Body Enhancement
    Life after Weight Loss

    Rescuing oneself from obesity is a long and challenging road. Whether through self-directed diet and exercise, medically supervised weight loss plans, or bariatric surgical intervention, the journey is long. For survivors of obesity, the reward can be a longer, healthier, and more active life. Some patients, however, may find new challenges. Unexpected amounts of excess skin and remaining localized areas of diet resistant fat may serve to blunt the enthusiasm of dramatic weight loss. Recently renewed positive views of body image may also suffer. Body contouring and surgical body lifts may just be the finishing touches needed to complete the transformation after dramatic weight loss. Dr. Colony is keenly interested in providing patients with massive weight loss a comprehensive plan for reducing unwanted skin and fat, restoring firm youthful contours, and renewing self- esteem and self-confidence.


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    Age: 27 (2 children), Prior gastric bypass with 120 pound weight loss. Procedure: Abdominal liposuction and standard abdominoplasty. Patient was improved, but still excess skin horizontally. Second procedure: Conversion to Inverted T abdominoplasty with central horizontal abdominal skin removal with midline scar and improved skin tightening and narrowing of waistline.
    Age: 56 (3 children), prior 50 pound weight loss, Procedure: Liposuction of abdomen, inverted T abdominoplasty, repair of abdominal hernia - 2 weeks post-op with left drain tube still in.
    Age: 51, Procedure: Liposuction upper arm and brachioplasty (skin excision upper arm).
    Age: 35, Procedure: Liposuction upper arms and brachioplasty (skin excision upper arms).
    Age: 35, Procedure: Liposuction and brachioplasty (skin excision upper arms).
    Age: 54, Procedure: inner thigh lift.
    Age: 32 (100 pound weight loss), Procedure: Inner thigh lift.
    Age: 46, Procedure: Lower body lift.
    Age: 53, (4 children), (150 pound weight loss and prior tummy tuck, Procedure: Liposuction flanks, hips, and thighs, inner thigh lift and lower body lift.
    Age: 28, (2 children), (120 pound weight loss), Procedure: Liposuction, circumferential tummy tuck, lower body lift, and inner thigh lift.