4 Body Contouring FAQs: Expert Answers

If you’ve recently lost a significant amount of weight through things like diet and exercise, medical weight loss, or weight loss surgery, you may notice that you still have excess skin that loosely hangs and sags or that stubborn pockets of fat have stuck around.

Still, it can be frustrating to be unhappy with your appearance after you spend all that time and effort on weight loss. Thankfully, body contouring can effectively remove excess skin and fat, allowing you to highlight your new figure. 

At Ayewah Aesthetics in the Midtown West Neighborhood of New York, New York, our team, led by board-certified cosmetic surgeon Martha Ayewah, DO, offers multiple options for body contouring to assist in achieving your aesthetic goals. 

This month’s blog provides expert answers to commonly asked questions about body contouring. 

1. Can body contouring help me lose weight?

Although body contouring can remove unwanted excess skin and fat, it should never be a weight-loss tool. Body contouring highlights your current body shape, not gives you a brand-new one. You should also live a healthy lifestyle to see and maintain results from body contouring. 

If you are at (or very close to) your goal weight, body contouring is a great way to finish your weight-loss journey and show off all that hard work. 

2. What body contouring options are available? 

At Ayewah Aesthetics, you have several surgical options for body contouring. The type you pick depends on your current concerns and the effects you’re trying to achieve. We can combine multiple surgical techniques to ensure we check all your boxes in many cases.

Here is a list of body contouring procedures we offer at Ayewah Aesthetics:

• Excess skin removal
• Tummy tuck
• Breast lift
• Liposuction
• Skin tightening

Surgical methods like tummy tucks and excess skin removal focus on eliminating and tightening loose skin, while liposuction seeks to remove unwanted pockets of fat. 

3. Is body contouring right for me?

As stated above, you must be at your goal weight or within a few pounds to get considered for body contouring. Before undergoing any procedures, our team sits down with you to ensure you’ve been at a stable weight for at least three months and that you don’t have any medical conditions that would make surgery or recovery too risky. 

4. What is the timeframe for results from body contouring?

Even though they’re cosmetic, body contouring procedures are significant surgeries requiring downtime and recovery. You can expect some bruising and swelling around the surgical sites, and it may take a few months before you notice the results of your surgery. 

Your body contouring results should last for a long time if you're committed to maintaining them through diet and exercise. 

To learn more about body contouring and how it can transform your appearance, schedule a consultation with our team by calling our office or using our online booking feature today.