What is a Body Lift

What exactly is a body lift? Am I a good candidate if I just lost 100 lbs and am dealing with lose and hanging skin? I am trying to find out if it is a lot different than a tummy tuck.

Tags:

Comment on this

7 Doctor Answers | Asked by anon

Doctor Answers (7)
Community Comments (0)

Body Lift

A Body lift is also known as a Lower body lift or a Circumferential Abdominoplasty is a powerful tool that removes the excess of skin and lifts the central ptotic (droopy) parts of the lower abdomen, flanks, and thighs and buttocks. It is a powerful operation that addresses the core issue of massive weight loss and aging. In some ways it is a tummy tuck that is carried to the sides and the back.

Body lift

A body lift is a ambiguous term. It is somtiems referred to a circumferential abdominoplasty or torsoplasty as well. It encorporated removing tissue from the lwoer abdomen, lifting the pubic area and then doing the sam on the lower back to lift the buttock region.

Steven Wallach, MD

12 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

What is a body lift?

A 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 in one 1. Extended Tummy Tuck 2. Waist lift/lateral thigh lift 3. buttock lift with the... more

What is a body lift?

Thanks for your question - In our San Francisco area practice we perform body lift procedures frequently. A body lift includes an abdominoplasty (resection of skin and fat from the abdomen and tightening of the abdominal wall muscles). But there is additional tissue resected from the flanks and and the back. It typically requires more drains and a longer recovery. If you've lost significant weight it may be the most effective way to completely transform the way... more

Body Lift: What is it? Am I a candidate

A body lift is a general term for body contouring procedures that aim to remove excess skin in order to contour the skin onto the underlying body. The traditional tummy tuck only removes skin from the abdomen. A body lift can tighten and remove the skin circumferentially around the waist to create 360 degrees of shape. In patients with significant weight loss, a board certified plastic surgeon can perform this type of contouring over the trunk, thighs, back, breasts,... more

What is a Body Lift?

A body lift is essentially a removal of excess skin circumfrentially around the trunk. This incorporates an abdominoplasty ( tummy tuck), flank ( side) excsions with lifting of the lateral thighs, and a buttock lift. When someone has lost a lot of weight, the excess skin often becomes a big issue for them, and a full body lift can help to address those issues. However, it is a pretty extensive surgery with a long recovery time, so it requires good planning for the... more

360 body lift circumferential body lift plastic surgery after massive weight loss

A body lift is a now common reconstructive procedure preformed after massive weight loss. The incision follows the belt line and extends from the pubic region to the hips and meets in the back. The beauty of the procedure is that it removes skin and fat from the abdomen, lateral hips, and buttocks all at the same time. The result is a flat abdomen, smooth hips, and a raised and contoured buttock. I believe you would be an ideal candidate for a body lift... more