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BODY LIFT is actually a combination of an abdominoplasty(Tummy
Tuck) and BUTTOCK LIFT procedure, where the cut
is across the abdomen, extends around the sides
and then across the buttock. It removes by pulling
down the excess abdominal skin, and pulls up the
buttock and removes the excess skin an d tissue
there also.
It can sometimes be performed as an outpatient but
usually an overnight stay and under a general anesthetic.
After the surgery which may take several hours,
the patient is placed into an abdominal girdle/binder
for about two weeks. Initially, they are in a semi-sitting
position and able to fully straighten in about ten
days. Limited activity is possible within the first
week and unlimited usually after three weeks.
Some of the complications are bad scars, fluid or
seroma collections, infection, wound separation,pulmonary
embolus and asymmetry.
This procedure takes several hours under a general
anesthetic. The cost varies on the amount of rejuvenation
that is done.