Multiple Surgeries - Body Lift, Chin Reduction and Lip Implants?

asked 1 year ago by 4730anon in Houston
Latest answer by Tal T. Roudner, MD
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Tags: chin, lips, body, combination

Would I be able to undergo a body lift, chin reduction, and lip implants all at once?

10 answers to Multiple Surgeries - Body Lift, Chin Reduction and Lip Implants?

Combining facial plastic surgery procedures with a body lift

The facial procedures of chin reduction and lip implants are relatively small in magnitude compared to your body lift. They can safely be done at the same time as they will not extend the procedure time significantly nor will they lengthen your recovery period. This would be different if the facial procedure was a facelift or multiple face procedures that added hours to your surgery.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Body Lift can be combined with other procedures

Body lift can be combined with other procedures safely. Other frequently performed procedures in conjunction with a Body Lift are liposuction, breast augmentation, breast lift, arm reduction(Brachioplasty) and facial procedures. Additional procedures increase the amount of operating time necessary to complete the surgery and therefore require the appropriate facilities to accomplish safely.

Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drvitenas.com

Advisability of Multiple Procedures

Hi there- It is very important to realize that, in this issue as in so many others, the answer to your question will depend on WHO is doing your surgery. If you have chosen an experienced surgeon who can safely complete these procedures for you in a reasonable amount of time, then I see no reason it would not be wise to combine them. If, on the other hand, combining the procedures means that your surgery will be longer than about 5 hours, I would not recommend you combine... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Multiple Plastic Surgical procedures

4730anon, Its best to weigh all of the risks and benefits to undergoing multiple procedures. The benefits of a combined procedure are clear: One anesthesia setting, one recovery period, and, generally, less expense. It is very common to combine multiple procedures, even in the outpatient setting. Alternatively, longer procedures are associated with greater risks. Lengthier surgeries are associated with a higher frequency of... more

Jason R. Hess, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Multiple surgical procedures

The question is not " CAN YOU" it is SHOULD YOU? There is increased risks with multiple procedures. Also that depend how healthy you are. How is your nutritional state after weight loss(I assume there was weight loss to need a lower body lift). There is also the Fatgue factor rwith long surgery.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Multiple procedures are safe if operating time is limited

It is ok to undergo multiple procedures at the same time if the operating time is kept at a minimum to avoid complications such as deep vein thrombosis. It depends on the surgeon and the different technique that may be used! Good luck!

Tal T. Roudner, MD
Coral Gables Plastic Surgeon

Combined procedures

If you are having those minor procedurs with a body lift it should be okay as long as you are healthy and the body lift is done in a reasonable amount of time.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Multiple surgeries with bodylift

The most important consideration in your surgical outcome is safety. Generally speaking, I try to limit your anesthetic time to less than 6 hours to decrease your incidence of anesthesia related complications. Prior to recommending what can be accomplished in a single procedure, I would recommend evaluation by a board certified plastic surgeon to determine how many hours of surgery are necessary and evaluation by your primary physician to medically determine how... more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Combination procedures for body contouring

A body lift can be combined with another procedure(s). This depends on your health status (past medical history), your anatomy, and the amount of surgery/type of procedures to be done. Please visit with a board certified plastic surgeon for a formal evaluation. He/she will determine the how long it will take and whether you are a safe/good candidate for these combined procedures. Hope this helps. Dr. Basu

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.basuplasticsurgery.com

Body lift

The number of procedures that you can have with safety depends on your physical condition, the experience of the surgeon and also how the surgery is perform. Selecting a good experience surgeon is the most important point certified by an specialty Board and listen to his advise.