The patient had large weight loss surgery resulting in extra skin with poor elasticity. In addition to commonly performed abdominoplasty with a transvers (horizontal) incision, the patient had a vertical incision added to address her vertical redundancy and a back incision added for lateral thigh and buttocks lifting.
Mark D. Wigod, MD, FACS, providing Cosmetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery to Boise, Meridian, Treasure Valley and Southeastern Idaho.
