I had an upper body lift in December (arms, breasts without implants, and flanks). I am considering LBL in the future. The UBL was not painful, but the pulling, tightness, and mobility issues were uncomfortable. I was off work for four weeks with the upper body lift. Some of the time off may have been needed because of my anemia and an infection. I was very tired after the surgery. I have heard that the LBL is much worse than the upper and I'm not sure I would do the UBL again.
October 31, 2017
Answer: Lower Body Lift Definitely LBL is a bit tougher the recovery and discomfort because involve a larger surface of the body:Includes the Tummy Tuck (skin resection of the front abdominal area, sides), muscle repair, navel reposition, Butt lift (which is done through the "wing"incision" ) and the result is an incision all the way around. This procedure could be combined with thigh lift or liposuction to your back and probably fat transference into your butt.I recommend my patients to take off about 6 weeks.Be encouraged, you are in the middle of the beautiful transformation of your body.Dr. Cardenas
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October 31, 2017
Answer: Lower Body Lift Definitely LBL is a bit tougher the recovery and discomfort because involve a larger surface of the body:Includes the Tummy Tuck (skin resection of the front abdominal area, sides), muscle repair, navel reposition, Butt lift (which is done through the "wing"incision" ) and the result is an incision all the way around. This procedure could be combined with thigh lift or liposuction to your back and probably fat transference into your butt.I recommend my patients to take off about 6 weeks.Be encouraged, you are in the middle of the beautiful transformation of your body.Dr. Cardenas
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February 12, 2014
Answer: Lower Body Lift with Exparel Lower Body Lifts are more involved as Dr. Cardenas said because it's working on more areas of the body than the upper body lift. I use Exparel® with all of my tummy tuck and body lift patients to control pain after surgery, and it has really transformed the recovery experience. It's much better than the pain pump, and my patients say they have no pain at the incision, just soreness on the inside. You will still experience the tightness and mobility issues as you did with the upper body lift. May I ask what the source of your infection was during your UBL recovery?
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February 12, 2014
Answer: Lower Body Lift with Exparel Lower Body Lifts are more involved as Dr. Cardenas said because it's working on more areas of the body than the upper body lift. I use Exparel® with all of my tummy tuck and body lift patients to control pain after surgery, and it has really transformed the recovery experience. It's much better than the pain pump, and my patients say they have no pain at the incision, just soreness on the inside. You will still experience the tightness and mobility issues as you did with the upper body lift. May I ask what the source of your infection was during your UBL recovery?
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