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Catching Up With Nicole from “The Biggest Loser”

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 by copywriter

phillyBurbs.com is catching up with Biggest Loser contestant Nicole Michalik, who lost 105 lbs and then underwent several procedures with Philadelphia plastic surgeon Dr. Bruce Genter to resolve issues with excess skin.

Nicole has some inspiring words for the current contestants, or anyone who is struggling with body weight. As she discusses the challenges of being predisposed to weight gain, she says:

“I had to accept the fact that there are people born with one arm, there are people born with crappy parents, there are people born with major obstacles. This is my obstacle. So I must accept the fact that I can’t eat like everybody else, and I have to work out all the time, and I constantly have to think about this. This is my obstacle, this is my cross to bear.”

Nicole appears to be enjoying her status as a local Philly celebrity. Read the article on phillyBurbs.com

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Surgery After Weight Loss

Friday, October 30th, 2009 by admin

The benefits of weight loss with or without surgical assistance (gastric bypass, gastric banding) are beyond doubt. The problem of the remaining extra stretched skin remains long after the pounds are shed.

Post-bariatric surgery (surgery after weight loss) is the newest field in plastic surgery. This surgery addresses the extra skin of the abdomen, back, thighs, arms, and breasts with artful surgical removal to best enhance the new lean body now hidden by folds of extra skin.

A variety of operations address the various areas of the body: brachioplasty (arm lifts), mastopexy (breast lifts), breast reductions, abdominoplasty (tummy tucks), circumferential belt lipectomy to address the abdomen and lower back, body lift for the buttock, thighs, and back; and thigh lifts to tighten the thighs. Facelifts are often used to treat redundant skin of the face and neck left after weight loss. Even more interesting, some of the excess skin that would normally be removed can be used for auto-augmentation (augmentation using your own tissues) of the buttocks and breasts. All of these techniques must be customized to treat each patient’s individual needs and priorities.

I began performing these post-weight loss operations more than 15 years ago, when surgery to treat massive weight loss was risky and rare. Newer techniques have made this a much safer procedure and, therefore more common. Also, better understanding of nutrition and exercise has helped many people lose weight without surgery and has also helped people maintain excellent health after massive weight loss.

I would enjoy hearing about the experiences of my blog readers and I would be happy to answer your questions.