Many people opt for cosmetic surgery to improve or enhance their body shape and most often their self confidence. Each person has a different story and reason for choosing surgery.
We meet many who have felt low for some time, and often, this is down to hard work with weight loss, which then does not result in the end result they desired. Even to the point where perhaps the only thing left is surgery, removing excess skin or fat, or lifting, enhancing and shaping, to complete the improved body image and look.
How much and when?
During your initial consultation, your surgeon will discuss your goals and hopes for your body image, and together you will decide your correct implant size and shape or enhancement based on your figure and body size at the time. There are a number of options to consider, whether gently lifting the bust (breast uplift), shaping hips or inner thighs (liposuction) or performing a tummy tuck to remove excess skin/fat/stretch marks, you can be sure that your surgeon is best placed to advise you on the most effective solution.
If you are planning to lose a substantial amount of weight, or have done so, it is important to discuss this with your surgeon at your first consultation. This way, we can look at all options available for you, and ensure that you will love and enjoy your implants/ body transformation for the long-term.
It is recommended that you try and reach, or be as close to, your ideal/goal weight before surgery as this will ensure that you get the best results from your cosmetic surgery procedure, avoiding any unwelcome changes in your new look that you have worked so hard to achieve.
Will losing weight affect my surgery?
Losing a small amount of weight, a few pounds for example, won’t cause any real noticeable change to the appearance of your implant, or liposuction/tummy tuck procedure, however losing larger amounts of weight may make a significant difference and could change the appearance of your results from surgery. Your body could look less in proportion, and implants may look bigger than you originally intended.
Losing weight after breast surgery
After having breast enlargement surgery, you can rest assured that weight loss doesn’t affect the implant itself, changes to the tissue surrounding the implant may go through some changes. If you lose more than 10lbs you may experience implant outlines showing through the skin, causing a less natural appearance. Excessive weight loss may cause your skin to sag and/or your implants to droop.
It is possible that some weight loss could enhance your new post-surgery body and encourage you to continue your new healthy regime and lifestyle.
Gaining weight affect my breast surgery
Any changes to your weight will mean that your skin must adapt to those changes. A small amount of weight gain won’t affect your implants, but a larger amount of weight gain could lead to stretch marks showing on the skin. Extra fatty tissue may alter the shape, texture and symmetry of any implants; altering the original shape and positioning you had planned.
Too much or too little
If, after having your surgery you lose or gain a larger amount of weight and the changes to your body and implants is very noticeable, you may find that you want to have revision surgery to correct the changes caused by your weight change. Obviously, this is another surgical procedure, so it is better to try and remain the weight you were at the consultation to avoid further surgery.
Managing your weight
We do recommend that you try to maintain your weight and body shape, avoiding big fluctuations in your weight and Yoyo dieting. Eating a balanced healthy diet, avoiding processed food, and drinking plenty of water (avoiding sugary drinks), plenty of exercise to maintain and improve your body shape and strength should all help to keep the shape and size that you wished for from the very beginning of your cosmetic surgery journey. For more information about making sure the results of your cosmetic surgery are long lasting or if you would like to find out about any of our cosmetic surgery procedures please call our welcoming reception team on 0330 124 4780 or click here for a free consultation.
We look forward to meeting you very soon.