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Body Lift
A well-toned body with smooth contour often is a sign of fitness achieved by healthy diet and exercise. But exercise cannot always achieve results for individuals who have loose, sagging skin and uneven contours. If you desire a firmer, more youthful looking body, then a surgical body lift may help achieve your goals. Dramatic weight loss, whether achieved by proper nutrition and exercise, as the result of bariatric surgery, or from other forms of medical treatment, has many benefits. However, once you reach your weight loss goals, you may find that you still don’t have the fit and healthy body image that you desire. In general, a body lift procedure reduces excess fat and skin that has developed in multiple areas of the body. The result of surgery is a smoother, more attractive body contour.
Procedure
A body lift surgery is performed to correct excess loose, sagging skin and irregular contours of the:
- Abdominal area
- Buttock
- Lateral thighs
Following weight reduction surgery or any substantial amount of weight loss, skin and tissues often lack elasticity and cannot conform to the reduced body size. As a result, the skin that has been severely stretched now is unsupported and begins to sag. Weak and sagging skin that becomes macerated, wet, or infected, is not only unattractive, it is a serious threat to your health that must be treated. The surgical body lift following major weight loss improves the shape and tone of the underlying tissue that supports the fat and skin, and removes excess sagging fat and skin. The result is a more normal appearance to the body, with smoother contours. This is, in essence, the final phase of your total weight loss experience.
The body lift is a surgical procedure that requires incisions, and in some cases, the incisions may be extensive. The incision length and pattern depend upon the amount and location of excess skin and fat to be removed. Newer advanced techniques allow us to place these incisions in strategic locations where they may be hidden by most types of clothing and swimsuits. Other body contouring procedures may be performed separately or in the same surgical session as a body lift, including liposuction, tummy tuck, breast lift, breast reduction, or upper arm lift (brachioplasty). However, not all patients are good candidates for combined procedures. Their case will be evaluated on an individual basis.
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