Body contouring is a form of cosmetic surgery performed
by a qualified professional in order to repair or to
improve upon specific areas of the body. A patient
interested in body contouring may be interested in
having a tummy tuck, a thigh lift, an arm lift,
liposuction, a breast lift, breast reduction or, in some
instances, all of the latter mentioned procedures.
Patients embark on body contouring procedures in an
effort to improve or augment their appearance, or in
order to rectify birth defects of bodily defects that
are the result of an injury.
Body contouring procedures are a serious matter and
should never be entered into lightly. A lot of things
need to be considered when one is considering body
contouring procedures, including risks, costs, and the
benefits of such procedures. By no means whatsoever is a
body contouring procedure for everyone. In the past,
body contouring procedures were last resorts: they are
performed after a patient has lost a dramatic amount of
weight and they are now faced with the problem of excess
skin or they are surgical procedures that address body
issues that arise from defects that cannot be repaired
any other way. Currently however, more and more people
are getting body contouring to augment their appearance
and to improve their self-esteem.
Body contouring procedures are not typically performed
on the extremely young. The reason that body contouring
is more often performed on adults is because the body of
young individuals, like teens, is still in the
development process. Further, the patient must be adult
enough to understand all that body contouring procedures
encompass: the risks as well as the benefits. Also,
patients must understand that body contouring procedures
are not a magic potion: they create no instant cure for
social problems and they do not constitute a life
changing solution. |
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