06 Feb What is Male body contouring?

Wanting to show off your post-weight loss results? Choose from an array of body contouring procedures designed to enhance your male physique.

More men are seeking body contouring plastic surgeries to look and feel their best. Dr. Édouard Coeugniet offers a range of body contouring treatments tailored to the male physique.

What is male body contouring?
If you have recently lost a significant amount of weight due to bariatric surgery or diet and lifestyle changes, you may be still struggling with stubborn fat pockets and excess skin. This is because our tissues often lack the elasticity they need to “snap back” to the shape they used to be prior to weight loss, causing them to appear stretched and saggy.

Benefits of Body Contouring
There are anatomic difference between men and women that require different approaches during surgical correction: men tend to accumulate fat inside their abdomen (beer belly) and around the flanks (love handles), while women tend to accumulate fat around their lower abdomen and thighs. Because of hormonal differences and lack of pregnancies, male skin retains skin elasticity longer and tends to be firmer and more vascular compared to female skin. Male patients who have had massive weight loss surgery, however, tend to have extensive stretch marks and skin laxity similar to female patients.

A variety of body contouring procedures are available for men, with the following benefits:

-Removing fat deposits from the flanks (love handles), waist, abdomen, chest, and neck
-Flattening a bulging abdomen
-Removing excess skin after weight loss

Common Body Contouring Procedures for Men in Montreal.

1. Liposuction for men:
Most men have good skin elasticity, and a liposuction treatment is a viable option to have in the contouring process. Liposuction removes excess fat from the body to achieve a smoother, natural look.

2. Tummy Tuck for men:
Abdominoplasty or a tummy tuck often accompanies the male body contouring procedure. Dr. Edouard Coeugniet will remove excessive skin like love handles or fix the ‘pot belly’ by tightening the muscles of the abdominal wall.

3. Body lifts for men:
Body lifts are body contouring procedures designed to tighten and lift excess skin, fat, and tissue on the upper and lower body. These procedures typically include a combination of techniques to address sagging on the back, flanks, abdomen, buttocks, and thighs. Arm lifts can also be performed.

Can I have body contouring if I am overweight?
Body contouring procedures are not designed for weight loss. They are designed to improve contour and remove excess skin and some fat. Dr. Steele advises patients to be as close to their ideal body weight as possible, with a body mass index (BMI) between 25-30. Patients who lose significant weight after their tummy tuck can be left with recurrent loose skin due poor skin tone. Also, patients who are obese (BMI > 30) do not get as good a result compared to patients of normal weight and are at higher risk for complications including delayed healing, fluid pockets (seroma), and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

What’s the difference between a tummy tuck and liposuction?
Liposuction removes fat below the skin to improve contour. It does not improve excess skin or stretch marks. An abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) procedure does several things:

-Removes some fat from the midsection
-Removes excess, loose/stretched-out skin
-Tightens the abdominal muscles, which helps flatten the abdomen when viewed from the side and helps narrow the waist when viewed from the front.
-Redistributes the skin from the upper abdomen to the lower abdomen. This tightens the skin and helps thin the fat layer of the abdomen as well.