• Lower Body Lift
• Ideal Body Lift Candidates
• Your Personal Consultation
• The Body Lift Procedure
• Body Lift Results

In well-selected patients, a lower body lift tightens the thighs and buttocks by removing excess tissue from the lateral hip and inner thigh. A lower body lift can be modified and combined with an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).

Lower body lift surgery is best suited to people who are in relatively good shape but have loose lower body skin and/or a significant amount of lower body fat that won't respond to dieting or exercise.

You may be a good candidate for lower body lift surgery if you have one or more of the following conditions:

• Excess or loose, sagging lower body skin
• Lower body muscles that have been weakened by pregnancy or aging
• Excess fat that is concentrated beneath the lower body skin

If you plan to become pregnant or to lose a significant amount of weight, you should discuss these plans with Dr. Pearl

A personal consultation with Dr. Pearl is the first step. He will assess your physical and emotional health, review your medical history, and discuss your specific cosmetic goals for surgery.

You should arrive at the consultation prepared to provide complete information about:

• Previous surgeries
• Past and present medical conditions
• Treatments you have received
• Medications that you are taking, including nutritional supplements and herbal remedies

 

Technique

Dr. Pearl has been very influenced by the contributions of Dr. Ted Lockwood of Kansas City, and Dr. Jean-Francois Pascal of Lyon, France.

Usually inner thigh lift incisions are extended anteriorly and laterally to the hip/flank area ending just above the buttock crease posteriorly. This is joined from the incision on the opposite side. After liposuction and separating the deep tissues from the underlying muscle, a generous portion of skin and subcutaneous tissue is removed, followed by deep and superficial skin closure. Several drains are usually placed to prevent fluid collection. Dressings may include light dressings or girdle-like pressure garment. You will stay at least overnight at the surgery center or hospital for careful monitoring prior to discharge.

Lower Body Lift results are very gratifying to patients. Although the scars are long, they usually heal well. Occasionally, scar revisions are necessary to obtain the ideal result. Lower body lifting can dramatically tighten sagging thigh, hip and buttock tissue. When performed in concert with abdominoplasty, it can nicely improve the appearance of the abdomen hips, flanks, buttocks and upper lateral thighs.

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