What is the Most Common Location for the Incision with a Body Lift?

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Where Are My Scars In A Body Lift?

The term body lift usually refers to a tummy tuck with associated lower body lift (the back side of a tummy tuck). If your question is about the tummy tuck, the scar is usually one or more inches below the pubic hair and goes up to each hip bone. If you are referring to the back side of a tummy tuck, the scar is normally about 1/2" above the beginning of the interglutial fold (the crease that separates the two cheeks of the buttocks). This then goes horizontally around and... more

Body Lift Incision

The most common location for the incision with a body lift is below the pubic bone & it goes 360 degrees so the scar will be from hip to hip on the lower part of the tummy.

Bodylift Incision

The primary goal of body contouring surgery is to restore shape and symmetry. In order to obtain the optimal result for each patient, the incision varies depending on the body habitus and skin distribution. Our goal for a belt lipectomy incision is to have the final scar hide within a bikini/underwear line. Adjustments may be necessary to maximize skin removal and provide ideal shape to the buttocks, hips, outer thighs, flanks, and abdomen. It is... more

Incision For Body Lift Varies Somewhat

I agree with Dr Aldea that there can be some variance in the location of the incision for a lower body lift. Having said that, my usual incision is a standard abdominoplasty incision which continues fairly high laterally at the upper hip area. The incision then descends a bit to continue across the upper buttocks area between the buttocks crease and the waist area. This enables removal of excess skin in t he abdomen, flanks, lateral thighs, buttocks, and lower back. more

Body Lift Scar

Every patient is different with what they need in regards to surgery but the most common procedure is the tummy tuck (and therefore the scar from hip to hip on the lower part of the tummy)... most patients who have had massive weight loss have to also take the tummy tuck scar into the back to address the extra skin in that area (so then the scar may go around to the back). See an experienced plastic surgeon who performs LOTS of these procedures to get a good examination. Patients... more

What is the Most Common Location for the Incision with a Body Lift?

People lose weight (and deflate) differently resulting in different patterns of skin sagging. But - the most common site of skin loss is the tummy and 99.9% of people have a tummy overhang, "pooch", "mommy tummy" or "muffin top". As a result, flattening of the tummy becomes the most common request and as a result of the need to remove loose, damaged (stretch marks) and hanging tummy skin, a tummy tuck incision (scar)is the most common Body lift scar. When... more