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I lost 100 pounds from Lapband over 4 years ago and would like a lower body lift. Im Very scared. What are the risks?
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Body lift
The risks are on a body lift are similar to the ones is abdominoplasty. Normally the most frequent are, hypertrophies scars, asymmetries and seromas but the most fearful pulmonary embolism, although this in many ways can be prevented with medications and leg pumps its a very rare condition and has to be detected and treated early to prevent complications. The importance of having of a well accredited surgical facilities is essential to prevent any complication.
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Risk after body lift surgery
Probably the biggest risk you have in undergoing body lift surgery is...are you happy with your result? Really. That's not the same as saying it's the most important medical risk. The one thing you really need to do before undergoing body lift surgery is to spend a lot of time with your surgeon, making sure that you and your surgeon are "on the same page" regarding what your expectations are and what the most likely outcomes of the surgery are. And make sure that you...
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Potential Risks of Lower Body Lift
Potential risks are asymmetry, infection, and undesirable scarring. Researching your surgeon and following post op orders always reduces the chances of these risks from happening.
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Lower Body Lift Risks
Congratulations on your massive weight loss from lap band. You should be very proud of yourself. Continue to keep the weight off.
There are risks involved with a lower body lift. There were also risks associated with your lap band, but you got through that surgery. The most common "complication" with a lower body lift is wound breakdown. This may be minor or major wound breakdown. Typically, it is only a minor wound breakdown of a half inch or 1 inch. Typically, these wounds are treated...
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Lower Body Lift Risks
The list is long. Most items will be minor. The serious ones are uncommon, and typically managed around the time of surgery to minimize the chances.
Here are some, and a few management notes:
bleeding (avoid operating on patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, use adrenaline in the local anesthetic to decrease bleeding)
infection (antibiotics are given at the start of surgery and again if the operation is over 4 hours long)
blood clots in leg...
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Lower Body Lift Risks?
Congratulations on your successful weight loss. All surgical procedures have risks such as bleeding, infection, and poor wound healing. Lower body lift procedures have additional risks such as asymmetry, lymphedema in the lower extremities, blood clots, fat emboli, and pulmonary embolus, even death. That being said, a medical evaluation by a board certified plastic surgeon will be the first step necessary. Your risks of complications increase with the amount of...
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Risks for Lower Body Lift
Bleeding, infection, fluid collections, poor scarring, wound separation, contour irregularity are all risks. Many of these risks depend upon your current BMI and general health. DVT and PE should be risks that are controlled to the extent possible with stockings, intermittent compression stockings, and chemoprophylaxis, if appropriate. All of your individual risks should be elucidated at the consultation by your board certified plastic surgeon.
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Lower body lift risks
The risks of circumferential body lift surgery include but are not limited to delayed healing (incisions not healing well), undesirable scarring, seroma (fluid collections), bleeding/hematoma, contour irregularities, numbess/pain, DVT or PE (blood clot risk) and need for revision/additional surgery. Fortunately, these risks are very rare with proper patient selection, screening, and preoperative workup and preparation. Please visit with a board certified plastic surgeon to start...
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Lower Body Lift Risks
The risks to a lower body lift are seroma (fluid collection under the skin), wound separation, infection, venous thrombosis (blood clot in leg), and pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung). The best way to avoid these potential problems is to be as close to your goal weight as possible at the time of your body lift and to undergo a complete preoperative evaluation so that any medical or nutritional issues can be optimized.
Congratulations on losing 100 lbs it is a great...
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Scared of surgery
It is natural to be scared of major surgeries. Our goals as plastic surgeons is to try to minimize the risks by making sure the patient is healthy, listen to the needs of the patient, and draw a plan to achieve the results they desire.
You may want to have multiple opinions from experienced Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, understand the surgery, the risks, the measures taken to minimize these risks.The you can make an intellegent decision based on information. Your conslt should be...
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