Weight Loss Surgery Archives - Frank Agullo, MD

Panniculectomy vs Tummy Tuck in El Paso: What Each Removes, Who Needs Which, and the Insurance Question

October 22, 2026 | Body Contouring, Tummy Tuck, Weight Loss Surgery

Same incision, two different operations. A panniculectomy removes the apron of skin that hangs over the pubic area so a patient can move, wash and dress; a tummy tuck lifts the skin to the ribs, repairs the muscle and rebuilds the whole abdomen. Dr. Frank Agullo on who needs which after weight loss or a GLP-1, what combines with what, and the honest answer on insurance at his practice.

Loose Arm Skin After Weight Loss: A Skin Problem, Not a Fat Problem

October 19, 2026 | Arm Lift, Body Contouring, Weight Loss Surgery

The internet looked at Jordyn Woods’s arms at Vogue World and asked why a woman would fix one thing and not another. Dr. Frank Agullo on what loose arm skin after weight loss actually is, why liposuction alone makes it worse, when BodyTite is enough, and the scar an arm lift asks you to accept.

An Hour Longer, One Recovery: How I Plan Surgery for the GLP-1 Patient in El Paso

October 15, 2026 | Body Contouring, Face, Weight Loss Surgery

One in three of my consults now involves a patient who has lost weight on a GLP-1. The operation they ask for first surprised me. Here is what changes in my operating room for these patients, what combining procedures saves, why the surgery is capped at six to eight hours, and the one instruction I give every GLP-1 patient before surgery day.

ISAPS 2025: The Body Lift Era. Lifts Up, Liposuction Down, and What That Says About the Weight Loss Patient

October 10, 2026 | Body Contouring, Plastic Surgery News, Weight Loss Surgery

The ISAPS 2025 global survey shows liposuction down 11.4 percent and every lift up: upper body lift 38 percent, buttock lift 39, lower body lift 22, arm lift 13. Fat removal is giving way to skin removal, and I know exactly which patient is driving it.

The 360 Deflation: What Happens to the Breasts, Buttock, Arms and Thighs After Major Weight Loss

October 02, 2026 | Body Contouring, Breast Lift, Weight Loss Surgery

Everyone expects the midsection to loosen after major weight loss. Almost nobody expects the breasts, the buttock, the inner thighs, the arms and the back to go with it. On the This Is My Journey podcast, Dr. Agullo walked through the whole-body deflation, why a quarter of fast weight loss is muscle, and how he decides where to start.

The Skin Doesn’t Know You Lost the Weight the Healthy Way: What I Told a GLP-1 Podcast About Surgery Timing

September 21, 2026 | Body Contouring, Weight Loss Surgery

A UK podcast host who lost 126 pounds on GLP-1s asked Dr. Agullo the questions every weight loss patient asks: when is it safe to operate, how much skin retracts on its own, and what happens if the weight comes back.

Category: Weight Loss Surgery

Panniculectomy vs Tummy Tuck in El Paso: What Each Removes, Who Needs Which, and the Insurance Question

Loose Arm Skin After Weight Loss: A Skin Problem, Not a Fat Problem

An Hour Longer, One Recovery: How I Plan Surgery for the GLP-1 Patient in El Paso

ISAPS 2025: The Body Lift Era. Lifts Up, Liposuction Down, and What That Says About the Weight Loss Patient

The 360 Deflation: What Happens to the Breasts, Buttock, Arms and Thighs After Major Weight Loss

The Skin Doesn’t Know You Lost the Weight the Healthy Way: What I Told a GLP-1 Podcast About Surgery Timing

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