Body Contouring Procedures at Our South Carolina Center
Offering advanced tummy tuck, abdominoplasty, torsoplasty, liposuction, and body contouring procedures at his South Carolina center, Dr. Richard J. Wassermann helps his patients achieve their personal appearance goals. He offers individualized treatment planning as well as comprehensive care options.
Through his extensive experience, artistic vision, and meticulous care, Dr. Wassermann is able to achieve consistently beautiful and natural-looking results. Whether you envision thinner thighs, a flat and youthful tummy, or other figure enhancements, Dr. Wassermann can make your dreams a reality.
Post-pregnancy and post-bariatric patients at his South Carolina center will find all the resources necessary to restore the body after the challenges of childbearing or massive weight loss.
Depending on your individual needs, Dr. Wassermann may perform a traditional tummy tuck, abdominoplasty, or a more comprehensive and challenging procedure known as a torsoplasty. For some patients, a combination of two or more plastic surgery procedures may be suggested. With the enhanced options available at our private surgical facility, Dr. Wassermann helps his patients make the treatment decisions that are right for them.
Dr. Wassermann also provides an opportunity for an overnight stay at his private and fully-staffed center in order to make the post-operative experience as stress-free and comfortable as possible.
Contact our practice today to learn more or to schedule a personal consultation at Plastic Surgery Consultants. Dr. Wassermann can help you identify your needs and explore your options.
- Traditional Tummy Tuck
- Abdominoplasty
- Torsoplasty
- Anterior-Front
- Posterior-Back
- Circumferential
- Liposuction
- Other Body Contouring (Arms, Inner Thighs, Flanks)
- Post-Bariatric Contouring
- Post-Pregnancy Contouring
Traditional Tummy Tuck
Pregnancy, weight loss, aging, and other factors can contribute to lax abdominal muscles, connective tissue, and skin, and detract from one's overall appearance and well-being.
Because this area of the body can be particularly resistant to diet and exercise techniques, many patients find that some form of abdominal contouring is the solution to their nagging figure concerns and the key to achieving appearance satisfaction.
The traditional tummy tuck technique at our South Carolina center is an extremely popular and successful treatment for individuals with tummy concerns. It is the most basic abdominal contouring option.
Abdominoplasty
To tighten all soft tissue layers of the abdomen and create a flatter, firmer appearance, the abdominoplasty procedure is a popular option with proven results.
At his South Carolina center, Dr. Wassermann carefully performs this procedure and can extend it into a comprehensive anterior (front) torsoplasty. This comprehensive technique eliminates the stubborn tummy bulge and sculpts attractive, toned, and incredibly natural-looking results, improving abdominal wall appearance and function.
His approach is modified to address each patient's specific concerns, but usually includes liposuction of the abdomen and hips and super pubic fat, extensive abdominal wall reinforcement or plication and hernia repair if required. He removes as much abdominal fat and skin as possible and performs an upper thigh lift if necessary.
Most abdominoplasty patients are able to return to work and non-strenuous activities in about one to two weeks.
Torsoplasty (Anterior-Front/Posterior-Back/Circumferential)
For patients who require a more extensive abdominoplasty or trunk approach, Dr. Wassermann can perform an advanced procedure known as a torsoplasty. This can be divided into anterior (front), posterior (back/buttocks), or both (circumferential). An innovative technique, circumferential torsoplasty is used to contour and define the entire midsection including the hips, buttocks, thighs, lower back, and pelvis.
Both post – pregnancy and post- bariatric surgery patients at our South Carolina center may find that torsoplasty is an ideal option for eliminating excess skin and restoring definition to the entire trunk and pelvis area after multiple pregnancies or extreme weight loss.
Dr. Wassermann's expertise and experience and his state of the art facility allow him to outline a comprehensive treatment plan to get the most improvement out of each surgery and the best sequence of surgeries if more than one is required in order to obtain optimum results while interfering the least with the patient's life.
Dr. Wassermann also provides an opportunity for an overnight stay with one on one care in order to make any operative experience more satisfying and less stressful.
Liposuction
Along with tummy tuck, abdominoplasty, and torsoplasty, liposuction at our South Carolina center is an effective technique for improving the appearance of persistent problem areas of the body and creating a leaner and more proportionate shape. Liposuction can be performed alone or combined with other body contouring options at our South Carolina center to achieve even more noticeable results and further enhance self-confidence.
Dr. Wassermann utilizes a tumescent suction-assisted technique to minimize discomfort, swelling, and bruising. This advanced method also provides enhanced fat-reduction results and speeds recovery.
The hips, thighs, waist, knees, calves, ankles, upper arms, chin, and neck are common areas of concern that can often be successfully treated with liposuction, to provide a better clothing fit, more defined figure, and improved satisfaction with overall appearance. At times, the fat harvested can be used to augment or enhance other areas of the body, including the lips and cheeks.
Additionally, Dr. Wassermann may suggest breast reduction, breast augmentation, or breast lift procedures to complete the transformation of your figure.
Most liposuction patients at our South Carolina center are able to return to work and other light daily activities in one week or less, and swelling dissipates gradually over the next several months.
Other Body Contouring (Arms, Inner Thighs, Flanks)
Based on individual needs and goals, advanced body contouring options may be used in conjunction with any number of cosmetic or reconstructive procedures over any anatomic area at our South Carolina center to produce the most dramatic effects.
Dr. Wassermann can perform arm lift, thigh lift, buttock lift (posterior torsoplasty), and total body lift (circumferential torsoplasty) procedures to eliminate loose or dimpled skin and reveal a more toned, shapely figure for his patients. His techniques can be modified to fit each patient's needs even in those patients with multiple affected areas.
Body contouring patients often enjoy additional benefits from their procedures, including increased confidence, mobility, and clothing options. Recovery after body contouring varies based on the type of procedure that is performed and individual factors.
Dr. Wassermann works with his patients to develop treatment plans that fit their needs and emphasizes natural-looking results with minimal scarring, downtime, side effects, or interruption of their normal daily life. At his state of the art facility, Dr. Wassermann can mix and match procedures in the most efficient way.
Post-Bariatric Contouring
Body contouring can be particularly effective for post-bariatric surgery patients, who may find that excess loose or sagging skin and isolated fatty tissue continues to impair their mobility, interfere with hygiene, and prevent them from fully benefiting from their successful massive weight loss.
Utilizing a comprehensive approach, Dr. Wassermann can address various concerns for post-bariatric patients at his South Carolina center. Based on individual goals, abdominoplasty or torsoplasty operations may be combined or a series of procedures may be recommended in order to achieve the desired result.
Dr. Wassermann can help post-bariatric surgery patients at his South Carolina practice determine if body contouring is appropriate for them and create a treatment plan to help complete their transformation after weight loss.
Post-Pregnancy Contouring
After one or more pregnancies, many women find that their figures are not what they used to be. Sagging skin, weakened muscles, and stretch marks are commonly cited concerns of women desiring post-pregnancy rejuvenation.
To help restore a youthful, athletic, and shapely body contour, Dr. Wassermann develops individualized body contouring plans tailored to the specific needs (both functional and cosmetic) of each patient. He can perform a number of procedures to address problem areas like the abdomen, hips, breasts, and thighs.
After undergoing body contouring at our South Carolina center, many moms enjoy a renewed sense of energy and increased satisfaction with their fit and attractive figures. Much like parenthood itself, enhancing your body with plastic surgery can be an extremely rewarding experience.
Contact Our South Carolina Practice Today
To learn more about tummy tuck, liposuction, and other body contouring procedures, including post-pregnancy and post-bariatric surgery options, please contact our South Carolina cosmetic surgery center today to schedule a personal consultation.
Patients interested in learning more about body contouring options can review our glossary of plastic surgery terms and check out our before and after photo gallery to view the stunning results Dr. Wassermann's previous patients have achieved.
In addition to superior body sculpting, Dr. Wassermann specializes in facelift, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, BOTOX® Cosmetic injections, Juvederm® injections, laser skin rejuvenation treatments, and more.
For more information on advanced body contouring options, including liposuction, abdominoplasty, and post-bariatric surgery treatments, please contact our South Carolina office today.
Plastic Surgery
Consultants
1220 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Ph. 803.779.1200
Fx. 803.779.1220
Please see our glossary for information on common plastic surgery terms.
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