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Lower Body Lift or Extended Abdominoplasty?
I had a gastric band placed two years ago and now I'm ready to shed my excess midsection. What is the difference between lower body lift and extended or circumferential abdominoplasty? What would you recommend based on the attached photo?
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jennifernc88
in North Carolina
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Lower Body Lift or Extended Abdominoplasty
I think I would perform a lower body Lift and later some liposuction to obtain a good contour. I would always recommend some weight loss and/or an exercise program prior to surgery so that maximal muscle metabolism can help you with your figure as well.
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Big difference between the two
Terminology in this field is very important and different surgeons may mean different things when using these terms. An abdominoplasty is designed to address the excess skin of the abdomen. An extended abdominoplasty by definition will make the incisionis longer to address the excess skin of the abdomen extending into the flanks. This operation does not address excess skin of the outer thighs or buttocks.
If you have lax skin and localized fat of the outer thigh and buttock, and your...
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Bodylift or Extended Abdominoplasty
The difference is that if you have significant redundant skin circumferentially around your body after your weight loss with a positive grasp test including the upper buttock area then you would be a candidate for a bodylift. Liposuction is done concomitantly in these areas as well for improved shape and contour in the lateral flank area.
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Extended Tummy Tuck
Thank you for your question and photo.
I would highly recommend that you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss all of your options. I would want to see some additional photos .. but from the photo that you have posted, it seems that you would benefit from an extended tummy tuck procedure.
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Extended abdominplasty or lower body lift? Which is best?
One photograph is not the same as a physical exam by an ABPS-certified plastic surgeon, but if you have reached a stable healthy weight, it appears that an extended tummy tuck will provide the improvements you seek. You require extended (longer) incisions since the excess skin goes pretty far back towards the hip and buttock area. Tummy tuck alone would likely yield large residual "dog ears" which would require more surgery to give the best and smoothest results.
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Extended abdominoplasty or belt-lipectomy
Based on the one photo you've submitted, it looks to me like most of your skin excess in front, extending a little towards the sides of the torso, but not so much in the back. Therefore, I would recommend the "Extended abdominoplasty" for you, as a first step. This would take care of many of the figure issues in the photo.
All the best,
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Choose wisely based on your needs and expectations
Congratulations on your weigfht loss, you will live a longer better life becasue of it! In terms of which procedure to perfrom it really depends on your desires and expectations. An extended tummy tuck will improve you abdomen onto flanks but does little to improve the outer thighs and nothing to change your buttocks. A circumferential body lift will address all these regions. Remember the way you fit into clothes and ultimately the dress size you become will depend on...
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Body lift or tummy tuck
If you have reached your goal weight then a good exam is in order. Only one photo is shown. You may be a good candidate for one or both but it is hard to say without the exam.
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Lower Body Lift vs. Extended Tummy Tuck
A lower body lift generally refers to a procedure known as a belt lipectomy a.k.a. circumferential body lift. These procedures are usually tailored for a patient who has experience significant weight loss or have excess skin and fat extended to their back/flanks and buttock areas. These procedures are designed to recontour the entire waist and lower trunk.
They include 3 procedures:
•Tummy Tuck
•Waist lift/lateral thigh lift
•buttock lift
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Abdominoplasty
Your photograph demonstrates primarily laxity of your abdomen and not very much laxity of your outer thighs or buttocks. Based on this, in your case, it is my impression that you only require an abdominoplasty. I do not see in this picture where you would benefit from a lower body lift.
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Extended Body Lift to Start
Hello,
I tend to start with an extended body lift in cases like yours. They heal better and only 30% of these patients will return for later completion body lift.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
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Lower Body Lift
Lowe Body lift is a surgery that improved abdomen, pubic area inner thighs , lateral thighs and buttock. Extended tummy tuck the incision will extend to the back but no lifts or thigthing effect in the thighs.
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Body Contouring after Massive Weigh Loss
It is difficult to see if you have significant amount of tissue to be removed posteriorly, but from the photos I would say not. I would recommend an extended abdominoplasty from what you have given me.
A lower body lift is just that, it combines an abdominoplasty procedure with a lateral thigh and buttock lift. The incisions are circumferential. Sometime a circumferential tummy tuck may be needed without doing a formal lower body lift. These three procedures...
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Tummy Tuck Or Body Lift?
I dont see a lot of skin excess in the back and buttock area, so I would go with a tummy tuck. You have an apple shaped figure with a fair amount of fat that seems to remain in the upper abdomen. I might suggest that your results will be much nicer if you plan on some weight loss before and after surgery.
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Lower Body Lift or Extended Abdominoplasty
Thanks for the excellent photo. My choice is the extended or circumferential tummy tuck for your first step in the make over. Seek 3 opinions from boarded PS in your area.
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Lower body lift for massive weight loss patients
Without the benefit of an exam, its difficult to say what type of circumferential body lift procedure you need. A circumferential abdominoplasty and a 'lower body lift' are basically synonymous. There are a couple of type of lower body lifts, each with its advantages and disadvantages and scar positions. Seek out a board certified plastic surgeon with a practice in post-weight loss body contouring surgery for an opinion.
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Lower Body Lift vs Extended Abdominoplasty
In my terminology a lower body lift and a circumferential abdominoplasty are virtually the same. It is difficult to assess the amount of excess skin you have in the thighs and buttocks. If this is significant, you would obtain you best result from a total body lift. If not, you should have a resonably good result from an extended abdominoplasty.
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