Thigh/Buttocks/Body Lift
Thigh, buttock and body lift surgery is performed to tighten the skin of the outer and inner thighs, hips and buttocks.
These procedures improve the firmness of skin and underlying tissues. For those with tight, unstretched skin, liposuction
alone is the treatment of choice. If the skin is overly stretched, loose and flaccid, liposuction will be combined with excisional
surgery to remove the excess skin along with the fat.
WHO IS A CANDIDATE?
- If you have experienced a loss of skin elasticity of the thigh, hip, or buttock areas.
- If your skin area is saggy, has an "orange peel," flabby and/or dimpled appearance.
- If your thigh appearance improves dramatically when you lift the lax skin.
- If you are self-conscious about your lower body appearance.
INTENDED RESULTS
- Tighter, more attractive thigh and buttock skin.
- Improved contours.
- Decreased irregularities in skin surface.
PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION
- The procedure is performed under general anesthesia on an outpatient basis unless otherwise advised .
- Dr Tavakoli will show you what procedures are available to solve your particular problem. Wide variations in the design of the incisions to meet clothing or personal desires are possible.
- Lifting the inner thighs requires only short incisions extending from the anterior part of the thigh/groin crease around to the buttock crease.
- Lateral or anterior thigh lifts can be performed as separate procedures if desired.
- Lifting the entire thigh and buttock (circumferential lower body lift) will require much longer incisions that start in the buttock crease, extend around the groin, up over the side of the abdomen, over the flank and across the back.
- The buttocks can be lifted with upper or lower scars.
RECUPERATION AND HEALING
- The patient is placed in a compression garment (similar to a long-line elastic support girdle) at the end of surgery to reduce swelling and assist in the natural shrinking and tightening of the skin.
- Smaller lifts: Initial discomfort is usually easily controlled with prescription pain medication.
- Larger lifts: One or two nights care in a private hospital are usually required. This allows for pain injections, intravenous catheters, etc.
- Bruising and swelling usually subside within a month, strenuous activities are usually possible in 6 weeks and almost all symptoms are gone in 4 to 6 months.
OTHER PLASTIC SURGERY OPTIONS
Additional procedures that may enhance the result include:
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