You worked hard. You changed your life, successfully losing a lot of weight through diet, exercise or bariatric surgery. After achieving your massive physical goal there is a new challenge to face: excess, sagging skin.
This loose skin can hide the new shape you worked for. You might feel frustration, dealing with chafing, rashes, and discomfort that interfere with exercise. It is a common, frustrating reality, but it does not have to be the end of your journey. Mr Irfan Khan specialises in post weight loss body contouring surgery to help you complete your transformation.
Why the skin does not bounce back
When you gain a lot of weight, your skin stretches. The skin’s elasticity is damaged when stretched for a long time. After major weight loss, the skin simply cannot conform to your new, smaller body volume. This results in heavy, hanging folds of skin, particularly around the abdomen, upper arms, thighs, and breasts.
This is not a failure on your part; it is simply a physical reality that only surgery can fix. Mr Khan’s surgical philosophy centres on you, the individual, ensuring your emotional and physical goals are met safely and effectively.
Achieving your final shape with surgery
Body contouring is not a single operation. It is a set of precise procedures designed to remove excess skin and tighten the underlying tissue to give you smooth, refined contours. Mr Irfan Khan is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with the specialist FRCS(Plast) qualification, meaning he is trained to the highest standard to perform these complex operations.
The types of procedures he uses depend entirely on where your loose skin is:
- Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck): This often requested surgery removes loose skin from the stomach area and tightens the abdominal muscles that may have separated (diastasis recti), giving you a flatter, firmer midsection. Mr Khan uses high lateral tension techniques to achieve a better waist appearance.
- Arm Lift (Brachioplasty): This addresses the sagging skin on the underside of your upper arms.
- Thigh Lift: This removes loose skin from the inner and outer thighs, improving the shape of your legs.
- Body Lift: For people with significant excess skin around the midsection, a lower body lift or circumferential lift can address the abdomen, hips, buttocks, and outer thighs all at once, creating a fully sculpted figure.
Why specialist experience matters
Body contouring after major weight loss is technically demanding. It requires a surgeon who can manage both the aesthetic and reconstructive aspects.
Mr Khan’s vast experience, including fellowships in aesthetic surgery, means he is dedicated to delivering the highest level of practice. He understands that this surgery is the final, essential chapter of your weight loss success story. His background as an examiner for the FRCS(Plast) exit examination and his teaching roles as an Honorary Senior Lecturer reflect this dedication to skill and quality.
Appointments for post weight loss body contouring
If you have achieved your weight loss goal and are ready to address the issue of excess skin, you should talk to a specialist. Taking this step allows you to finally enjoy the comfortable, proportionate body you worked so hard to achieve. Get in touch to book your initial consultation.
