different criteria for candidacy. We will explain your body surgery options to you so that you will know whether you qualify and how to properly prepare.

Aside from body surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Institute also offers a variety of other surgical procedures including breast surgery and facial plastic surgery. We provide several types of breast surgeries including breast augmentation, which can be done with breast implants, fat transfer, or a combination of both to increase breast volume, breast lift to restore a more lifted and perky shape to the breasts, and breast reduction to decrease the size of overly large breasts.

Various forms of facial plastic surgery including facelift and neck lift surgeries are available to enhance your appearance or restore a younger look. A facelift can “lift up” portions of the lower two-thirds of the face to address signs of aging such as jowls and deep folds around the mouth area while a neck lift rejuvenates the jawline and neck area. Eyelid surgery can address wrinkles, sagginess, and hollows to provide a brighter, more alert, and approachable appearance.