Obesity surgery is performed on individuals with a body mass index (BMI) above 40 or above 35 with additional health conditions. In other words, a person undergoing obesity surgery is extremely overweight. Losing this weight can lead to changes such as sagging or volume loss in the body. Of course, this can vary depending on the patient’s weight, age, and physiological condition. Especially during periods of rapid weight loss, while the patient experiences happiness from losing weight, the sagging that may occur can also demoralize them. I always tell my patients that “the important thing is to treat the obesity that is harming your health, and that other problems like sagging are very minor issues compared to obesity.”
How to Prevent Sagging?
First of all, we should state that sagging may not be severe when weight is lost in a balanced way. The primary thing to do to prevent sagging is to lose weight healthily, as we mentioned in the article “How Much Weight Will I Lose After Obesity Surgery?”. We can achieve this by eating healthily, exercising regularly, and strictly following the doctor’s recommendations. In addition, sagging and volume loss can be prevented with tightening exercises. Getting professional support here will be extremely beneficial. If what we have said is not successful or does not provide benefit and the patient complains of sagging, body shaping operations can be resorted to.
Precautions Before Cosmetic Surgery
If you have decided to have cosmetic surgery to improve your body, you need to pay close attention to one point. It is essential to ensure that the weight loss process is complete after obesity surgery. Because if the weight loss process continues after cosmetic surgery, sagging may occur again.
