YouTube star Nicholas Perry, also known as Nikocado Avocado, who is known for Mukbang’s extreme videos, is not a stranger to draw attention to social media. The 32-year-old shocked his 4.6 million YouTube fans when he shared the drastic weight loss transform-lost 250 pounds (almost 114 kg).
But the transformation was not over there. On February 12, he shared another
video With his followers, this time he was talking about the surgery of the skin removal that underwent who did the doctors removed five pounds of excessive skin. “I had a very loose skin … I knew I would have some and hide it in my clothes. It’s just skin. You can squeeze it under your pants and hide it.”
Eventually opening about it …. revealing my loose skin and shows you my body without clothes. I also show you the results of lifting my body I did last week! pic.twitter.com/ilrghe0lhv
– Nikocado Avocado (@real_nikocado) February 13th 2025
He explained that he had undergone “360 Lifting of Body” also known as a regional elevator, also known as Lipectomy Belt, along with a commander.
Specifically, YouTuber is not alone in choosing this type of surgery. Doctors and medical experts note that the increased use of weight loss drugs, such as OZEMPIC, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro, have led to an increase in patients looking for loose skin surgery.
But what exactly are these processes? And most importantly, how do they associate with weight loss?
What is skin removal surgery?
As the name implies, the “360 Body Lift” removes excess skin and fat from the abdomen, hips, buttocks and lower back. It is usually performed to remove excessive fat and skin areas, as a patient has suffered significant weight loss.
Experts note that a skin removal surgery is a more comprehensive alternative to the abdomen and is aimed at the excess skin and 360 degree fat folder around the body, including love handles and back.
In this process, doctors will make cuts around the body, removing a wedge of skin and fat -shaped boxing zone, wide in front and narrow back. This will create a flat belly, lift the pubic region, create the waist definition as your anatomy allows, and lift your thighs and buttocks.
The purpose of surgery is to improve the overall outline and appearance of the body by tightening and reforming the affected areas.
But a “360 body lift” surgery or skin removal is not a funny or cheap affair. In the US, these procedures range from $ 10,000 (Rs 8.6 Lakh) to $ 25,000 (Rs 21.6 Lakh), including anesthesia and installation fees. There is also a lot of post -operative care that we need to consider. Plastic Surgeon Dr. J Vicente Poblete, MD, also said Clinic of Cleveland That patients wishing to undergo this surgery or have undergone this procedure should take enough time to recover.
Experts also add that after the initial phase of the body lifting, one can notice some crumpled or loose skin in some areas. However, this is normal as it lasts at least six months to one year before the new tissues are stabilized with a minimal risk of displacement.
And how safe are the skin removal surgeries?
A skin removal surgery or a body lift is generally very safe. However, there are some risks. These include:
- Contamination
- Scar
- Blood clots
- Fluid accumulation (Seroma)
- Numbness or changes in skin sense
However, most surgeons note that these complications are rare, especially if we follow the appropriate guidelines before and postoperative care.
Dr. Michele Shermak, a plastic surgeon certified to the Board of Directors in Baltimore, noted that patients undergoing skin removal surgeries will have some scars, but are not as bad as they are scared. “Scars are very strategically arranged. Usually, they are camouflaged or hidden in areas located between different areas of the body,” he said by saying CNN.
How do the skin removal surgeries associate with weight loss drugs?
Medical experts and plastic surgeons note that there was an increase in skin removal surgeries from the introduction and adoption of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and others.
As Dr. Lee said of Our Lady Surgery Channel News Asia When one experiences massive weight loss, the soft tissues of the body (underlying skin and fat) are repaid as the weight is thrown. “The skin previously stretched will now appear as loose skin with folds.”
And this is exactly what happens when a person starts in Ozempic or one of the similar GLP-1 drugs. They lose a lot of weight but struggle with loose skin. For example, Leah Rae Russell, resident of South Sioux City in Nebraska. He lost over 200 pounds, but struggled with very loose skin. She only received confidence when she underwent body lift. However, she explained that it was not only for vanity – the skin hanging from its midseection would rub and cause rashes. A second skin roller over this also caused problems.
Speech CNNHe said, “My button on the abdomen would be bleeding and raw all the time. No matter how often the shower or dust or something, it reaches a point where you have such excessive skin, there is a restriction on how much you could You deal with it without getting rid of it. “
Russell and Nikocado Avocado echo What is said by many others who experience faster weight loss thanks to GLP-1 medicines.
Doctors also agree that weight loss drugs have led to an increase in skin removal surgeries. According to the American Plastic Surgery Society, the number of body lifts has increased every year. Increased by 28 % in 2022 from 2019 and another percent in 2023.
Dr. Michele Shermak, a plastic surgeon certified by the Board of Directors in Baltimore and a representative of society, said as he says CNN“We lift from head to finger.”
Reflective similar emotions, said Dr. Michael Stein, a New York -based plastic surgeon Wall Street Journal, “Many patients were not prepared for the effects of sudden weight loss. They did not realize that after significant weight loss, there would be a skin that did not extend. Patients were almost arrested by the need for plastic surgery after GLP-1 drugs.”
At the end of the day, those who choose this process say they are happy with their skin, without punctuation.
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