What is a body lift?

C. Bob Basu, MD answers: Is a lower body lift the same thing as a body lift?

What is the difference between a body lift and a lower body lift?  I see some doctors say body lift and others call it a lower body lift and I just don't understand how the actual surgeries are different...they seem like the same thing to me.


C. Bob Basu, MD
16 days ago
By C. Bob Basu, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

Great question.  I've seen the terms body lift, lower body lift, belt lipectomy, circumferential body lift... Usually, for my patients who have lost a significant amount of weight, my first line of attack is a circumferential body lift = belt lipectomy = lower body lift.   This procedure is 3 procedures all in one:

1. tummy tuck

2. waist/lateral thigh lift

3. buttock lift +/- buttock augmentation

This procedure requires 4.5-6.5 hrs of surgery and requires an overnight stay in my practice.

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