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One week ago I had a lower body lift. Everything is going well, but I am curious. My question is about my back. 2.5 years into dropping 200lbs I threw my back out. The chiropractor told me my lower back had no muscle tone. Fwd to now. The back pain is very similar to my stomach. A burning tightness in the muscle.
Is it possible the surgeon also tightened my back muscles during the procedure? If so, is that routine?
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flabbyback
in NY,NY
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Are Back Muscles Tightened in a Lower Body Lift?
No back muscleas are modified in the buttock/flank lift of a lower body lift. In the front portion, the tummy tuck the muscles are brought closer together by stitches that close the gap between the rectus (sit up ) muscles. The stitches are in the lining of the muscles, rather than in the muscle bellies. This narrowing of the gap is what makes the abdomen appear flatter.
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Back Muscles Tightened during Lower Body Lift?
Thank you for the question.
No, the back muscles are not tightened or even exposed during the procedure. The “burning tightness” you're experiencing may be related to the suture line or pressure from lying on the back ( very common after this procedure). I would suggest continued follow-up with your plastic surgeon to adjust questions and concerns.
I hope this helps.
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Lower body lift & back muscles
No, back muscles or muscle fascia are not tightened with this approach. The operation just removes excess skin and fat.
The burning symptoms that you feel are common post-op sensations....sometimes they are more common if you had liposuction as part of the procedure.
All the best,
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Lower body lift muscle tightening
Your back muscles are not tightened in a lower body lift. The muscles that are tightened are part of the tummy tuck portion of your body lift. These are the rectus muscles in your anterior abdomen.
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Back muscles and lower body lift
The lower back muscles are not tightened in a lower body lift; I am curious did your chiropractor offer you some strengthening exercises to help with decrease muscle strength? Lower body lifts address excess skin and fat only. I generally will not do circumferential body lifts, as I feel it leaves you with no place to recover and the procedure can be very easily staged and will be much safer than doing front and back at the same time.
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Back muscles and lower body lift
The back muscles are not tightened during a lower body lift. Usually just the msucle in the abdomen are tightened. This may help the core and back a bit.
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Back muscles not touched.
The back muscles are not touched during a lower body lift. The abdominal muscles are routinely tightened.
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Lower body lift does not tighten back muscles
A lower body lift is essentially a circumferential or 360 degree tummy tuck. It is a wrap-around skin removal around the waistline. While the front tummy part may include plication or tightening of the rectus (stomach) muscles, it does not include tightening any of the back muscles. That is not physically possible (due to the bony spine) nor is ever needed. The lower body lift is only ever done in patients who have had extreme weight loss, most commonly after bariatric surgery.
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Are Back Muscles Tightened During a Lower Body Lift?
Muscles of the lower back are not tightened during lower body lift surgery. Muscles of the anterior abdomen called the rectus abdominis muscles are commonly tightened, especially in women who have had children. It is common for patients to experience lower back pain after abdominoplasty or lower body lift surgery due to positioning. Because of the muscle and skin tightening along the anterior abdomen, the patient has to be placed in a "beachchair" or semi-Fowlers position....
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Not routine.
Hello
The back portion of a lower body lift involves primarily skin and fat removal and contouring, You would not want muscles manipulated much as they need to move smoothly for your posture to be uninterrupted.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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