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Muscle Repair with Lower Body Lift?

asked 2 years ago by Dlite in California
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 618 times
Tags: abs, body, lift, muscle

Hi, I read something recently about the Lower body lift addressing "muscle repair" that had "fallen." I do know that muscle repair is often involved with a Tummy tuck to repair weakened ab muscles, but I did not know other muscles could be involved in a lower body lift. Could you enlighten me?

On the one hand it seems logical as the newly sewn skin needs to be tethered to something, but on the other hand, I'm not a doctor and that's what they pay you guys the big bucks for. Thanks in advance!

14 answers to Muscle Repair with Lower Body Lift?

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Body Lifting and Muscle Repair

The rectus muscles (abdominals) are the only muscles that I am aware of that are repaired during a body lift or a tummy tuck. They are tightened/repaired along the midline to flatten your abdominal wall. This helps the overall result of the tummy tuck/lift.
Douglas L. Gervais, MD

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Muscle repair in Body Lift

The only muscles that are "repaired" in a body lift procedure are the anterior abdominal muscles.which lie in a line from the rib cage down to the groin area and generally separate to a degree with age and child birth. Some surgeons will, in addition, plicate the lateral abdominal wall muscles obliquely to enhance the contour change of the waist line.
Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drvitenas.com

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Muscle Repair with Body Lift

Thank you for your question. The muscles that are repaired during a "body lift" are the abdominal muscles (which normally have separated with weight gain / pregnancy, etc.). I hope this helps.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Muscle Tightening in a Body Lift

A body lift is also known as a circumferential body lift (aka belt lipectomy). This is a very powerful procedure that is, in essence, 3 procedures in one: extended tummy tuck, waist lift/lateral thigh lift, and buttock lift/contouring.   The muscle tightening occurs with the tummy tuck portion of the body lift - essentially correcting the separation of your rectus muscles that manifest as abdominal bulging.  
C. Bob Basu, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.basuplasticsurgery.com

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Muscle repair and body lift

The only muscles that I know of that need repair during a body lift are the rectus muscles which are usually plicated in the midline.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Bodylift Muscle Tightening

A Bodylift is essentially a tummy tuck combined with a lateral thigh and buttock lift.   Therefore, the same muscles that are tightened during tummy tuck are tightened during abdominoplasty.
Paul S. Gill, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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A Lower Body Lift with Muscle Tightening

Lower body lifts are most commonly performed after large weight loss. The same stresses that stretch the skin, can also stretch the abdominal muscles. It is common to tighten the case (the fascia) of the abdominal muscles with a lower body lift much the same as it is done with a tummy tuck. The muscle is imbricated and repaired at the midline. This can be done with, or without a vertical scar on the abdomen. The vertical scar is added to a lower body lift, or a tummy tuck, when there... more
Joseph Mele, MD

Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
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Repair of the muscle during a body lift

The muscle repair during the body lift procedure primarily addresses rectus abdominis laxity and thus the surgery entails plication of this muscle for abdominal support. 
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Muscle repair in body lifts

When performing a body lift, an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is a crucial part of the procedure.  The abdominal muscles are sewn together at the midline when performing most tummy tucks, and this is the muscle repair that is being described also in the body lift.  When doing other procedures that may be part of the body lift, such as an inner thigh lift, we will suspend the skin/soft tissue to a deeper fascial layer (a layer of strong tissue just superficial to the... more
Robert Wilke, MD

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Proper tissue repair during Body Lift

When performing a body lift it is important to repair the wound in such a way that the scars do not migrate significantly.  Of course a tummy tuck requires a muscle repair.  When performing a body lift and inner thigh lift it is important to suspend the tissues on the muscle fascia layer.  The surgeon should be well skilled in pertinent anatomy and techniques to achieve this.  Repairing the fascia layer goes a long way to keep scarring acceptable and keep them from... more
Boris M. Ackerman, MD

Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Muscle Repair is an integral component of a Lower Body Lift

Hi there- A lower body lift, as reviewed below, is comprised of a Tummy Tuck, a buttock lift, and in many cases, a thigh lift procedure. The tummy tuck, as in an isolated tummy tuck procedure, does involve repair of the rectus muscles in the center of the body. I hope that helps- please be sure to see a surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon
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Lower Body Lift

A lower body lift consists of an abdominoplasty, outter thigh lift and buttock lift.  The tummy tuck portion consist of tightening the abdominal muscles. This may be what you are referring to. Good luck.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Falling of thigh lift

In addition to the issues discussed by Dr. Aldea, falling of the groin portions of the inner thigh lift is a common  problem which is usually minimized to the deep faciua of the pubic bones (Colle's Fascia)
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Muscle Repair Involved in Lower Body Lift

Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) + Buttock Lift + Thigh lifts = Lower Body Lift The vast majority of Lower Body Lifts are in people who lost a lot of weight (Massive Weight Loss). During the process of weight gain intraabdominal fat accumulation stretches out the skin (creating stretch cracks / marks) AND pulls apart the 6 pack rectus muscles creating a separation (diastasis). To flatten the tummy, the built in excess from the stretching is taken out by a muscle repair. This muscle repair is part... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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