With the rise of bariatric surgery and extreme weight loss, body lift surgery is becoming more frequent.
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What Is a Body Lift?
This allows the surgeon to then reposition and tighten tissues and skin.
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What Can a Body Llift Not Do?
What a body lift cannot do is remove significant fat deposits.
Your weight should be stabilized at or near your ideal weight before this surgery.
Complementary Procedures
Body lift surgery can be paired with other surgeries to enhance the patients results.
Common complementary procedures include:
These additional procedures are usually performed three to six months after the body lift.
It is also important for the patient to have a positive outlook and realistic expectations about the outcome.
If you have any questions, your healthcare provider can provide specifics for you.
The two of you will also discuss the outcomes of the body lift and the complications.
You will want to have a list of questions ready for your surgeon.
Just before your procedure, your surgeon will usually order pre-op lab tests to confirm your health status.
During the Surgery
On the day of your procedure, have someone drive you to the facility.
Then, you’re prepped for surgery.
Medications are given for your comfort during the surgical procedure.
Often, general anesthesia is given, so that you will be asleep throughout the procedure.
However, a body lift may also be performed using a combination oflocal anesthesiaandintravenous (IV) sedation.
Your surgeon will recommend the best choice for you.
Incisions are made.Body lift incision patterns vary depending on the amount and location of excess skin and fat.
You and your surgeon will determine beforehand which incision technique will work best for your needs.
In general, though, a body lift incision will encircle your body much like a low-slung belt.
Excess skin is removed and repositioned.The remaining skin is then pulled to its new position.
Underlying abdominal musclesmay also be tightenedas in a tummy tuck.
In addition, the belly button may need to be repositioned.
Recovery time can vary depending on your procedure.
Any severe pain should be reported to your healthcare provider.
However, age and gravity will eventually cause some loss of firmness.
Your scar will extend around the entire circumference of your body.
Scars will improve over time, flattening and fading for up to two years.
It is not used as a weight-loss technique.
This procedure should only be done, however, if you’re near your goal weight.
This can be frustrating and lead to more self-consciousness, but it’s for your health.
A body lift is to get rid of excess skin around the lower body.
A recliner might be good for this.
Your surgeon can provide you with more information, depending on your particular situation.
If you commit to a healthy diet and lifestyle, with general fitness, the results are long-lasting.
There will be normal sagging as you age, of course, but nothing significant like before.
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