Body Contouring

Sound Plastic Surgery Seattle offers comprehensive surgical body contouring including tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), lower body lift, thigh lift, arm lift (brachioplasty), and post-weight-loss body contouring. Mommy Makeover combination procedures pairing breast surgery with tummy tuck and liposuction are available for eligible patients. All body contouring surgeries are performed in the practice's accredited on-site ambulatory surgery center under general anesthesia with board-certified anesthesiologists. Approximate office return for tummy tuck is two weeks.

Sound Plastic Surgery Seattle's body contouring program addresses the full spectrum of surgical reshaping procedures, from isolated skin excision surgeries to complex combination procedures for post-weight-loss or post-pregnancy body restoration. Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is the cornerstone surgical body contouring procedure at the practice. The procedure addresses excess lower abdominal skin and subcutaneous fat accumulated through pregnancy or significant weight fluctuation, and critically, repairs the diastasis recti — the midline separation of the paired rectus abdominis muscles that creates the characteristic lower abdominal bulge that persists regardless of diet or exercise. Muscle repair restores abdominal wall integrity alongside the aesthetic improvement, and the procedure takes approximately two to three hours with an approximate two-week return to office work. Lower body lift surgery addresses circumferential laxity of the abdomen, outer thighs, and buttocks in a single operative procedure, most commonly performed after massive weight loss where excess skin encircles the lower trunk. The thigh lift removes excess inner thigh skin through a groin crease incision, restoring upper leg contour that cannot be achieved through exercise alone. Arm lift (brachioplasty) resects loose upper arm skin and fat from the axilla toward the elbow, correcting the ptotic upper arm skin that develops with aging or after significant weight reduction. Mommy Makeover packages combine procedures into a single anesthetic event for patients seeking to address post-pregnancy changes across multiple body zones simultaneously. A typical Mommy Makeover at Sound Plastic Surgery Seattle might include breast augmentation or lift, abdominoplasty with diastasis repair, and liposuction of the flanks and hips — procedures tailored to the individual patient's anatomy and recovery goals. Post-weight-loss body contouring encompasses any combination of the above procedures plus procedures such as back lift, medial thigh lift, and buttock lift for patients who have achieved significant weight reduction through bariatric surgery or lifestyle change and are seeking to address the resulting skin excess across multiple body zones. The Seattle practice's on-site accredited surgery center allows complex combination procedures to be performed safely and privately, without hospital scheduling constraints.