I had a tummy tuck many years ago after losing over 100 pounds. My waist still does not have a nice contour and part of the reason seems to be because I tend to carry a lot of weight on my mid back. although my skin is relatively thick, my back has many folds and seems lax. If I pull the skin up, it seems to make my waist look nicer as well. I also carry weight on my upper arms- the lower half has lax skin while the upper part just seems thick and very slow to change despite exercising.
June 12, 2020
Answer: Lack of waistline Based on my 15 years of passion for body contouring I have found out that archiving a waist depends on many factors: our bone frame as the most important, if your bone is wide on your upper body, wide around the waist and narrow around the hips a tapeted waist will be more difficult to achieve but NOT impossible. For the ones who have a small upper body and wider lower body bone structure will be much easier to achieve a smaller waist. Then the saggy skin creates like a “tent” over the waist and then the fat a great cushion on top of the waist and finally a loose muscle (because of genetics, pregnancies or past obesity) will not allow to show the real or camouflaged waist. For the former reasons will be important to treat them all: tighten the skin, remove the fat and also create an internal corset with the muscle. So we have to figure out which is the reason you have no waist. If it is the 3 BINGO!!! We may create a nice and tapered waist. So most likely you will need all of them.Be encouraged!!! Just be sure your surgeon is an expert on After weight loss surgery and a passionate for curves. Dr. Cárdenas
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June 12, 2020
Answer: Lack of waistline Based on my 15 years of passion for body contouring I have found out that archiving a waist depends on many factors: our bone frame as the most important, if your bone is wide on your upper body, wide around the waist and narrow around the hips a tapeted waist will be more difficult to achieve but NOT impossible. For the ones who have a small upper body and wider lower body bone structure will be much easier to achieve a smaller waist. Then the saggy skin creates like a “tent” over the waist and then the fat a great cushion on top of the waist and finally a loose muscle (because of genetics, pregnancies or past obesity) will not allow to show the real or camouflaged waist. For the former reasons will be important to treat them all: tighten the skin, remove the fat and also create an internal corset with the muscle. So we have to figure out which is the reason you have no waist. If it is the 3 BINGO!!! We may create a nice and tapered waist. So most likely you will need all of them.Be encouraged!!! Just be sure your surgeon is an expert on After weight loss surgery and a passionate for curves. Dr. Cárdenas
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October 12, 2015
Answer: Upper Back Lift Improves the Waist You are absolutely correct. The upper back lift actually pulls redundant skin that otherwise can roll up on the waistline and smoothes it out. This allows the true waist to show through. I tell my body lift patients this all the time and remind them that without the upper back lift, they may not get the silhouette contour they want.Good Luck!
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October 12, 2015
Answer: Upper Back Lift Improves the Waist You are absolutely correct. The upper back lift actually pulls redundant skin that otherwise can roll up on the waistline and smoothes it out. This allows the true waist to show through. I tell my body lift patients this all the time and remind them that without the upper back lift, they may not get the silhouette contour they want.Good Luck!
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