The four candidacy questions
Before any body contouring procedure, four candidacy questions are asked:
Who is the ideal candidate? →
A composite of the factors that predict good results — weight stability, BMI, age, health status, realistic expectations.
BMI and weight stability →
The two most important physiological predictors of body contouring outcomes. Why thresholds exist and what to do if you're outside them.
Smoking and healing →
Why smoking is a near-absolute contraindication to elective body contouring, what counts as smoking, and how long cessation needs to last pre-operatively.
When not to have surgery →
The patients we ask to defer or decline. Honest discussion of why "wait" is sometimes the right answer.