Body Contouring.
Surgery that removes fat, removes loose skin, or reshapes contour after weight change or pregnancy.
- 360° Liposuction
Removes fat around the full circumference of the torso rather than one area.
- Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
Removes loose abdominal skin and repairs separated muscle.
- Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)
Removes loose skin along the upper arm.
- Leg Lift
Removes loose skin on the thigh, usually after significant weight loss.
- Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)
Transfers your own fat to reshape the buttocks.
- Six-Pack Definition
Sculpts the abdominal wall to reveal underlying muscle definition.
- Mommy Makeover
A combination, commonly abdominal and breast surgery, planned as one operation.
What This Changes in Your Plan
Body surgery is more physically demanding than facial surgery and movement is limited at first. The plan allows for that: transfers, room service and a longer rest window are part of it.
See the full week →Four Questions Worth Asking.
A good consultation is one where you did the asking. These are the ones that change the answer for this group of procedures.
- How much skin removal is involved, and where will the scars sit?
- Is my current weight the right weight for this operation, or should it wait?
- How limited will my movement be, and for how long?
- Will I need compression garments, and for how many weeks?
- If I am combining procedures, is that safe for me in one operation?
What Body Contouring in Istanbul Actually Covers
Body contouring covers three different jobs that are often confused with each other. Removing fat is one, and that is what liposuction does, including the 360 degree version that works around the whole torso rather than one flank. Removing skin is another, and that is what an abdominoplasty, an arm lift or a leg lift do. Moving fat from one place to another is the third, which is what a fat transfer or a Brazilian butt lift is.
Most plans use more than one of these, because skin and fat rarely behave independently. What combination is right for you is a surgical judgement about your tissue, not a menu choice.
Why Timing Matters More Here than Anywhere Else
Body surgery is the category where the question is most often not which operation, but when. Contouring removes skin and fat; it does not do the work of weight loss, and it is not a substitute for it. Operating while your weight is still moving can waste a result that would have held if it had waited.
The same applies after pregnancy and after significant weight loss, where tissue is still changing for a period. Your surgeon is the one who tells you whether now is the moment, and being told to wait is advice rather than a refusal.
What the First Week Is Really Like
This is physically the most demanding category, and the plan reflects that. Movement is restricted at first, compression garments are usually part of it, and getting in and out of a car is a real consideration rather than a detail. That is why transfers, room service and a longer rest window are written into the plan rather than offered as extras.
How long each restriction lasts depends on the operation and on you. You are told before you book, because it affects flights, time away from work and whether you should bring someone.
Questions We Get About This Group.
Should I lose weight before body surgery?
Sometimes. Body contouring removes skin and fat; it does not replace weight loss, and operating at the wrong moment can waste the result. Your surgeon says which applies to you.
How limited will I be afterwards?
Movement is restricted at first and compression garments are usually part of it. How long that lasts is specific to the operation and is explained before you book, not after.
Can body and breast surgery be combined?
It is a common request and often possible, but only some combinations are safe together. That is decided at your consultation.
Not every procedure suits every patient, and the examination on Day 1 can change the plan. That is what it is for.
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