Body Contouring
Whether you’re looking to sculpt stubborn areas resistant to diet and exercise, restore your pre-pregnancy body, or address excess skin after significant weight loss, our comprehensive body contouring options can help you achieve the figure you desire.
Why Choose Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center
When it comes to transforming your body with cosmetic procedures, the most important factors to consider when choosing a surgeon are expertise and trust. Backed by Dr. Hardaway’s impressive credentials and over 30 years of specialized experience, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center provides high-quality body contouring procedures so you can look and feel your best.
Among her many credentials, Dr. Hardaway is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons with extensive training from prestigious institutions. She is also a former Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Detroit’s Receiving Hospital and currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University.
Her extensive knowledge combines with an approach that is patient-centered, focusing on your unique goals and anatomy to create customized treatment plans. Dr. Hardaway’s artistic eye and technical precision ensure that your body contouring results appear natural and proportionate, enhancing your inherent beauty rather than creating an artificial look. With state-of-the-art facilities and advanced techniques, we prioritize both your safety and satisfaction.
Liposuction: Sculpt Your Body with Precision
One of the most popular body contouring procedures, liposuction is a cosmetic surgery that precisely targets and removes stubborn fat deposits resistant to diet and exercise. It helps effectively sculpt various areas of the body, including the abdomen, thighs, hips, arms, and neck, creating more harmonious proportions and a smoother silhouette.
At Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, Dr. Hardaway utilizes advanced liposuction techniques, including Vaser liposuction, which employs ultrasound technology to break down fat cells before removal, resulting in less trauma to surrounding tissues and a more comfortable recovery. This approach allows for precise fat removal and enhanced skin retraction, delivering superior contouring results compared to traditional methods.
What sets our liposuction body contouring apart is Dr. Hardaway’s artistic approach to fat removal. Rather than simply extracting maximum fat, she strategically sculpts the treatment area, preserving natural contours while eliminating disproportionate bulges. This meticulous technique ensures your results appear natural and balanced.
Liposuction at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center is customized to address your specific concerns and anatomy. During your consultation, Dr. Hardaway will evaluate your body contouring goals, discuss the benefits, risks, and procedures involved, and develop a personalized treatment plan that may combine liposuction with other body contouring procedures for optimal results.
Tummy Tuck: Restore Your Confidence and Core
Also known as abdominoplasty, Tummy Tuck is a body contouring surgery that addresses three common concerns: excess abdominal skin, stubborn fat deposits, and weakened or separated abdominal muscles.
For many patients, particularly after pregnancy or significant weight loss, diet and exercise alone cannot restore a flat, toned abdomen. A tummy tuck removes the excess skin that has lost elasticity, eliminates persistent fat pockets through strategic liposuction, and repairs diastasis recti (separated abdominal muscles) to create a firmer, more defined midsection.
Dr. Hardaway carefully places incisions low on the abdomen where they can be easily concealed by underwear or swimwear. Her precise technique ensures that your navel looks natural and properly positioned after surgery, avoiding the telltale signs of an inexpertly performed procedure.
Mommy Makeover: Reclaim Your Pre-Pregnancy Body
For all the new moms out there, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center offers a complete “Mommy Makeover” body contouring packages specifically designed to address the physical changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This customized combination of procedures helps mothers reclaim their pre-pregnancy bodies and restore their confidence.
A Mommy Makeover typically includes a tummy tuck to address stretched abdominal muscles and excess skin, breast surgery (augmentation, lift, or reduction) to restore breast volume and position, and strategic liposuction to remove stubborn fat deposits. Dr. Hardaway tailors each Mommy Makeover to the individual patient’s needs, creating a personalized body contouring plan that addresses your specific concerns.
The advantage of combining these body contouring procedures is significant: a single recovery period, reduced overall cost compared to separate surgeries, and comprehensive rejuvenation results.
Brazilian Butt Lift: Enhance Your Natural Curves
If you’re looking to enhance your natural curves and create a more balanced and proportionate silhouette, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center’s Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedure is a must. This innovative technique uses your own fat to augment and reshape your buttocks, offering a dual benefit: improved buttock contour and refined body proportions through strategic liposuction.
The BBL procedure begins with liposuction to harvest fat from areas where you have excess, such as the abdomen, flanks, or thighs. This harvested fat is carefully processed and purified before being precisely injected into specific areas of the buttocks to create a rounder, fuller, and more lifted appearance. Dr. Hardaway’s technique ensures natural-looking results that complement your overall body shape.
What distinguishes a BBL from other body contouring procedures is its use of autologous fat transfer—using your own tissue rather than implants. This approach reduces the risk of rejection and provides more natural-looking and feeling results. The strategic liposuction component of the procedure also helps create a more dramatic waist-to-hip ratio, enhancing the overall aesthetic outcome.
Recovery from a Brazilian Butt Lift requires special attention to positioning, as patients must avoid sitting directly on their buttocks for approximately two weeks. Dr. Hardaway provides detailed post-operative instructions to ensure optimal healing and fat survival, contributing to the success of your body contouring procedure.
Body Lift: Transform Your Silhouette After Weight Loss
For patients who have experienced major weight loss, whether through bariatric surgery or lifestyle changes, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center offers a Body Lift. This extensive body contouring surgery addresses the common challenge after major weight loss: excess, sagging skin that obscures your weight loss achievement and can cause physical discomfort and hygiene issues.
A body lift addresses multiple areas in a single operation. The procedure typically includes removing excess skin from the abdomen, hips, outer thighs, and buttocks; tightening loose skin on the inner and outer thighs; eliminating sagging skin under the arms; and restoring proper breast position and proportion.
Dr. Hardaway’s approach to body lift surgery is both comprehensive and personalized. She carefully evaluates each patient’s unique pattern of skin laxity and develops a customized surgical plan that addresses their specific concerns while maintaining natural body proportions and minimizing visible scarring.
The psychological impact of a body lift can be profound. Many patients report feeling that their external appearance finally matches their internal self-image after significant weight loss. By removing the excess skin that served as a constant reminder of their former body, body lift surgery helps patients fully embrace their weight loss journey and new lifestyle.
Panniculectomy: Remove Excess Skin for Comfort and Health
Panniculectomy at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center specifically targets the hanging abdominal skin (pannus or “apron”) that develops after significant weight loss or multiple pregnancies. Unlike a tummy tuck, this procedure focuses solely on removing excess lower abdominal skin and fat without muscle tightening.
This hanging tissue often causes daily problems including skin infections, hygiene difficulties, activity limitations, clothing challenges, and back pain. Dr. Hardaway’s technique balances medical necessity with aesthetic outcomes, creating the most pleasing appearance while addressing these health concerns.
The procedure involves a horizontal lower abdominal incision to remove problematic tissue, with careful placement to ensure scars can be concealed by underwear. For massive weight loss patients, panniculectomy represents a crucial step in their transformation journey, eliminating a source of medical complications and physical discomfort while enhancing their quality of life.
Male Plastic Surgery: Tailored Body Contouring for Men
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center provides specialized male plastic surgery options that address the unique body contouring needs and aesthetic goals of our male patients. Dr. Hardaway understands that men typically seek different outcomes than women, focusing on creating more defined, masculine contours.
Male body contouring procedures commonly include liposuction to remove stubborn fat deposits and enhance muscle definition, particularly in the abdomen, flanks, and chest; gynecomastia surgery to correct enlarged male breasts; abdominoplasty to address excess skin and separated muscles after significant weight loss; and neck and chin liposuction to create a more defined jawline.
Dr. Hardaway’s approach to male body contouring emphasizes natural-looking results that enhance masculine features while maintaining an authentic appearance. Her technical precision and understanding of male anatomy allow her to create results that look fit and proportionate rather than obviously “surgical.”
After undergoing cosmetic procedures, many men report increased confidence in professional and social settings, greater comfort with physical activities like swimming or working out, and improved body image. By addressing specific areas of concern that may not respond to diet and exercise alone, male body contouring helps men achieve the physique that reflects their self-image and lifestyle.
Transform Your Life With Expert Body Sculpting
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center provides life-changing body sculpting procedures that go beyond physical transformation to enhance your overall quality of life. Our comprehensive approach to body contouring addresses not just how you look, but how you feel in your own skin, creating results that boost confidence and enable a more active, fulfilling lifestyle.
Dr. Hardaway’s extensive experience in body contouring plastic surgery allows her to achieve consistent, beautiful results for patients with diverse needs and goals. Whether you’re seeking to refine specific areas through targeted liposuction, address post-pregnancy changes with a Mommy Makeover, or transform your entire silhouette after major weight loss with a body lift, her technical expertise and artistic vision ensure optimal outcomes.
Our patients consistently report that their body contouring procedures have impacts far beyond improved appearance: expanded wardrobe options and greater ease finding flattering clothing, increased comfort during physical activities, improved intimate relationships and body confidence, enhanced professional presence, and freedom from physical discomfort caused by excess skin or disproportionate fat deposits.
Your transformation journey at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center includes comprehensive support before, during, and after your procedure. From detailed pre-operative guidance to attentive post-operative care, our team ensures you have the resources and information needed for a smooth recovery and optimal results.
Contact Us Today
Ready to explore how body contouring at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center can transform your appearance and confidence? Contact our Farmington Hills office today at (248) 221-1957 to schedule your personal consultation with Dr. Michelle Hardaway.
Our friendly staff is available to answer your initial questions about body contouring procedures, discuss financing options, and find a consultation time that works with your schedule. Whether you’re interested in liposuction, tummy tuck, Brazilian butt lift, or any of our other body contouring services, we’re here to guide you through the first steps of your journey.
Don’t let another day pass feeling uncomfortable in your own skin.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Laser Center
27920 Orchard Lake Rd,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 221-1957
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