- lower body lift - breast reshaping - chest wall reshaping - upper body lift - posterior body lift - thigh lift - buttock lift/enhancement - arm lift

Chest Wall Reshaping (Thoracoplasty) Procedure
in Bellevue and Seattle

Who is a candidate for chest wall reshaping?

Intended results of chest wall reshaping

Description of chest wall reshaping procedure

• The excess roll of skin and fat of the side of the chest just outside the breast fold is removed and the incision is placed in the shadow of the bra line. Occasionally a zigzag type of incision is used on the side of the chest that connects the arm lift incision to the breast lift/reduction incision.
• If done with breast operation, the drains are removed in 24 hours.
• All incisions are closed with absorbable sutures.
• Skin is covered with tape.
• This is an outpatient procedure.

Recuperation and healing after chest wall reshaping

• Discomfort is controlled with oral analgesics.
• Most patients take 5-7 days off work and resume exercise in 4-6 weeks.
• Final results are reached in 2-3 months.

Other options and information on chest wall reshaping

• Additional procedures that may enhance the result are breast lift, breast reduction, and brachioplasty (arm lift). This operation is mostly done along with a breast lift/reduction procedure.
• This is a simple operation with significant gratification as women in general do not appreciate the excess of skin that protrudes out of the side of their bra.
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons offers additional information on body contouring after weight loss — Click here for Women | Click here for Men.