Thursday, September 9, 2010

Total Body Lift - The Most Inclusive Way to Reshape Your Figure

Total body lift surgery is helpful for those people who have lost skin elasticity all over their body. Harsh chafing and discomfort can be caused by surplus skin, as well as preventing patients from wearing smaller size clothes. Total body lift deals with every part of the body that often accumulates fat and excess skin. A smooth, trim and lifted look can be achieved by re-contouring of your arms, breasts, abdomen, hips, thighs, and buttocks.

In an Upper body lift, the arms are nursed with an arm lift and the breasts are care for with a breast lift. These two surgeries can be can performed in parallel or at certain stage in a mid or lower body lift.

Nonetheless, a total body lift is the most inclusive way to renew your figure after tremendous weight loss. Get ready to stay at home for up to six weeks after your total body lift surgery and follow all the instructions given your plastic surgeon. Once the swelling reduces and the scars begin to fade, most of the patients are pleased with their new look.

Following are distinct components of Total Body Lift

Upper Arm lift or brachioplasty - Upper arm lift is an excellent cosmetic procedure that enables to tighten up loose upper arm skin which often occurs as an effect of weight loss or aging conditions. The surgical procedure for removing excess from the upper arm with the purpose of address sagging; also called an arm lift; most generally performed on patients who have lost large amounts of weight and are left with plenty of excess sagging skin.

Upper arm lift surgery is performed under general anesthesia. In this procedure, incisions are made on the inner or back portion of the arm. In extreme skin conditions these incisions are made from the armpit to the elbow so as to remove the maximum quantity of extra skin.

For removing the extra fat in the upper arms, occasionally arm lift combined with liposuction is performed by the surgeons. The key benefit of arm lift surgical treatment is that it tightens the tissues, and the skin around the upper arms will become smoother.

Breast lift or mastopexy - By trimming excess tissue from the upper breast, the surgeon can move breasts which commonly droop to the umbillicus to a more upright and full position.

This procedure often needs an implant to make up for lost fat and tissue inside the breast. Each time, the scars on women are almost hidden inside the area covered by the bra.

Stomach lift or abdominoplasty - Excess skin hanging down over the public region is the most deforming feature that most concerns and bothers patients. The stomach pannus keeps moisture, and causes rashes as a consequence of skin rubbing against itself which generally leads to poor hygiene. As the surgical procedure to remove it is acknowledged as a panniculectomy, there is often extra work to be done for patients who suffer from excess of hanging skin. To bestow better contours on the waist, back and flanks, surgeons sometimes perform a belt lipectomy, (also called torsoplasty or a circumferential lumpectomy).The cut goes all the way around the patient's midsection at the level of the lower waist. The surgeon employs extra liposuction on the stomach and flanks while trimming surplus skin from the patient's back and sides too. The abdominoplasty and belt lipectomy incisions are placed in order that the ensuing scar is hidden within the majority underwear and swimsuits.

Lower body lift - slims excess skin on the buttocks and thighs. For an inner thigh lift, the surgeon makes an incision lofty on the inner leg, first near the groin and ongoing down to the knee. Enough fats may be removed with liposuction. Then, the surgeon removes excess skin and red rapes the remaining skin prior to closing the long incision, leaving the patient with tighter and more appealing thighs.

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