Reclaim Your Silhouette in St. Louis
Dr. Samer Cabbabe has been featured in St. Louis Magazine annual “Best Doctors in Saint Louis” magazine.
His work, positive reviews, and satisfied patients speak for the level of perfectionism and professionalism.
Many people who have made a diligent effort to lose weight have experienced the disappointment of residual skin and fat pouches. Liposuction and abdominoplasty, or “tummy tuck,” can give weight loss patients the final results they are seeking. For more information on body contouring procedures such as abdominoplasty or liposuction, book your consultation with Cabbabe Plastic Surgery.
Learn more about the body contouring procedures we offer below.
Arm Lift / Brachioplasty
An arm lift, or brachioplasty, can restore shape and contour to the arms by removing excess skin and fat. For most women, this involves a 2-hour outpatient procedure with minimal recovery time. In heavier patients with thicker arms, Dr. Cabbabe will discuss the option of a staged procedure with liposuction first to aggressively contour the arms followed by skin excision at a later time. The advantage in this scenario is that more contouring of the arms can be done and overall safety, lower complication rate. In patients who are having multiple procedures done and will require 2 surgeries, this is an appealing option.
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is the treatment of choice for people who are considered severely obese. The term Bariatric surgery is used to describe a series of weight loss procedures that are designed to help people who are overweight achieve the body of their dreams. It includes gastric bypass, gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy. These procedures make changes to the digestive system to help you lose weight when diet and exercise have failed to work.
Brazilian Butt Lift
Brazilian Butt Lift is a generic term to describe any fat transfer to the buttock or hip area. It has nothing to do with the size, or shape of the buttocks created. Dr. Samer Cabbabe believes most women who are entertaining a body contouring procedure would benefit from some type of fat transfer to the hip or buttock area.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
In carpal tunnel syndrome, one of the main nerves to the hand, the median nerve, gets compressed in an area called the carpal tunnel located near the wrist. When this happens, the thumb, index, middle and half of the ring finger become numb. Patients often shake their hands to get the feeling back in these fingers. This tends to happen when people are driving, working on the computer or sleeping. It can become so severe that the muscles in the hand become affected and weaken, causing clumsiness.
Drainless Tummy Tuck / Abdominoplasty
World-renowned body contouring expert, Dr. Samer Cabbabe performs drainless tummy tuck surgery. In fact, most of his body contouring surgeries do not require drains, with the exception of some breast implant surgeries. Being able to perform a drainless tummy tuck requires expert knowledge and vast experience to be able to do with a low complication rate.
Hand Rejuvenation
As we age, the elasticity of our skin decreases. The fat on the back of our hands decreases as well and the result is wrinkled hands. We cannot improve the elasticity of our skin, but Dr. Cabbabe can help you to replace the fat on the back of your hands by fat grafting.
Labia Reduction / Vaginal Rejuvenation
Women may have an inherited or acquired excess amount of skin in the vaginal area(labia). This can be a source of embarrassment or irritation and many women will choose to have the excess tissue removed.
Liposuction / Body Contouring
Liposuction is the most critical aspect of all body contouring procedures. It is also the most dangerous procedure and most likely to be done incorrectly, even by board-certified plastic surgeons. Dr. Samer Cabbabe has performed thousands of liposuction and revision liposuction surgeries and is regarded as a national expert on all types of body contouring.
Lower Body Lift
For those who have had weight loss or desire complete torso/hip/buttock re-contouring/re-shaping, including the abdomen, flanks, hips, back and buttocks, there is no more powerful procedure than a lower body lift in St. Louis. This is an extremely challenging procedure and most plastic surgeons have never even performed one, including surgeons who perform tummy tuck surgery regularly. This is the one procedure that Dr. Cabbabe insists patients see only an extremely experienced combination body contouring/lipo AND skin removal expert for and if necessary, travel. If a prior tummy tuck has already been performed, it will need to be revised as a part of the procedure.
Mini-Tummy Tuck / Abdominoplasty
This procedure in St. Louis, Missouri, is ideal for patients that have extra skin and/or fat below their belly button but not above. Patients at their ideal body weight who have lost skin elasticity from childbirth are excellent candidates. During the procedure, Dr. Cabbabe removes the extra skin and fat from below the belly button and tightens the muscles of the lower abdomen to improve the contour. Liposuction is incorporated as needed. As opposed to a full tummy tuck/abdominoplasty, the belly button/umbilicus is not relocated and the upper abdominal muscles are not tightened. The scar is usually shorter, within the hip bone to hip bone, and concealed below undergarments.
Mommy Makeover
If you want your pre-pregnancy body back, a mommy makeover in St. Louis might be the best option for you. A mommy makeover is a combination of procedures that target areas including the tummy, breast and buttocks.
Panniculectomy
After significant weight loss, men or women may be left with extra, loose skin and fat in the lower abdomen below their belly button. This is referred to as an apron or “pannus”. In severe cases, this tissue can reach the ground and limit mobility. A panniculectomy is a procedure to remove this excess tissue.
Plus Size Body Contouring
Dr. Cabbabe specializes in Plus Size body contouring and performs these procedures regularly with astonishing results This refers to patients undergoing body contouring with a BMI greater than or equal to 30. The most common procedures performed include tummy tuck with Hi-def lipo/lipoabdominoplasty, 360 Lipo/Brazilian Butt Lift and breast lift/reduction. Generally, a greater amount of liposuction is required to contour and shape the torso.
Revision Body Contouring and Liposuction
Dr. Cabbabe’s revision body contouring practice has grown significantly as more patients choose weight loss surgery and cosmetic surgery to meet their goals. Not all cosmetic surgeons are board – certified plastic surgeons and even then, not all board-certified plastic surgeons have the same level of technical ability, experience and expertise. The need for greater skin removal, increased use of liposuction and long operating room times lead to significant disparities in patient outcomes, often adverse in inexperienced hands. Patients are seen weekly in our practice with revision requests after having plastic surgery locally or distant.
Thigh Lift
Patients who experience significant weight loss experience discomfort and embarrassment from excess skin in the thighs. This excess skin may be evident in the outer thighs, the upper thighs or the inner thighs. A medial thigh lift can remove the excess skin to restore the shape and contour of the thighs.
Upper Body Lift
After massive weight loss, men and women will experience significant excess skin in their upper and lower torso. This skin can cause wrinkling and folds in the abdomen, back and buttocks.