Lower body lift
Lower Body Lift
(Abdominoplasty)
What is body lift?
What is the reason for sagging skin?
Aging, sun damage, pregnancy, significant fluctuations in weight and genetic factors may contribute to poor tissue elasticity that can result in sagging of the abdomen, buttocks and thighs.
What is lower body lift?
A lower body lift removes excess skin and fat around the midsection of body, combining a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) with an outer thigh lift and buttock lift, with an incision that extends completely around your lower waist line.
What is done in this procedure?
Complete lower body lift uses incisions similar to a bikini pattern to tighten the abdomen, groin, waist, thigh and buttock in one procedure.
An incision around the body removes an apron of excess skin and fat and repositions and tightens tissues.Surgical body lifts require liposuction to achieve an improved contour.
Deep sutures within underlying tissues help to form and support the newly shaped contours. Sutures, skin adhesives, tapes or clips may be used to close the skin incisions.
Result
The results of body lift surgery are visible almost immediately.
What about the results of body lift?
The results of body lift surgery are visible almost immediately. However, it may take two years or more for the final results of the body lift procedures to fully develop.
Some of the visible scars will remain, but the overall results are long lasting, provided that you maintain a stable weight and general fitness. As your body ages, it is natural to lose some firmness.
What a body lift can't do?
Body lifts are not intended for the removal of excess fat. Liposuction alone can remove excess fat deposits where skin has good elasticity and is able to naturally conform to new body contours. In cases where skin elasticity is poor, body lift techniques along with liposuction may be recommended.