After Bariatric Body Contouring in Raleigh, North Carolina*

This 56-year-old woman has lost 115 pounds after a minimally invasive bariatric procedure and the use of a semiglutatide , Mounjaro®. Other semiglutides such as Ozempic ® and Wegovy ® are also used more recently by some bariatric surgeons after weight loss surgery to increase or maintain weight loss. These medications are prescribed for people with diabetes which helps with blood sugar control and also weight loss, but their use has become more popular purely for weight loss. Plastic surgeons frequently treat patients who are on these medications or have been on them. These medications must be discontinued prior to surgery as they have been associated with untoward issues during the induction of anesthesia such as aspiration. This patient underwent a circumferential abdominoplasty to deal with loose skin that went all around her waistline. She also had an extended mastopexy which involves removal of tissue even going back towards the back or bra roll. As most patients with massive weight loss, she has multiple areas of concern and after this major surgery she now anticipates treating her arms and her thighs with brachioplasty and a vertical thigh lift in the near future.