Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

Dramatic weight loss improves your health and leaves you looking and feeling better. It can be a positive life-changing event but often you are left with sagging skin and loose muscle that will not change with exercise. Often the skin is so significant that clothing choices become limited are not what you envisioned after your weight loss.

Dr. Ricciardelli has over 25 years of experience and offers a full range of treatments designed to remove and lift excess skin, tighten muscles and improve facial, neck, arm, breast, abdomen and thigh contours. “These procedures are designed to change and re-contour your body to enhance the body contour after losing weight. Some procedures can be done at the same time. A lot will depend on the degree of change needed,” says Dr. Ricciardelli. At your consultation, he will discuss those procedures that will help you to achieve the body that you desire.

Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

This procedure can make the most significant and satisfying change for bariatric patients as it affects so many of your clothing choices. For more information on Tummy Tuck click here.

Liposuction (suction assisted Lipectomy)

Liposuction is almost always combined with skin excision after considerable weight loss. It can help shape and sculpt the body by removing excess fat. A popular area for liposuction in bariatric patients is the upper and lower back. For more information on liposuction click here.

Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)

Often called “bingo arms” or “bat wings”, loose, sagging and excess skin in the upper arms is often a result of significant weight loss but also can be part of the aging process. For most people, significant sagging skin and fat cannot be eliminated with diet and exercise. An arm lift, or brachioplasty redefines the arm circumference by removing excess skin and fat. For more information on arm lift click here.

Breast Lift Surgery (Mastopexy)

An unfortunate result of massive weight loss is the change in shape, position and firmness of your breasts. A breast lift with or without an implant will help to restore the volume, reduce the sagging skin, and reposition the breast for a more youthful appearance. For more information on breast lift and breast augmentation click here.