The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity is called Bariatrics. Obesity surgery is one area that bariatrics deals with. This is a type of surgery that is performed to help obese people lose weight.

In recent years overweight and obesity is becoming a huge problem. Health problems associated with obesity are heart disease, diabetes, cancer, musculoskeletal problems, asthma, etc. In recent years there has been an increase in bariatric surgery.

If a person has Bariatric surgery and loses a lot of weight, it stands to reason that may also want to have additional surgery to enhance their new look. Some of these body contouring procedures include tummy tucks, mini tummy tucks, lower body lifts, thigh lifts and upper arm lifts.

When a person loses a lot of weight they are often left with sagging skin that has lost its elasticity due to stretching. They may also have a few pockets of fat that they want to have taken care of to go along with their weight loss. That is one of the reasons why procedures such as abdominoplasty and liposuction have become so popular.

Abdominoplasty is a procedure that involves two incisions. One incision is made just above the pubic area and the other around the belly button. The longest incision, above the pubic area, goes from hip to hip. The skin is then pulled back so that excess fat may be removed and the abdominal muscles can be tightened. Then the skin is stretched up and sewn at which time excess skin is removed. Because of the stretching of the skin up your old belly button will disappear which is why a new one will be constructed. So you can see why people who have gone through the trouble of having bariatric surgery would also benefit from abdominoplasty.

It also seems like other body contouring procedures are on the rise. This may be attributed to the constant push from to society for the perfect face and body. Popular facial procedures are botox injections and popular surgical facial procedures are forehead lifts, facelifts and eyelid surgery.

Advancements in the technology of cosmetic surgery procedures have reduced recovery time for many facial procedures which is adding to their popularity. With less of a recovery time people find that they can get back to their lives faster so that contributes to their decision to go through with the surgery.