You should be closer to you ideal body weight before having a body lift

John E. Gross, MD answers: How much weight to lose before Body lift?

I am a 41 yr old female and I weigh about 285 lbs. My height is 5 ft 9 in. How much weight must I lose to have a Body lift?


John E. Gross, MD
3 months ago
By John E. Gross, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

 The amount of weight you need to loss also depends on your height.  There is a calculation known as Body Mass Index-http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. 

The link will take you to a calculator to figure it out easily.  There are no hard and fast rules. Ideally though you would like to have your BMI close to 30.  it seems the higher  the BMI the higher your risk of complications after a body lift.  Depending on your height you probably have 100 pounds to loose before considering a body lift.

You might start with your primary care physician for recommendations on how to safely get started. 

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A: Weight Loss or Gain and Body Lifts

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
14 days ago
By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Body lift procedures are usually performed when a patient has reached a plateau for weight for about 6 months and has reached THEIR ideal body weight and size. Body lifts allow the removal of non-weight dependent body fat such as the abdominal pannus, inner thighs, arm fat, and back fat.

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