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Will Lower Body Lift Remove Some of my Tattoo?
I have a full back tattoo that goes down to the crack of my butt and I was wondering if I would loose some of my tattoo if I had a Lower body lift. I am pretty thin, I just want the lift to tighten up skin and reduce cellulite. I don't have severe loose skin like someone who lost 100 + pounds.
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Annisa
in Michigan
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Will my tattoo be altered with a 360 body lift?
Dear Annisa,
This is a difficult question to answer without examining you in person. Typically, when I perform a 360 body lift, I do not remove much skin over the buttock crease. However, as I extend the incision toward to the hips, more skin and fat is removed. The more excessive the skin, the more that is removed. I would guess, if you had a 360 body lift, the portion of your tattoo closest to your hips would be removed slightly and the portion of your...
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Lower body lift and tattoo on back
Thank you for your question.
Without examining you and the exact placement of your tattoo, it's difficult to say but from what you are describing, it sounds like your tattoo may be affected by the lower body lift.
Your plastic surgeon should be able to draw things out and show you how much he/she thinks would be affected.
Best Wishes!
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Lower body lift and full back tattoo to buttock crease--Yes, it will be "trimmed."
If you are indeed a candidate for lower body lift, the incision runs from the tip if the gluteal crease along what would be a thong or g-string panty line, communicating with the same bikini-line scar from the front tummy tuck portion of the beltlift. Depending on the lowest extent of your tattoo at the buttock crease and upper buttock-hip areas, it may end up being partially included in the excised skin. If so, the tattoo can always be re-inked after complete healing!
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Tattoos and body lift
Yes, it does sound like your tattoo would be affected somewhat. In the design of the body lift, typically more skin is excised in the zone over the middle portion of the buttock, and somewhat less in the midline of your back. The amount of tattoo removal would, of course, correspond with the amount of skin removal. You could re-ink the missing portion of your art at a later date, though.
All the best!
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Lower body lift and tattoo
Commonly a lower body lift incision runs along the upper border of the butttocl crease, so it will likely remove some or all of the tattoo in this region.
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Very likely.
Hello,
If you have a full lower body lift it sounds like you might lose some that that tattoo. An extended abdominoplasty would not go as far around and might spare it. I would need to see you to tell you more.
Best Regards,
John Di Saia MD
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Tattos may shift or be removed with a lower body lift
The fate of your tattoo really depends on the exact placement of it, and where you want your scar to end up. Based on what you've written, it sounds like i would elect to remove part of it because the scar (that I typically would create) runs right through that area. On the other hand, if you chose to have a scar that was higher along the waistline (above the panty line) then you might be able to keep the tattoo. Again, I have NEVER done this because scars should be...
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Lower body lift
This is a big expensive procedure with significant risks. Do not consider this for tattoo removal alone and you should have a significant laxity of the skin and deeper structures to justify this procedure. If this is an appropriate procedure and the tattoo is not completely removed you can undergo tattoo removal later with laser or additional excisions.
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Lower Body Lift should be expected to affect a lower back tattoo
Hi there-
I think that while it is possible an incision could be designed that would allow a minimal change to your tattoo, maximum improvement in your body contour would most likely result in excision of some of the tattoo.
The only way to know for sure would be to examine you- find a surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery and visit for a consultation.
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Body lift does not make sense if you don't have substantial loose skin
A body lift is a huge operation--why would you put yourself through this procedure if you don't have a substantial amount of loose skin around your abdomen, flank and buttocks?
If its just your sagging buttocks that bothers you, consider other options such as a buttocks lift combined with fat transfer improve the volume of your buttocks.
To answer your question--a full body lift will place a scar through the lowest part of your tattoo- if your tattoo approaches the junction between your...
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