Live Webcast Event - Unique Upper Arm Lift Surgery.

Body Contouring Surgeons to Educate Massive Weight Loss Patients who Suffer with Loose, Saggy Skin

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Board certified plastic surgeons Al Aly, MD, FACS and Albert E. Cram, MD, FACS of Iowa City Plastic Surgery will perform their unique upper arm lift (brachioplasty) procedure to an international audience via a live webcast Saturday, March 10th, 2007 (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) from Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. During the webcast, the surgeons will discuss the intricate treatment and allow viewers to send in e-mail questions that will be answered live as time permits.

The brachioplasty procedure - developed specifically by doctors Aly and Cram to treat the unique needs of the massive weight loss patient - removes excess skin and tissue from the upper arm. "Unlike other treatments, this technique not only addresses the upper arm excess but it also cleans up the arm pit tissues as well as placing the scar in a desirable location. We believe that this is the best technique to treat the undesirable 'leftovers' usually associated with massive weight loss patients," states Dr. Aly.

Doctors Aly and Cram have treated weight loss patients from all over the world. They developed the belt lipectomy, a procedure that removes excess skin and tissue from the entire mid-section in a 360-degree surgery. For patients presenting with multiple problem areas, the team also performs breast reductions, upper body lifts, and thigh reduction surgery. Now, they are taking their expertise to the vast Internet audience with the goal of educating massive weight loss patients all over the world. "We want to help educate a global audience who are dealing with the stigmas and challenges of obesity. Many of the patients we see have lost 100, 200, 300 pounds and more, but because of the hanging skin and saggy tissue, they still feel fat. Our specialized procedures remove the tissue and help patients feel good about themselves again," explains Dr. Cram.

To register for the live webcast, visit www.icplasticsurgery.com/webcast-arms or call 319-337-3740. Paid viewers will have access to view the surgery, as well as exclusive pre- and post-op footage for a full 30 days. Viewers must be 18 years or older to register.

Together, Dr. Aly and Dr. Cram have developed one of the leading body contouring practices in the world. Dr. Aly and Dr. Cram are regarded as leading authorities in the field of body contouring after massive weight loss and are proud to provide Iowa City Plastic Surgery patients with over 40 years of combined cosmetic and reconstructive surgical expertise. They are committed on a global level to ongoing education for body contouring. As a part of that education, they have publications in several medical journals and published the first medical textbook ever written on the subject.

They are frequently invited to speak at national and international health forums on the subject. They have appeared on The Discovery Channel, in People Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.

Iowa City Plastic Surgery treats patients from all over the world, and partners with Mercy Hospital Iowa City, Iowa to offer superior hospitalization facilities and comfortable, convenient accommodations for after-care.

They can be contacted at 319-337-3740 or through their website at the following address: www.icplasticsurgery.com. To register for the live webcast, see the registration page at www.icplasticsurgery.com/webcast-arms.