Weight management
If the main concern is overall body weight or obesity, assessment should focus on health, lifestyle and appropriate medical management rather than relying on a contouring procedure alone.
Weight Management & Body Contouring · Mosta
Weight Loss & Body Contouring
Explore medical and procedural options at St Mary's Clinic in Malta for body contouring, localised fat reduction and male gynecomastia. The right pathway depends on whether your goal is overall weight management, treatment of a specific area, or correction of excess male breast tissue.
OptionsSurgical & non-surgical
ApproachIndividual assessment
FocusBody contouring
LocationMosta, Malta
Choose your treatment pathway
These services address different problems. Liposuction is a surgical body-contouring procedure, non-surgical treatments target selected areas without surgery, and gynecomastia treatment is designed specifically for excess male breast tissue.
Surgical body contouring
4D Vaser Liposuction
Ultrasound-assisted liposuction for removing selected areas of stubborn fat and shaping body contours. St Mary's currently offers local-anaesthetic procedures and larger multi-area procedures under general anaesthesia at a partner clinic.
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Non-surgical options
Non-Surgical Weight Loss
A range of body-contouring and weight-management approaches including device-based treatments, injectable options and lifestyle or medical programmes depending on the patient's goals.
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Male chest reduction
Male Gynecomastia
Treatment for enlarged male breast tissue may involve liposuction, gland excision or a combination, depending on whether the enlargement is predominantly fatty, glandular or mixed.
Explore Gynecomastia Treatment →Not all “weight loss” treatments do the same thing
One of the most important parts of treatment planning is matching the procedure to the actual concern. Body contouring can change shape and proportions, but it should not be presented as a substitute for medical management of obesity or significant overall weight loss.
Body contouring
Procedures such as liposuction and selected non-surgical treatments are generally aimed at localised areas and body shape rather than large-scale weight reduction.
Gynecomastia
Male breast enlargement can involve fat, glandular tissue or both. Treatment depends on the underlying tissue and should follow an appropriate clinical assessment.
The most suitable option depends on the patient's medical history, current weight, anatomy, goals and the cause of the concern. A consultation is used to determine whether treatment is appropriate and what can realistically be achieved.
How we plan treatment
Start with the goal, not the procedure.
It is easy to group liposuction, non-surgical fat reduction and medical weight management together, but they are different tools. The first step is understanding whether the priority is health-related weight reduction, contouring a specific area, or treating a distinct condition such as gynecomastia.
Understand the concern
Review the area, symptoms, weight history, previous treatments, medical background and expectations.
Choose the right pathway
Decide whether the concern is best suited to medical weight management, non-surgical contouring or a surgical option.
Set realistic expectations
Discuss the likely outcome, recovery or downtime, limitations, risks and any follow-up that may be required.
4D Vaser Liposuction
Dr Frank Farrugia
MD, MRCP, M.Sc Health Sciences · Internal Medicine Specialist
Dr Frank Farrugia performs 4D Vaser Liposuction at St Mary's Clinic. The current service includes procedures under local anaesthesia at the clinic and larger multi-area procedures under general anaesthesia at a partner clinic where appropriate.
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St Mary's Medical Clinic · 9/11 Triq il-Barrieri, Mosta MST 3250, Malta · Mon–Fri 8:00am–6:00pm · Sat 8:00am–1:00pm