After losing a lot of weight, many are disappointed to find that their success is mixed with the trouble of trying to lose the excess skin left behind. For those who have lost a significant amount of weight, the only option to remove the extra skin and fat is cosmetic surgery. Different procedures are available to patients to remedy the problem and get people the body they've worked so hard for.
When patients gain weight, skin stretches to accommodate the underlying volume. Those who put in the hard work and lose the weight still have all of that stretched skin, which now hangs loose. Procedures like tummy tuck and body lift are available to remove skin around the midsection, and arm lifts and breast lifts and reductions help with those areas.
Actual Body Lift Results of Dr. Paul Vitenas
Houston plastic surgeon who performs Body Lifts Dr. Paul Vitenas has worked to develop a body lift procedure that removes excess skin from not only the stomach, but stretches around to remove excess skin from the back too. He began performing full body lifts when he wasn't pleased with the results of the traditional tummy tuck and liposuction combination.
Actual Body Lift Results of Dr. Paul Vitenas
"A body lift is an absolutely wonderful procedure," says Dr. Vitenas. "It's very powerful, and can give a woman back her waistline and give her a nice S-curve to her hips and waist. It balances both the front and the back. That is very important and when you see the pictures of the body lifts that we have ? it's really a transformative process." Patients are able to enjoy the loss of excess skin from more than just their stomachs, they enjoy a makeover of much more than their belly and can begin enjoying their weight loss more. "Many of the patients that we see would really benefit from having a body lift instead of just a tummy tuck," he says.
A body lift is a serious surgery with significant down time. Depending on the patient's need, the procedure may take 4-6 hours. Recovery takes about 2 weeks and patients will typically need to wear compression garments. Returning to strenuous activities will typically take 4-6 weeks.
Patients also have lifts of more than just their stomach as well. "With the fact that their butt has been lifted," says Dr. Vitenas, "their thighs have been lifted. They have fewer wrinkles in their thighs. It's just a really wonderful procedure."
Actual Body Lift Results of Dr. Paul Vitenas
As Dr. Vitenas describes, "Patients initially are concerned about the scarring from the body lift, but in over 20 years of doing this, I have never had a patient come back and say, 'You know, I wish I wouldn't have done a body lift. I wish I would only have a scar in the front. I wish I didn't have that scar in the back.' The scar is absolutely the least parameter of their concern and they are delighted with the shape of their body."
