Dr. Teitelbaum went to Kansas City to learn from the modern pioneer of post-bariatric plastic surgery, the late Dr. Ted Lockwood. He then went on to become one of the first plastic surgeons in Los Angeles to perform contemporary body lifting surgery. He has since had many male and female patients from around the country thrilled about how Dr. Teitelbaum could "put the icing on the cake" of their phenomenal weight loss successes.
Surgery After Weight Loss Los Angeles
More patients than ever are successfully losing significant amounts of weight, and fortunately, experienced plastic surgeons have more they can do to help these patients than ever before. While the weight loss takes off fat, the skin most times does not adequately tighten. To achieve the slim figure that motivated these triumphant individuals in the first place, plastic surgery is often the only solution.
To tighten and smooth the skin after weight loss, an experienced plastic surgeon uses safe and advanced techniques to give the body an aesthetically pleasing contour. Dr. Teitelbaum is an expert in the aesthetics of the human body and takes great care to customize a surgical outcome that will enhance your new figure by tightening excess skin on the arms, thighs, breasts, or other areas of the body.
Surgery After Weight Loss with Dr. Teitelbaum
Dr. Teitelbaum wrote the tummy tuck chapter for this major textbook. The particular method he described is particularly helpful for weight loss patients because it also offers improvement for loose upper thighs.
This abdominoplasty chapter in a major body contouring textbook gives surgeons detailed information on how to do this procedure.
Expertise in Body Lift Surgery
Dr. Teitelbaum trained in surgery at Harvard, and there he developed a strong sense that his primary responsibility to his patients is his being a physician first and foremost.
Dr. Teitelbaum trained in surgery at Harvard, and there he developed a strong sense that his primary responsibility to his patients is his being a physician first and foremost. Some weight loss patients have significant medical issues such as diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, nutritional deficiencies, and others. Dr. Teitelbaum and his excellent staff are very experienced in successfully preparing patients with these sorts of medical problems for a safe and successful procedure.
As much variability as there is between any patients having a particular problem, there is even more variability in patients who have lost large amounts of weight. Different amounts and distributions of weight gain and loss leads to unique situations for nearly every weight loss patient. This means that no two patients need exactly the same procedure or procedures. Dr. Teitelbaum’s experience with weight loss patients enables him to determine the ideal procedure. And since these problems affect multiple body areas, Dr. Teitelbaum’s experience is beneficial in deciding which procedures should be done together or separately.
