Procedures:    Tummy Tuck, Liposuction, Chest Tissue Reduction after Weight Loss

Patient:           Mark Eldert of Spotsylvania, Virginia

Before:           Mark had struggled with weight problems since childhood.

“I’m the male Oprah Winfrey,” Mark says. “Before family gatherings each year, people wondered if I would arrive fat, or thin.”

Topping 331 pounds by the time he was 27 years old, Mark made a long-term commitment to healthier living. He lost 156 pounds through dieting and exercise, later gaining back part of the weight. Mark became too thin at his lowest weight, he explains, in a fruitless quest to exercise away the excess skin that remained around his midsection.

“I had all this skin hanging….My clothes didn’t fit and I was unhappy,” Mark recalls.

After:              At age 36, Mark decided to research his options with Plastic Surgery Services of Fredericksburg. He was impressed with the kindness and thoroughness of his board certified plastic surgeon and staff.

After several consultations, his plastic surgeon removed 10 pounds of skin from Mark’s abdomen, liposuctioned his flanks and reduced excess chest tissue in October 2005.

The insurance agent returned to work two weeks after the procedures.

By January 2006, Mark was confident enough about his appearance to remove his shirt poolside during a cruise.

“I wished I had done this 10 years ago,” Mark says. “It has really helped my self-esteem.

“The care I received was excellent, and I’d recommend Plastic Surgery Services of Fredericksburg to anyone.”