Body Contouring
In Fort Worth, TX
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Body Contouring at New Leaf
Body contouring begins with the areas that matter most to you. Dr. Candis Lovelace considers skin, fat, and the effects of weight changes to discuss which procedures may suit your priorities.
Body contouring after weight loss addresses excess skin and remaining areas of fat once weight is stable. A tummy tuck, body lift, arm lift, or thigh lift may be considered individually or in stages, depending on your anatomy and recovery needs.
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What Is Body Contouring After Weight Loss?
After substantial weight loss, skin may not shrink to fit the body’s new shape. Body contouring removes selected areas of excess skin and can address remaining fat or tissue laxity. The areas treated may include the abdomen, waist, breasts, arms, thighs, or buttocks.
The plan depends on where skin is loose, how much tissue needs to be removed, and whether skin folds affect comfort or daily activities. These operations change contour; they do not replace weight management or guarantee a particular size.
Compare a tummy tuck, body lift, arm lift, and thigh lift to understand which areas each operation addresses.
Candidates / Body Contouring
Who Is a Candidate?
- Are at or near a stable weight
- Have loose skin, localized fat, or contour concerns
- Have excess tissue after pregnancy or major weight loss
- Have excess skin that affects comfort, hygiene, clothing fit, or movement
- Are in good enough health for the recommended procedure
- Do not smoke or can stop as directed
- Have realistic expectations about scars, recovery, and results
- Can arrange appropriate recovery support
Patients who are actively losing weight may be advised to wait. Medical clearance may be requested when health conditions could affect anesthesia, wound healing, or clotting risk.
Dr. Lovelace can evaluate your anatomy, function, health, and goals before recommending a procedure.
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Options / Body Contouring
Body Contouring Procedures
Body contouring procedures are not weight-loss treatments. They are most appropriate for patients at or near a stable weight who have localized fat, loose skin, muscle separation, or tissue laxity that lifestyle changes cannot correct.
Liposuction
Liposuction removes localized fat from areas such as the abdomen, waist, flanks, back, thighs, arms, and hips. It can improve contour but does not remove significant loose skin.
FaceTite & BodyTite
FaceTite and BodyTite use radiofrequency-assisted technology to improve contour and tissue tightening in selected patients with mild to moderate laxity.
Gluteal Augmentation
Gluteal augmentation may use fat transfer, implants, lifting techniques, liposuction, or a combined approach to improve buttock shape, fullness, and proportion.
Combination Body Contouring
Liposuction may be combined with tummy tuck, mommy makeover, body lift, arm lift, or thigh lift surgery when appropriate. In other cases, staging procedures is safer and makes recovery more manageable.
Dr. Lovelace can determine whether fat removal, skin removal, tissue tightening, reconstruction, or a combined approach is appropriate.
Recovery / Body Contouring
Recovery After Body Contouring
Recovery depends on the areas treated, incision length, whether operations are combined, and your health. Larger skin-removal procedures usually require more support and time away from strenuous activity than limited liposuction.
- Early recovery Rest, incision care, compression garments, drains, or medication may be required depending on the procedure.
- First several weeks Activity restrictions remain in place while swelling and incisions are monitored.
- Rehabilitation Walking, scar care, and gradual return to exercise should follow your surgeon’s instructions.
- Long-term healing Swelling decreases, scars mature, and additional stages may be considered when necessary.
Patients undergoing larger procedures should plan for help with transportation, childcare, pets, meals, and household responsibilities.
Planning / Body Contouring
Post-Weight-Loss Body Contouring
Major weight loss through bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medication, medical treatment, or lifestyle changes can improve health and mobility but leave redundant skin that no longer contracts around the body.
- Loose abdominal skin
- Hanging tissue around the waistline
- Upper-arm laxity
- Inner- or outer-thigh skin excess
- Loose skin around the hips, buttocks, or lower back
- Skin folds that cause irritation or hygiene concerns
- Body proportions that feel unfinished after weight loss
When several areas require treatment, procedures may be staged to limit surgical burden and support safer healing.
Body Contouring Questions
When should I consider skin removal after weight loss?
Discuss surgery when your weight is stable and you can maintain adequate nutrition and recovery support. Your surgeon will consider weight trends, health conditions, medications, nicotine use, and the amount of skin to be removed before recommending timing.
Can several areas be treated at once?
Sometimes, but combining operations increases the extent of surgery and recovery. Staging treatment may be recommended based on your health, the expected surgical time, and the areas involved.
What are the risks and tradeoffs?
Skin-removal surgery leaves permanent scars. Other risks include bleeding, infection, fluid accumulation, delayed healing, sensation changes, asymmetry, blood clots, anesthesia complications, and possible revision surgery. Your consultation should cover risks specific to the planned procedures.
How much does body contouring cost?
The cost depends on the procedures, number of stages, anesthesia, facility, and postoperative needs. Request a written estimate after examination. Ask your insurer about its criteria if treatment is being considered for functional concerns; coverage is not automatic.
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Meet the practice
Dr. Candis Lovelace, MD, FACS is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Her practice includes cosmetic surgery of the breast, body, and face, as well as reconstructive care.
New Leaf Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
4400 Heritage Trace Parkway, Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76244
817-380-1087
The office welcomes patients from Fort Worth and nearby communities, including Keller and Southlake. Contact the practice to plan your visit.
Prepare for your consultation
Bring your goals, relevant medical history, medication list, and questions about alternatives, risks, recovery, and costs. Ask which options are appropriate for you and what help or follow-up you may need.
Further reading
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