Body Lift: Q&A
Ask a QuestionHow is Body Lift Recipient Positioned So Pelvic Torque is Evenly Balanced After Surgery?
The torso is so complicated and everything depends on proper pivoting I would imagine. Is the patient marked in many different positions. This must be hard to do correctly with an inanimate body . This must be terrible if something doesn't match up.
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fiddledd
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Lower Body Lift Markings: Laying down, standing and bending
A lower body lift or circumferential body lift has many opposing forces which need to be taken into account to help predict and balance scar position. The key to the procedure is to not over lift the back side but lift the outer thighs and blend that with a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. I usually mark my lower body lift patients in the supine or semi-flexed position to mark the abdominal incision, which i then confirm in the standing position. The outer thighs are marked with the legs...
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