Body Lift After Weight Loss of 130 Pounds?

asked 7 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: excess skin, body, comparison, duration, lift, massive weight loss, recovery

How long a recovery time should I expect after an extensive body lift. I have lost over 130 pounds and need to have excess skin removed and everything tightened up and put back where it is supposed to be. Is this recovery going be more difficult on me than someone who didn't loose as much weight (and doesn't have as much skin to remove)?

6 answers to Body Lift After Weight Loss of 130 Pounds?

Body lift Advice?

Congratulations on your significant weight loss. Lower body lifting is a major operation no matter how much weight you lost and you should be prepared for significant physical and psychological “ups and downs” after this major surgery. A few words of advice may be helpful:  1. Make sure you are doing the procedure for the right reasons (for yourself) and that you have realistic expectations. Be aware that an improvement in the “problem... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Recovery from body lift surgery

First of all, congratulations on your successful weight loss. Recovery from surgery depends on your age, health and the number of procedures you have performed at the same time. Most patients will do a couple of procedures at the same setting such as breast lift with a tummy tuck and possible future arm lifts at the same time as thigh lifts. What you do depends on what areas bother you the most. Most of the surgeries are skin only and therefore involve relatively... more

James McMahan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Body Lift Following Large Weight Loss

The recovery from a body lift depends on how many procedures are performed at the same anesthetic, what your current body weight is, what your fitness level is and what your medical and nutritional status is at the time of surgery. In other words, there is a lot of variation. If mulitple procedures are done at the same time, such as liposuction or a breast lift, your time to feeling your best is longer. If you are malnourished from dieting or have uncorrected... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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Body lift recovery

A belt lipectomy, or lower body lift, is often performed on post-bariatric patients and others who've experienced significant weight loss. Broken into its components, the procedure includes a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), a thigh lift, and a buttock lift and has the advantage that it can be done in one surgical session or in stages, depending on your specific needs. It is truly a resculpting of the abdomen, hips, thighs, and buttocks. Recovery is, of course, dependent on the actual... more

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Body - thigh buttock lift

In most cases patients can do pretty much anything beginning 4 weeks after a body lift. By a week or so after surgery they can be sociable and then slowly increase their activity level maximizing at the 4 week period. The recovery can be more difficult if more skin is removed but the recovery rate is also patient dependent. A more difficult recovery does not necessarily mean the recovery time is longer. Your surgeon who has examined you and performs your surgery is the best one to estimate... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Body lift

After massive weight loss, and need for multiple body lift procedures. First prioritise your areas of concerns, do it in multiple stage procedures. It is safer, more accurate and less recovery time each time.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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