Body Lift

The First Step: Choosing a Surgeon You Can Trust

Selecting a plastic surgeon certified by the Mexican Board of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery and a full member of the Mexican Association of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery ensures that your surgeon is qualified and up-to-date, giving you confidence in your choice.

Who Is a Candidate?

If your goal is to achieve a firmer, more youthful body contour, a body lift may be the right option for you. Ideal candidates include:

• Individuals with significant skin laxity in one or multiple areas.
• Healthy, non-smoking individuals.
• Those with a positive outlook and realistic goals.

A body lift improves the shape and tone of the underlying tissue that supports fat and skin. It removes excess fat and sagging skin, addressing issues caused by reduced skin elasticity due to factors like aging, sun damage, pregnancy, significant weight changes, or genetics. This procedure can also reduce the appearance of dimpling or irregular skin texture known as cellulite. Common areas addressed include the abdomen, lower back, buttocks, groin, and thighs.

What You Need to Know About a Body Lift

A body lift is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the abdomen, lower back, buttocks, groin, and thighs. It is designed for areas where exercise and weight loss cannot resolve sagging caused by a loss of skin elasticity. While the procedure significantly improves body appearance, it does result in permanent scarring, which may be circumferential depending on your case.

Planning Your Procedure

During your consultation:

• Discussion: Share your reasons for wanting the surgery and your expectations.
• Evaluation: Your medical history, allergies, treatments, and any prior surgeries will be reviewed.
• Examination: A thorough physical assessment will determine the shape, quantity, and quality of skin in the problem areas.
• Documentation: Photos will be taken for medical records.
• Options: Ideal surgical options tailored to your needs will be discussed.

The Procedure

• Anesthesia: General anesthesia will be administered, keeping you fully asleep. The procedure typically lasts 3–4 hours.
• Incisions:
• The length and pattern of incisions will depend on your case, the amount and location of excess tissue, and your preferences.
• A complete body lift addresses the buttocks, abdomen, waist, and thighs in a single surgery.
• A circumferential incision around the body removes excess skin and fat, repositions tissues, and tightens the area.
• Internal sutures help shape the new contours.
• Liposuction may be combined with the body lift for improved contouring.
• Closure: Incisions will be closed with sutures.
• Results: The procedure results in a more contoured abdomen, waist, back, buttocks, and thighs. Scars are permanent but will fade and become less noticeable over time.

Recovery

• Surgical sites will be covered with tapes, dressings, and compression garments.
• A thin tube may be temporarily placed beneath the skin to drain excess blood or fluid.
• Specific instructions will be provided for:
• Caring for your incisions.
• Taking prescribed pain medications and antibiotics to prevent infection.

Your New Look

• Immediate Results: Changes are noticeable almost immediately after surgery.
• Final Results: It may take up to 6 months to see the final outcome.
• Scars: While scars will remain, they will fade over time.
• Longevity: Results can last a long time, especially if you maintain a stable weight and a healthy lifestyle. As you age, some loss of firmness is natural, but most of the improvements achieved with a body lift will be long-lasting.