Losing significant weight by changing lifestyle habits or by bariatric surgery is a noteworthy achievement. However, the results can leave behind unwanted excess skin. Areas such as the tummy, arms, thighs, and buttocks may need some cosmetic attention to finish what your diet and exercise routine started. Whether it’s breast surgery, a tummy tuck, or mommy makeover, there are particular preparations you may want to consider. Here are a few.
Make Sure Your Weight is Stable
The last thing you want after your body contouring surgery is to go back to where you started. Regaining the weight you lost will not bode well for your results. Make sure you maintain your healthy weight for several months before considering body shaping surgery. Make sure you’ve attained your target weight before the operation. Losing weight after surgery can be just as damaging to your results as gaining those extra pounds back.
Establish a Healthy Lifestyle
The road to enjoying your body shaping results may start well before the surgery. You must develop a healthy lifestyle before your operation and maintain it afterward. Good habits include eating right and exercising regularly. Also, keeping alcohol consumption to a minimum and refraining from smoking will work wonders for your recovery too. Join a gym with friends and prepare healthy meals in advance. Making healthy eating easier can reduce stress, and working out in groups or with a companion will make exercise more enjoyable.
Have a Good Support System
Get family and friends to join your journey. An excellent place to start is having someone come with you to your consultations for surgery and the operation itself. Start organizing a support network the second you decide to move forward. Having others with you will help you before, during, and after the surgery until you have the results you want.
Ask for Advice
After you have decided to have bariatric surgery or are well on your way to losing weight, you’re likely to have questions about body contouring surgery. That’s normal. Begin to write down these questions to ask your plastic surgeon before surgery. Also, visit blogs and internet forums, such as Dr. Pugash’s realself page, to gain information from others who have gone down the same path. It helps to learn as much as possible online, but only take the advice of a board-certified plastic surgeon.
Stay Focused on Your Goal
The time before surgery is filled with preparation, planning, and a to-do list. These do’s and don’ts may distract you from the goals you set when you started this journey. Stay focused. It’s critical to keep a positive frame of mind as you push towards your desired results. Keep this outcome clearly ingrained in your mind as you get closer to the end.
You can contact us or call (604)-522-5199 to schedule a body contouring consultation with Dr. Pugash, who will help you before, during, and after your surgery.