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Patients with obesity are at risk of multiple medical problems. Massive weight loss (MWL – usually between 25-50 kgs) in the morbidly obese can be achieved either by long term dieting and exercise or by bariatric surgery. The effect on the body is like deflation of an overinflated balloon. As a result of the loss of the excess stored fat under the skin envelope, the skin often fails to shrink or contract adequately over the underlying musculoskeletal body frame and there can be residual heavy, loose folds of skin around the abdomen, arms, thighs, breasts, buttocks and face. This excess skin can lead to limitation in mobility, difficulty in choosing proper clothes and cause problems of personal hygiene. It can also result in rashes and fungal infection in skin folds. Body contouring after massive weight loss (MWL) is an extremely gratifying procedure to tailor this loose hanging skin envelope and have a healthier, more proportionate body. It definitely enhances the person’s body image and self-confidence significantly.

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