Thigh and buttock lift surgery is performed when a
patient has excess skin
rather than excess fat in the thighs, hips and buttocks. Patients who have
lost 50 pounds or more often benefit from one or both of these procedures.
Older patients with pronounced wrinkling of the skin can also benefit from
thigh and buttock lift.
This surgery is designed to improve skin texture and underlying tissue that
has become loose and flabby, whether due to weight loss or aging.
If the skin has poor elasticity and will not contract with conventional
liposuction, then bodylifting procedures may be indicated. Bodylifting
changes the texture of the skin by stretching it thereby making the crepiness
and wrinkling less apparent.
Bodylifting is recommended in certain cases because liposuction cannot
correct skin laxity. In fact, liposuction alone can make the appearance of the
skin worse in patients with poor skin elasticity.
As with liposuction, bodylifting is not intended to correct obesity; patients
should be at normal or near-normal weight before surgery.
Incisions for a lower body lift are made around the hips and back so that the
skin of the outer thigh and buttock is lifted. The lower body lift may be
combined with an abdominoplasty or a medial thigh lift.
All thigh and buttock lifts require general anaesthesia.
While scars will fade over time and will be kept as inconspicuous as possible,
bodylifting necessitates long incisions that result in long scars. Dr. Gilman
and Dr. Ehrlichman will make every effort to ensure that bathing suits and
undergarments will cover your scars. You should know, however, that the
scars will be permanent and that their final width, height and color are not
entirely predictable.
Dr. Gilman and Dr. Ehrlichman will advise you during your consultation about
the type of scar you can expect.
The most common complications of bodylifting are haematoma (an
accumulation of blood under the skin), fluid accumulation (under the skin)
and numbness of the skin. Both haematoma and fluid collection require
intervention to drain the blood or serum that has accumulated. Problems with
healing after surgery are also possible.
You should be able to sit comfortably one week after surgery. Normal
activities can be resumed during the second week and many people return to
work the second or third week after surgery.
It can take 6-12 months to see the final result of bodylifting surgery.
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Plastic Surgery Specialists Inc.
Boston
Plastic Surgery
332 Washington St., Suite 215
Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone: 781-431-7340; Fax: 781-431-7342
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