Darlene Cates, one of the stars in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? underwent a gastroplasty in 1981 when the surgery was yet in its early stages of development. Since then there have been many changes and improvements that have been introduced in weight loss surgeries like gastroplasty, which are increasingly being used to treat the overweight and obese over the world.
This weight loss surgery procedure made use of stomach staples and created a smaller pouch in the stomach. It was the first totally restrictive operation performed for treating obesity. This technique however did not take immediate care of the fat deposits present in a patient’s body.
Doctors found that the plastic surgery procedure known as liposuction was the answer to this problem. Patients can have a liposuction surgery to drain the abdominal and surrounding areas of excess and unwanted fat. For the morbidly obese this is an excellent solution to get rid of body weight that weighs them down.
One important point that patients have to remember though is that liposuction procedures do not take care of the skin that is left behind after the removal of subcutaneous fat. For this a tummy tuck surgery or a mini tummy tuck can be of help.
You might want to discuss this with an experienced plastic surgeon and your personal physician before you take any further step though. The Plastic Surgery Institute of California recommends taking this step because all the surgeries involved are major and warrant many considerations.
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