Have you ever been turned away by a plastic surgeon due to your excessive weight or a high BMI? In medicine, weight is often evaluated by the metrics of Body Mass Index values. This is calculated through the relationship of height, weight, and sometimes waist circumference.
A professional athlete often has a high BMI value but is in better health than when compared to the general population. Their high BMI is a result of increased muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than fat. Our plastic surgery colleagues are often cautious to work on patients with excessive BMI due to the reported risk of heart disease and metabolic disorders associated with risk values in other fields (1).
However, the newest literature showed no difference between patients of obese BMI and average BMI patients pertaining to perioperative complications in procedures like abdominoplasties (2). Here at Stile aesthetics, we hold the North American record for largest abdominoplasty (tummy tuck procedure) weighing 9.48kg (22lb) for a patient with reported BMI of 38.7 kg/m2. Our patient went home the same day and recovered with no complications.
Our message to our patients is this: If you want to look your best and feel your best and excessive weight is keeping you wondering if you’re a good candidate for surgery, please stop by our office for a consultation so that together we can find the right approach for you.
Hammond, Dennis C., et al. “Abdominoplasty in the Overweight and Obese Population.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 144, no. 4, 2019, pp. 847–853., doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000006018
Large extended abdominoplasty-dispelling the myths of prohibitively high BMI’s: a case report
Vladislav Pavlovich Zhitny, Noama Iftekhar, Barry Zide, Frank Stile
School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
New York University, Langone Health, New York City, NY, USA.
Stile Aesthetics, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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Dr. Frank L. Stile, MD, FACS
Dr. Frank L. Stile is a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. His office is in Las Vegas. The office is luxuriously appointed and has won awards for original designs and decor. His practice provides the full spectrum of cosmetic surgery procedures. Dr. Stile has had the privilege of helping over 10,000 patients achieve their cosmetic surgical goals.
Originally from New York City, Dr. Stile graduated high school at the age of 15 and began medical training at the City University of New York’s Accelerated 7-year combined Undergraduate and Medical School Program. He completed his clinical training at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. His post-doctorate training included 12 years of residency. During that time, Dr. Stile received specialized surgical training at four academic institutions of excellence.
He is the published author of articles and book chapters in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery literature. He has presented research at National and International Plastic Surgery Conferences. Dr. Stile regularly visits with leaders in the field of cosmetic plastic surgery, facilitating the exchange of ideas and constantly refining his techniques.
Dr. Stile has long held an interest in the martial sciences, specifically mixed martial arts. His personal and professional relationships with the stars of MMA have made him the most trusted and requested plastic surgeon by champions of the sport. Dr. Stile has innovated and published techniques for both treating new facial injuries and preventing recurrent injuries in “cut-prone” fighters. His work has been featured in such publications as the New York Times, Maxim Magazine, and Real Fighter Magazine, in addition to numerous television and radio shows.
Dr. Stile is an avid illustrator, painter, and sculptor. His work adds to the decor of both his home and office. He is also the published author of two children’s books. His greatest accomplishment, second only to being a husband and father, was the establishment of the Frank L. Stile Foundation in 2011. The goal of this non-profit was to serve and support the needs of children in crisis. To date, this initiative has helped provide over TEN MILLION meals for food insecure children and their families in addition to providing resources for medical care.
