Marin Body Lift doctors
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Steven H. Williams, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
4000 Dublin Blvd Suite 300, Dublin |
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Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
450 Sutter Street Suite 2433, San Francisco |
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Karen M. Horton, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
2100 Webster Street Suite 506, San Francisco |
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Tancredi D'Amore, MD
Marin Plastic Surgeon
21 Tamal Vista Blvd. Suite 103, Corte Madera |
Recent Answers
my insurance won't cover cosmetic surgery, where can I find the money to do the rest of the surgeries to remove extra skin from weight loss?
Thanks for your question -
It is very common for patients to feel frustrated with their appearance after being successful losing weight. You're healthier, feel better but many patients feel they look worse. What can be even harder for patients is after all the hard work insurance companies almost universally do not cover more than surgery to remove hanging abdominal skin.
There are several credit possibilities for financing plastic surgery. Always make sure you're making careful financial decisions. Sometimes the best thing is to wait until better financial times.
I hope this helps!
What exactly is a body lift? Am I a good candidate if I just lost 100 lbs and am dealing with lose and hanging skin? I am trying to find out if it is a lot different than a tummy tuck.
Thanks for your question -
In our San Francisco area practice we perform body lift procedures frequently. A body lift includes an abdominoplasty (resection of skin and fat from the abdomen and tightening of the abdominal wall muscles). But there is additional tissue resected from the flanks and and the back. It typically requires more drains and a longer recovery.
If you've lost significant weight it may be the most effective way to completely transform the way your body looks.
One of the reasons my proportions still look bad after my original Body Lift is that the whole butt was pulled long and flat, effectively accentuating the saddlebags and disproportionate thigh area.
If my revision goes through the original belt line (I'm told it must, to avoid blood flow problems) is there a way to just pull up the sides of the butt/thigh (and chase dog ear around to front)? I don't want to keep repeating the same issue with every "fix". I don't want to keep lifting the center butt, but the thighs need help.
Thanks for your question -
Typically body lifts are circumferential meaning that the incision would go all the way around your body. This should mean that dog ears shouldn't really be an issue since they are usually present where the incision stops.
If your incision is not circumferential then chasing the dogears may be a bit more challenging.
In terms of the shape of your buttocks fat transfer techniques may provide significant improvement.
I hope this helps.
