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Ocean Plastic Surgery Reports Rise in Body Contouring After Major Weight Loss
September 2026 coverage of the growth in post-weight-loss body contouring, new 2025 ASPS procedure data, and how Dr. Raman Mehrzad plans surgery when excess skin spans several areas of the body.
Published September 8, 2026
Ocean Plastic Surgery Center was featured in September 2026 coverage about the rising number of Southern California patients seeking body contouring after major weight loss. This page summarizes the release and expands on how those plans are built.
What the 2025 national data showed
Newly released procedural statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons documented growth in upper-body lifts, arm lifts, thigh lifts and other restorative procedures. ASPS also reported that 82 percent of member surgeons fielded consultation requests related to GLP-1 medication use during 2025. ASPS is careful to note that these figures show an association in consultation trends and do not establish that GLP-1 use caused growth in any specific operation.
Excess skin is a different problem from excess fat
Body contouring after significant weight loss covers a group of operations that remove redundant skin and reshape areas affected by large changes in body volume. Depending on anatomy, a plan may include a tummy tuck, an arm lift, a thigh lift, a breast lift, upper-body or circumferential contouring, and liposuction where it adds to the result.
According to Dr. Raman Mehrzad, the distinction matters during planning. Liposuction reduces localized fat but does not remove substantial loose skin, so after major weight loss the question becomes skin distribution, tissue quality and overall proportion rather than simply where more fat can be taken away.
Weight stability shapes the timing
Continued weight loss after surgery can change skin laxity and proportions, and weight regain can affect the result, so a stable weight is an important part of the discussion. Overall health, nutritional status, body mass index, skin quality and previous surgery are reviewed as well. Our guide to losing weight before plastic surgery covers that sequencing in more detail.
Why two patients need different plans
Tissue laxity after weight loss often extends beyond the abdomen to the breasts, arms, thighs, back and torso. Two patients who lost the same amount of weight can still need very different operations, because skin quality, anatomy and the distribution of excess tissue are not the same. Reviewing documented results in the before and after gallery is part of setting realistic expectations.
Staging surgery across several areas
When excess skin involves several regions, contouring may be divided into more than one operation instead of a single long session. Decisions about combining or staging weigh overall health, anticipated operative time, recovery requirements and how much correction is needed. The tummy tuck recovery guide gives a sense of what one stage of that recovery involves.
Arranging a consultation
Located in Los Alamitos, Ocean Plastic Surgery Center treats patients from Orange County, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Irvine, Long Beach, and surrounding communities. To review which procedures apply to your own anatomy and timing, request a consultation with Dr. Mehrzad.