100+ Pound Loss, Apple Shape, Stubborn Back/Stomach Fat: LBL or LBL with Anchor?

asked 1 year ago by kerryad in cambridge, ma
Latest answer by Mary Lee Peters, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, back, stomach, 150-169 lbs, 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in, anchor, apple shape, comparison, fat loss, feminine, fleur de lis, massive weight loss

33, 5'5, 155. How do you as a surgeon, irregardless of extra scars, decide whether to do LBL or LBL with fleur de lis, and why are some surgeons able to get rid of significant upper abdomen fat with LBL alone and get a feminine shape and some surgeons can't?

6 answers to 100+ Pound Loss, Apple Shape, Stubborn Back/Stomach Fat: LBL or LBL with Anchor?

Body Lifts Should Be Tailored to YOUR Body

Every body lift is (or should be) different and tailored to the individual. What gives a result for one person's successful weight loss may not apply to another. Whether or not you can achieve an hour glass shape with a body lift has a lot to do with the relationship of your waist to your hips. If you have narrow hips , your waist line will not seem as small as if yoiu have wider hips. A midline vertical scar, fleur de lis pattern, can add time on to the length of your... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.maryleepetersmd.com

Incisions and scars for lower body lifts

Congratulations on losing 100 pounds. Lower body lifts, like any type of cosmetic surgery, must be customized to each patient's situation. If pulling dowward on the abdominal skin does not leave significant upper abdominal excess skin, then a lower incision is all that is needed. But, if there is still a lot of loose skin above the umbilicus, the vertical excision is required to get the best result. I have never had a patient upset with the vertical scar when it... more

Bruce Genter, MD
Abington Plastic Surgeon

www.drgenter.com

All lower body lifts are not the same

The changes that occur to one's body following massive weight loss are highly variable depending upon your own body type and fat distribution. These differences need to be accounted for in the planning of the lower body lift procedure. Patients will often have horizontal as well as vertical skin excess which may require the fleur-de-lis approach. This needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis. There is no one approach that fits all patients and this is where the experience of your... more

Mitchel Krieger, MD
Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

Lower Body Lift

Congratulations on your fantastic weight loss. It sounds as if you would be an excellent candidate for a LBL which is a procedure that I have found to be very useful in removing large amounts of excess skin in a circumferential fashion. You have a number of excellent surgeons in the Boston area with whom you can discuss benefits/risks of this procedure.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Lower body lift or lower body lift with fleur-de-lis?

The short answer is that every patient is different and every surgeon has different skills and experience. Only physical examination will allow an experienced plastic surgeon to make the best recommendation for you. Many patients on this forum have found that there are often different opinions on just about every topic imaginable. That is why careful research into the training, years of experience, ABPS-certification, type of practice, numbers of body lift procedures performed, and... more