There is a difference between fat in different areas of the body, which means you may be able to tone some areas more easily than others. Since the beginning of time, fat has served a purpose for humans as an energy source. Fat serves as both a protective layer for your internal organs and a food reservoir. Health concerns are linked to the fat surrounding your organs, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. The good news is that this is the fat that is easiest to reduce. The other type of fat is stubborn and causes bumps and bulges. Typically, reducing fat cells with diet and exercise is not enough. Body contouring treats this type of fat in your body to make you appear more shapely.

Body sculpting, also called body contouring, is a set of cosmetic procedures that are used to reshape and reshift the body’s contours. Excess fat or loose skin in certain areas of the body can be treated by these procedures. Body sculpting procedures include liposuction, tummy tucks, and breast augmentations.

In liposuction, excess fat is removed from specific areas of the body using a cannula, a hollow stainless steel tube. To suction out fat cells, the cannula is inserted into small incisions on the skin. The abdomen, thighs, buttocks, arms, and neck can all be treated with liposuction.

Tummy tucks, also called abdominoplasty, remove excess skin and fat from the abdominal area. It is often used to tighten the abdominal muscles and improve the appearance of a protruding or sagging stomach.

In breast augmentation, breast implants are inserted to increase the size and shape of the breasts. Additionally, sagging breasts can be corrected by the procedure. It can also correct asymmetry in the breast or improve its appearance.

At Ridgewood Plastic Surgery, we customize our body contouring procedures to our patients’ needs. It is our utmost priority to ensure your safety, well-being, and satisfaction.