Body Contouring

Comprehensive surgical body contouring for patients seeking to reshape multiple areas, including post-massive-weight-loss recontouring. Procedures include Lower Body Lift (Belt Lipectomy), Arm Lift (Brachioplasty), Thigh Lift, Upper Body Lift, Gynecomastia correction, and minimally invasive BodyTite. Post-weight-loss patients must be at a stable weight for at least six months. Staged procedures are spaced 12 weeks apart to allow full recovery. Dr. Kolker offers dedicated male and female body contouring programs tailored to individual anatomy at his Manhattan Park Avenue practice.

Dr. Kolker's body contouring program at 710 Park Avenue addresses one of the most complex and personally meaningful categories in plastic surgery — the reshaping of multiple body zones simultaneously or in staged sequence, most commonly following massive weight loss but also for patients seeking comprehensive aesthetic transformation without prior bariatric history. For post-bariatric and post-massive-weight-loss patients, the practice requires a minimum six-month stable weight plateau before surgical planning begins. This threshold ensures tissue quality, nutritional recovery, and weight stability — all of which directly affect wound healing and the durability of surgical results. Most patients in this category require two to three operations spaced at least 12 weeks apart, allowing complete recovery between each phase and giving Dr. Kolker the ability to refine outcomes progressively. The Lower Body Lift (Belt Lipectomy) is the most comprehensive single-stage body reshaping operation available, addressing the abdomen, flanks, back, buttocks, and lateral thighs in one circumferential procedure. The Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) removes excess skin from the inner upper arm, with incisions placed along the medial bicipital groove to maximise concealment when the arms are at rest. The Thigh Lift offers medial, anterior, lateral, and circumferential options depending on the distribution of laxity. The Upper Body Lift combines breast reshaping with arm lift and chest or back skin excision for patients with extensive upper torso redundancy. For male patients, the practice offers a dedicated men's body contouring program targeting the abdomen, flanks, lower back, chest, and neck. Gynecomastia reduction uses a combination of liposuction and direct glandular excision calibrated to the grade of enlargement. BodyTite — radiofrequency-assisted lipolysis — is available for patients who want measurable skin tightening with significantly less recovery than open body-lift procedures. All surgeries are performed at the AAAASF-accredited on-site surgical suite at 710 Park Avenue, Manhattan. Return to work ranges from 10 to 21 days depending on procedure scope and combination. Dr. Kolker offers in-person and virtual consultations for New York City residents and patients travelling from across the United States.