Body Lift

Q: What does a body lift do?

A body lift is a modification where spacers are installed between a vehicle's body and chassis in order to increase the ride height. It is a common method to run larger tires on a vehicle. It is also often used to allow the placement of a larger motor for an engine swap.

Q: What is staged body contouring?

For those patients that have plateaued from their weight loss, but are not yet candidates for a body lift, aggressive liposuction is performed as a first stage procedure. In 8 to 12 weeks, once their swelling has subsided, they are then candidates for a body lift.

Q: What does a full body lift consist of?

Most commonly, a body lift treats both the abdomen and the back area and is therefore circumferential. A complete lower body lift treats the buttocks, tummy, waist, hips and thighs in one procedure. A circumferential incision around the body removes an apron of excess skin and fat and repositions and tightens tissue.

Q: How long does it take to heal from a body lift?

Body lifts can be quite extensive, revising the contour of multiple parts of the body. Because of this, the recovery time can be substantial. For most body lifts, patients will want to take three weeks to four weeks off from work. This will allow ample time to heal before returning to normal daily activities.

Body lift surgery is a combination of several procedures such as tummy tuck, thigh lift, buttock lift, upper body lift and lower body lift.
Body contouring is reconstructive surgery to remove sagging skin and extra fat. This surgery improves the shape and tone of underlying tissue. This procedure may be carried out following major wet loss, when the skin may not shrink back fully. It performed in stages. Area includes upper arms, breast, abdomen, buttocks, groin and thighs.

Are You Good Candidate For Body Contouring?

If you have loose skin in your buttocks and back of thighs.
If you have loose skin in your hips side of thighs.
Thin layers of fat below the skin of these area.
Loose abdominal skin or in your inner thighs.
Hanging skin over arms.
Acceptance of the thighs scar around the waist.
Patient you have had massive weight loss.

Lower Body Lift

Lower body lift is also known as belt lipectomy, this is most commonly performed surgical procedure. Aging, weight fluctuation as well as massive weight loss may lead to sagging skin beneath the waist line.
In this situation, belt lipectomy procedure can help in improving the shape and size of body part. Belt lipectomy aims at sculpting and tighting the outer thighs abdomen and buttocks. Whatever loses skin is removed and abdominal muscle is tightened. Liposuction also combined with this procedure or can be followed by and upper body lifts up to 2-8 weeks.

Upper Body Lift

This procedure can be performed as a alone procedure or combination of different procedure such as face lift, tummy tuck or liposuction. This procedure not only enhance body counter but also profile boosting self confidence and self esteem. Upper body lift procedure includes breast lift, gynecomastia with arm lift or upper back lift. Excessive weight loss can cause sagging or loose skin and these can be repaired by body lifting procedure.

Total Body Lift

Total body lift surgery is performed after massive weight loss.
In this procedure excess fat and skin is removed and tightening of abdominal muscles is performed. This procedure includes both upper and lower body lift. Removal of excessive fat deposit and tightening of body muscles give your body youthful look and perfect shape.

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Immediately After The Body Lifting Operation

Numbness.
Pain and discomfort.
Bruising and swelling.
A drainage to in the wound to help prevent fluid build up.
Dressing and bandages on the wound.
To wear compression garments to health reduce swelling.

Body Lift