Over recent decades, professionally-performed body shaping or body contouring procedures have become an increasingly popular choice to recontour the body into a more idealised form.
The term `body contouring` refers to a range of procedures that encompass size and weight reduction, as well as re-shaping of certain areas of the body, in some cases following massive weight loss where excess skin is a problem.
Legs
The shape of your thighs and calves can be altered using cosmetic surgery procedures. Similarly, loose skin and excess fat around the thighs or calves, that does not respond to exercise or diet, can be significantly improved.
Mummy Tummies
Women who have had children may be left with loose skin and stretched abdominal muscles, sometime referred to as a "Mummy Tummy", that do not significantly improve with any amount of dieting or exercise.
Cosmetic surgery is an option for people with realistic expectations, but please note that it is NOT a substitute for weight loss if you are obese, although there are additional surgical options to assist with this.
Bottoms
The size and shape of our bottoms or buttocks can be a source of aesthetic concern for many people.
The common cliche of "does my bottom look big in this?" still prevails for most women, although there is also a growing trend, in the USA at least, for the use of cosmetic surgery to produce a more rounded and pronounced behind.
Bingo Wings
Excessive weight gain and subsequent loss can cause the skin in the upper arms to become baggy and loose. This phenomenon was given the name "Bingo Wings" by a TV comedy show.
As a result there are now surgical options to reduce excess skin and fat in the upper arms.
