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Are There Benefits to Having Lower and Upper Body Lifts Done at Different Times?
What is the recovery time for each? Are there different side effects for an upper versus lower body lift? How often are upper and lower body lifts done at different times?
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anon
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Lower body lift and upper body lift
Lower body lifts and upper body lifts are two huge surgical procedures.
Logicaly they should be done seperately. Long surgery carries certain risks.
The patient and the doctor should try to minimize risks as much as possible. Multiple surgical procedures are tempting to do at the same time but there is increased risks. Recovery for lower body lift is 6 weeks
for pure upper body lift recovery is 4-6 weeks
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Upper and Lower Body Lifting?
Thank you for the question.
Most often upper and lower body lifts are done at different times. Each one of these operations carry significant other room times, recovery time, and potential risks and complications. Combining the two operations is generally speaking not the safest way to proceed.
Best wishes.
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Upper versus lower body lifts
Without photos or even height and weight to go by it is hard to answer your questions. Most frequently body lifts (especially upper ones) are requested by patients who have lost large amounts of weight. They are very large, long procedures that involve a moderate degree of blood loss. Combining them increases the risks of complications like infection and DVT's that can lead to serious or even fatal pulmonary emboli. Additionally having all four extremities...
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