Life After Weight Loss
You’ve made incredible changes in your life. You feel better, you look better, and you’re doing things you may never have thought possible.
The steps you have taken to lose weight have required courage, discipline, and faith in yourself. You worked hard to get to this stage and are proud of your accomplishments.
At this point, you may want to make additional changes in your body that cannot be accomplished through diet and exercise alone. The Life After Weight Loss program can help you achieve these goals.
Our Services
UPMC plastic surgeons have special expertise in
body contouring of:
- abdomen
- chest and breasts
- arms
- buttocks
- thighs
- face and neck
We will listen to each patient’s goals and discuss a wide range of options to help patients decide which procedure best fits his or her needs. Some procedures may be covered by your medical insurance. Procedures offered include:
Our partnership with the UPMC Weight Management Center provides a personalized and integrated treatment approach to lifestyle change. Our programs include counseling on nutrition, body image issues, exercise, and behavior change, as well as the medical management of the surgical weight loss patient. Monthly support groups help patients maintain their new shape and reach new personal goals. Individual consults in person or by phone are also available. We are here to meet your needs.
Additional Information About Surgical Procedures
The patient before and after photos of J. Peter Rubin, MD, director of the Life After Weight Loss Center, have been selected to appear on the Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery. This website provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on surgical procedures such as: