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Lower Body Lift or a Combination of Other Surgery and Treatments?

I’ve had two babies and have had weight fluctuations. For years now, I’ve been eating very healthy, and exercising almost daily, but this is as good as it’s gotten...

The things I hope to accomplish:

• Removal of "saddle bags" and extra fat in abdomen, waist, lower buttocks, hips, and thighs all around.
• Skin tightening in all of these areas resulting in far less cellulite.
• Butt lift with added fullness.
• Tightening of the abdominal muscles resulting in a flatter stomach.

Given this information and the photo (pardon the cutout), which would you suggest?

Thank you so much!

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12 Doctor Answers | Asked by Mysty in Georgia

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I would suggest...

Dear Mysty: Congratulations on what you have achieved! To address your saddlebags, lower buttocks, hips, and thighs, I would suggest liposuction. This can be done under general anesthesia and can all be done at the same time. I would then use this fat that had been aspirated from these areas, purify it, and transfer it to the buttock. This would result in a buttock augmentation using your own fat. At a separate procedure, I would suggest an abdominoplasty. ... more

Body Lift Maybe

Dear Mysty, a body lift may well accomplished the goals you have described. Your main problems appear to be your tummy and outer thighs. Your photos is not adequate to determine what would be the best procedure for you. Certainly a tummy tuck and outer thigh lift with liposuction would be considered.

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It is difficult to say what would be best for you wthout an exam and more photos. Cellulite often does not change with these procedures and if liposuction is performed it actually can get worse.

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Lower Body Lift

Difficult to say without seeing your back pictures. From your description, I would consider doing a high-definition lower body lift on you. This procedure involves: a tummy tuck, outer thigh lift, buttock lift, mons lift, buttock augmentation with your own tissue, liposuction as needed, and elevation of the thigh in front. You can also add a spirla thigh lift to this for a complete lower body correction. See my link below for before and after photos. more

Start with a lower body lift

Hello, You look like you would probably best be served by a lower body lift. These can be performed as one operation or as two (extended tummy tuck followed by a buttock lift months later). There are benefits and risks in doing them each way of course.

Lower Body Lift

The picture you provided show very good abdominal skin. But one need to evaluate it more appropriately by a physical exam of the skin, fat and muscle condition and decide what is best for you. possibly a full abdominoplasty and some liposuction. Or, a LIPOABDOMINOPLASTY? The thighs are your problem, there is a lot of fat and a lot of skin problems. Thighs will need liposuction and a lift procedure The buttocks if they need volume then the fat removed fro where it is abundant can be... more

Consult a qualified surgeon

Lower body lift procedures provide some of the most dramatic changes for massive weight loss patients. It is difficult to make suggestions without seeing addition photo views but my first impressions of your situation are as follows. You don't appear to have the degree of skin laxity typically seen in most lower body lift patients. Depending upon what you examination demonstrates, I suspect that an abdominoplasty could be combined with liposuction of the thighs. Fat obtained from the... more

You may be a great candidate for a lower body lift

Hi Mysty, Without seeing a picture of your buttocks, and without getting the chance to examine the elasticity of your skin, it's difficult to answer this question with complete certainty. That being said, your wishlist of desired improvements would seem to make you an ideal candidate for a lower body lift. I'd complement your procedure with liposuction of the back, saddle bags and flanks. The back half of the lower body lift would provide a nice buttock lift, with or without buttock... more

Best guess

For starters, I would recommend a tummy tuck with lipo of the outer and possibly inner thighs, based on what I see. I did not see a posterior, quarter, or side view. I will NOT do any liposuction in the central abdomen (though some might) at time of tt, due to safety concerns, but lipo of the legs and flanks is ok when done in moderation. Remember that the tt is a significant operation. The back and buttocks areas will not be addressed specifically, however, I do usually get significant... more

Lower body lift or combination of other treatments

Mysty, You have a very nice torso (abdomen, hips, flanks) with what appears to be tight musculature and great skin Liposuction in these areas would serve you very well and flatten your stomach without requiring any form of tummy tuck. Of course, this would be contingent on your actual exam demonstrating good muscle tone. The cellulite is another story. Unfortunately, there is NOTHING that is universally effective in correcting it. You might appreciate some improvement with a... more

Vaser Liposelection and Abdominoplasty with SkinTyte for your Plastic Surgery Transformation

You have a very beautiful figure and some subtle changes would go a long way to enhancing your contour. It appears the the most laxity is on your thighs, however thigh lifts often leave incision that are hard to hide and in most circumstances liposuction combined with abdominoplasty can provide great changes! Afterwards, some SkinTyte or laser may also enhance your recovery and results. How exciting!

Consider Liposuction and Lockwood abdominoplasty

Although you could have a marathon lower body lift, I, personally, would prefer to begin your transformation with 2 procedures: 1. Liposuction of the back and hips and lateral thighs (saddle bag areas) with 2. Lockwood (high lateral tension) abdominoplasty. These procedures would define your buttock, smooth the saddle bags, flatten the tummy, narrow the waist, lift a sagging Mons pubis and lift the anterior thigh smoothing cellulite dimples. In my opinion this will get you the figure you... more