What is a body lift?
Body lift (sometimes called body contouring or body sculpting) is a complex surgical procedure that removes excess skin in areas where patients have lost weight, eliminating overhang and creating a more pleasing silhouette. Often body lift is the best solution for people who have lost a great deal of weight and now have to deal with excess skin. The procedure adapts the skin to the body’s new proportions, returning it to its natural shape and firmness.
Arms, breasts, torso and legs
A body lift involves surgically lifting several areas of the body. The middle section of the body often experiences extreme sagging, especially in the belly and hips and sometimes also in the thighs and arms. Targeted procedures to correct these problems include abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), thigh lift and arm lift. Weight loss also frequently affects the shape of the breasts, so body lift can also include:
breast lift
breast reduction
breast lift with augmentation
Overhanging skin can occur on the back and buttocks as well, in which case the surgeon can do a buttocks lift or bra line back lift. Body lift is also frequently performed along with liposuction of local fat deposits.
In other words, a body lift is a series of surgical procedures that can be partially combined. If more than two or three areas need attention, the surgeon will divide them up into separate procedures. In that case, you will most likely need to wait three to six months between procedures.
Get an experienced surgeon
Since body lift involves a set of procedures on various parts of the body, it requires an extremely experienced plastic surgeon and highly competent surgical team. That is your best chance for achieving the results you want – getting rid of excess skin, healing well afterwards, and enjoying results that look natural. We will be happy to help you choose a surgeon who specialises in this procedure and performs dozens of similar procedures a year. Thousands of satisfied patients have already used our services.