Body Contouring Minneapolis
Abdominoplasty
Are you tired of spending hours at the gym doing sit-ups and crunches, only to have that loose skin and fat stay right where it is? Perhaps you have had children, and still have stretch marks or weak muscles that aren’t improving with exercise alone. Or maybe you have lost a lot of weight after gastric bypass surgery, and have excess skin around your midriff that makes you feel uncomfortable. If you wish that stubborn abdominal fat would go away – and diet and exercise aren’t cutting it – a tummy tuck may be the solution for you. Appropriate for men and women, abdominoplasty is a surgical technique by which excess skin and fat around the lower abdomen are removed, and scars and stretch marks are minimized. The procedure trims, flattens, and smooths the stomach, reducing bulges and eliminating loose skin.
Liposculpting
Liposuction is a surgical technique that improves the body's contour by removing excess fat from deposits located between the skin and muscle. Liposuction involves the use of a small stainless steel tube, called a cannula (from the Latin word for reed, tube, cane). The cannula is connected to a powerful suction pump and inserted into the fat through small incisions in the skin.
Other Body Procedures
Earlobe Repair
Earlobes that have been damaged by piercing, wearing heavy earrings, or through a minor accident, can normally be repaired quickly in an outpatient procedure.
Scar Revision
Scar formation, which naturally results from skin wounds caused by accidents, illness, or surgery, can be treated with Z-plasty, skin grafting, flap surgery, laser skin resurfacing, and dermabrasion.
Thigh/Buttock Lift
Body contouring improves the shape and tone of the body. It targets the underlying tissue that supports fat and skin, while removing skin and fat that sag. Patients who have experienced significant weight loss, who wish to look more toned, may benefit from a contouring procedure. It can be performed on the the body, breast, arms, and/or thighs.
