Post-Weight Loss Body Contouring
- Private airport transfers (arrival & departure)
- Dedicated personal assistant throughout your stay
- All-inclusive accommodation with daily breakfast
- Premium aftercare and recovery support
What is Post-Weight Loss Body Contouring?
Post-weight loss body contouring is a comprehensive approach to address excess, sagging skin that remains after significant weight loss from bariatric surgery, diet, or exercise. After losing 100+ pounds, many patients are left with loose, hanging skin that can cause physical discomfort, hygiene issues, and emotional distress. Body contouring procedures remove this excess skin and reshape the body to reveal the fit physique hidden underneath, completing the transformation journey and dramatically improving quality of life.
The Procedure
Post-weight loss body contouring typically involves multiple procedures performed in stages over 12-24 months. Common procedures include extended abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), lower body lift, thigh lift, arm lift (brachioplasty), breast lift or augmentation, and back/upper body lift. Each surgery is performed under general anesthesia and takes 3-6 hours depending on the extent. Large incisions are necessary to remove significant amounts of skin, and procedures are carefully planned to achieve optimal results while minimizing visible scarring.
Ideal Candidates
Ideal candidates have lost 100+ pounds and maintained a stable weight for at least 12-18 months, have excess hanging skin causing functional or aesthetic concerns, are at or near their goal weight, don't smoke or are willing to quit, and are in good overall health. Good candidates have realistic expectations about scarring and results, understand multiple staged procedures may be needed, and are committed to maintaining their weight loss long-term. This transformative surgery is for those ready to complete their weight loss journey.
Benefits
- Removes excess, sagging skin after major weight loss
- Improves body contours and proportions dramatically
- Enhances ability to exercise and maintain weight loss
- Resolves skin irritation, rashes, and hygiene issues
- Boosts self-confidence and body image significantly
- Can address multiple body areas in staged procedures
- Completes the transformation journey after weight loss
- Long-lasting results with stable weight maintenance
Risks and Complications
Risks
- Extensive scarring, though strategically placed
- Wound healing complications or dehiscence
- Infection requiring antibiotics or intervention
- Seroma or fluid accumulation
- Blood clots due to extended surgery time
- Asymmetry in body contours
- Skin or tissue necrosis in rare cases
- Need for revision procedures
Important Considerations
- Multiple surgeries required, staged 3-6 months apart
- Extensive recovery period of 6-8 weeks per procedure
- Significant scarring is unavoidable but fades over time
- Weight must remain stable for best results
- Compression garments required for several months
- High cost due to multiple extensive procedures
- Drains typically needed for 1-2 weeks
- Emotional preparation important for realistic expectations
Frequently Asked Questions
Once you’ve paid a 30% deposit and have secured your surgery date. We recommend paying your outstanding balance as soon as possible so you can receive your surgery itinerary. But if you’re unable to pay straight away - we need it paid latest 30 days before your scheduled surgery date.
We ask that you pay 30% of your total invoice.
Receipts for payment do not happen automatically. A member of our team waits for the payment to hit banking and then have it feed to our accounting system. Generally this can take 2-4 days once you have sent your payment.
We always recommend having a credit card on hand or at least a debit mastercard or visa.
Also make sure you notify your bank you are going overseas. You can do this either via online banking, in branch or calling your bank directly. AMEX doesn’t require this.
Only breakfast is included but you can eat like a King in Thailand with some of the best restaurants in the world. Also feel is very affordable.
We do recommend you bring a protein powder and greens powder (any brand) with something like spirulina or wheat grass in it. This is because after surgery clients are generally not hungry and can become quite nauseous
Yes, you can. We accept all major credit cards however you’ll incur a 3% transaction fee. If you wish to pay via credit card we will send you a payment link.
Cancellation with 30 or more days’ notice: Cancellation before 30 days will incur an AUD 3000 cancellation fee.
Cancellation within 29 days or less: All surgery packages canceled less than 30 days before the scheduled surgery date will lose 30% of their total invoice price
Cancellation within 7 days: Cost of surgery is forfeited unless Azurite Package is rescheduled
Cancellation on the day of surgery: The cost of surgery is forfeited unless Azurite Package is rescheduled within the travel time window (departure flight window).
If a client decides to not proceed with a scheduled surgery during their stay in Thailand or another Azurite location, they will incur an additional hospital package fee if they choose to proceed with the surgery at a later date.
There are no refunds on surgeries that you choose not to proceed with if you are on a multi-surgery package due to the discount given.
Refunds will be given for medical reasons that are not pre existing.
Yes, you can bring one companion for free as your support person. However, to avoid additional charges generally the companion stays with you on the sofa bed at hospital. If your companion does not want to stay at hospital you will be invoiced additional nights to keep your hotel reservation while at hospital. Current rate is 150 AUD (but is subject to change)
At Azurite we use a select team of ISAPS accredited plastic and reconstructive surgeons and have made the decision to not be associated with a surgeon name, and results only. Full details of surgeon will be provided upon deposit payment made.
Yes, all of our packages include accommodation at our partner hotel the Chatrium Residence Sathorn. As a One Bedroom Deluxe Suite. If you require an additional room or a two bedroom you’ll be invoiced an upgrade fee.
