If she didn't get the surgery she would continue to have rashes and ulceration under the roll of skin.

We are trying to assist her by removing some excess skin and fat that is hanging over her thighs. I need to elevate the skin and fat and make an incision with a knife from one side of the hip to the other side of the hip ... elevating all the skin and then trim all that excess skin and fat out.

In her case, again, it's a functional problem. I am allowing her to ambulate or walk and to be less dependent on her family members.

I get a lot of satisfaction operating on patients who have lost a lot of weight such as Mary. I can see how it makes a great change in their lives.

His skin was probably not that dark, nor was he that muscular.

The main difference that we see is pigmentation, so there is an increased amount of melanin in skin of color, and that can lead to different amounts of sensitivity.