Lower Body Lift Cosmetic Procedure

Waist Tightening

COSMETIC SURGERY
Lower Body Lift

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Body lifts tighten loose, fallen skin and fat to obtain more youthful skin tone and natural contours. There is no other effective method to rejuvenate aged tissues of the body. Everyone ages, all tissues relax with time. Body lifts are "facelifts" for the body.

The roots of body lifting began in Brazil and France 30 – 40 years ago. Thigh lifts, buttock lifts, abdominoplasty ("tummy-tuck"), and arm lifts were designed using the anatomical and surgical principles available at that time. In the United States, initial experience with lifts of various parts of the body occurred in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Although abdominoplasty has continued to be popular, lifts of other areas of the body were often plagued with inconsistent results, unnatural contours, long recovery time after surgery, poor scarring, and excessive complications.

In the past 15 years, body lifts have been redesigned using new information about the anatomy of youth and the changes in body contours that occur with aging, weight changes (including pregnancy), and sun-damage. The "hard body" skin tone of youth is the result of both strong skin tone and a strong fibrous structural meshwork that encases the fat beneath the skin. This fibrous scaffolding – the superficial fascial system or SFS - holds the skin and fat on the body for many decades of life. Based on this new understanding, lifts of the buttocks, thighs, abdomen, and arms were redesigned. New body lift designs are safer and more effective, leading to tighter skin tone and natural contours. The risk of poor scarring or other complications is low.

The most common body lifts are listed below:

HIGH LATERAL TENSION ABDOMINOPLASTY

  • Tightening of the abdomen, groin, waist, and upper thighs.
  • Often combined with liposuction of familial fat bulges.
  • Long, thin (pencil-line) incisional seam from side to side within bikini outlines.
LOWER BODY LIFT

  • Tightening of circumferential trunk and thigh looseness (laxity).
  • Lifts thighs, buttocks, abdomen, waist, and hips at one time.
  • "Thong" bikini line incision around the entire body, hidden in most bikini outlines, usually faded in 6-12 months.
  • A wide belt of excess skin and fat is removed around the entire body.
INNER (MEDIAL) THIGH LIFT

  • Tightens the upper inner thigh with scars hidden in inner thigh crease.
Body lifts are clearly indicated for the following patients:

  • Skin laxity without significant fat deposits.
  • Excessive skin laxity and cellulite.
  • If skin tightening is primary goal.
  • Inner thigh looseness.
  • Sagging buttocks.
ADVANTAGES OF BODY LIFTS DISADVANTAGES OF BODY LIFTS
  • Skin quality dramatically improved.
  • Superior aging potential (long-lasting).
  • Smoother, tighter contours.
  • More patients are candidates.
  • Better control of results.
  • More complex surgical techniques (more expertise required).
  • Longer operating time.
  • Long incisional scar.
  • Longer recovery after surgery.
  • More cost.
  • Increased risk of complications.

With any surgical procedure there are inherent risks associated with surgery. In general, newer body lift procedures have an excellent safety record, produce consistent improvement in body contours, and have a low risk of complications.

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