Body Lift

About Body Lifts

Many individuals who have lost a large amount of weight due to gastric bypass, weight reduction surgery, or just simply lost it on their own through diet and exercise may experience loose, sagging, excess skin around their arms, abdomen, thighs, hips and buttocks areas. It is not uncommon to feel “stress” once achieving your weight loss goals. Your body is going through the natural process of losing skin elasticity. Men and women with this condition may be ideal candidates for a:

Body Lift Procedure

Body contouring following major weight loss improves the shape and tone of your underlying tissue that supports fat and skin and removes excess sagging fat and skin. It may include body, breast, arm, and/or thigh lifts. A Belt Lipectomy, also known as the lower body lift, offers the most dramatic transformation of the mid and lower body. It re-sculpts the abdomen, hips, and buttocks. The result is a dramatic transformation which brings about a change that patients are truly happy about.

Body lift procedure is most commonly performed on post bariatric patients but no exclusively. This procedure transforms patients that have experienced massive weight loss and have excess skin.

About the Procedure

Externally, it is essentially an extension of the abdominoplasty incision, except that it goes all around the body. This affords the lifting of the areas of the body which have “drooped” from years of excess weight. An abdominoplasty is performed at the same time and the lifting of the buttocks, and the hips.

What to Expect After Your Surgery

Patients generally stay at least one night at a hospital. There are drains which stay anywhere from one to 2 weeks.

The recovery is a bit longer than an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). The rewards are the elimination of the hanging skin and tissue which cause embarrassment and skin ulcerations and odor.

Dr Javaheri is an accomplished expert in the area of post-massive weight loss surgery. He has performed many procedures with great success. He considers these procedures as an extremely fulfilling and gratifying aspect of his overall practice.

Body Lift Before & After Photos

Call 415.923.3800 to schedule an appointment to discuss a Body Lift in San Francisco or Berkeley with body specialist Shahin Javaheri M.D.