Body Lift

Body lift is a surgical procedure that reshapes the patient’s abdomen, hips, thighs and buttocks. It is one of the most popular belt lipectomy procedures over the past years, and surely the fastest growing one.

This operation includes surgical removal of excess fat, and causes deformation along with saggy skin, with excessive or rapid weight loss. Many plastic surgeons can do body lift, hip and thigh stretching together with the abdominal stretching operation.

Most patients who gained a lot of weight usually notice that most of the weight is around the central body area. When the extra fat is gone, they become aware of that not the only looseness of the tummy, but also laxity and sagging skin extending through the hips, thighs and buttock areas. 

The purpose of the body lift surgery is to provide well-portioned and fit body shape to a patient. It is done by eliminating excess fat and skin, tightening muscles, and restoring aesthetic contours. 

Patients’ feedbacks report that they are feeling healthier, more confident, and having an enormous self-confidence about their body appearance. With this operation, patients lose a certain amount of weight, but the main purpose here is to correct the shape.

The Body Lift Process

The body lift surgery starts on the backside and finishes on the front. The doctors perform liposuction or lipoplasty first, which is usually in conjunction with a lower-body lift. However, the incisions on the front side are similar to the ones used for abdominoplasty. Surgeons place the incision on the backside just above the buttock crease and curves gently toward the hip bone. 

On the front side of the belly, the muscle separation is fixed. The doctors remove the excess fat and skin circumferentially around the trunk; and the buttocks, thighs, hips, and abdomen are lifted. They place three to five drains under the skin, and the incision closed with several layers of dissolvable stitches.

Finally, a gauze dressing is placed over the incisions. Following the surgery, the team takes the patient through the recovery area, where he will be under close observation. Because of the extensive operation area, the patient may stay in the hospital for one night or more. 

Surgery creates serious, visible, concrete results in particularly selected parts of the body. However, body lifting method needs a serious recovery as long as the patients take care of their nutrition and frequently implement serious programs that prevent weight gain.

Even though the doctors prohibit sports for 6-8 weeks after surgery, they allow slight movements in the following periods and then sport at normal tempo. Nevertheless, they mostly prohibit them from going out in extremely hot weather. For your own situation, our doctors will inform you. 

On the other hand, it is prohibited for you to smoke during the process. Due to its harm on the healing process, smoking may cause a permanent problem for you.

Body Lift Costs

Body lift surgery prices change in regards to the degree of sagging in the abdomen, hips, thighs and buttocks, and the degree of excess fat. Besides, it depends on the age and medical condition of the patient. There are a few things that determine the cost:

• The method
• The materials
• Doctor’s expertise.

Body Lift in Turkey

Over the past decade, Turkey has become one of the most preferred destinations for plastic surgery. The clinics of high quality, the experienced and highly-skilled plastic surgeons present trustworthy treatments for patients. 

Body Lift Before and After

Before the surgery, you should avoid alcohol, cigarettes, blood thinners and herbal products. It is necessary to stop eating and drinking on the night of the surgery and to come to the hospital hungry the next morning. 

If you have regular medication, it is important to inform your doctor. It is necessary to pay attention to personal hygiene after surgery. On the other hand, you must bear in mind not to exercise for 1.5 months and to stay away from smoking for at least two months.

However, for your individual case, your doctor will tell you everything precisely.

Can I get weight after body lift procedure?

The answer is yes, you can gain weight after body lift for multiple reasons. First, a Body lift is an operation to extract the fat around certain areas. It is not a weight loss surgery. if you are looking for a weight loss remedy you can check gastric operations. Second, It is advised to eat healthy food and live an active lifestyle to prevent any excessive weight gain. Last but not least exercising is a key factor to maintain your body shape and feeding your muscles prevent from gaining fat in the future.

What is 360 body lift operation?

It is a surgical operation that involves removing the excess fat and skin tissue around the entire waistline, back, and abdomen. It is a body contouring procedure and restores slimmer and natural figures. Body lift recovery process can take from 6 to 8 weeks and the results will be immediately noticeable