How a Lower Body Lift Can Transform Your Silhouette

There are few body contouring procedures that can result in as dramatic and life-changing results as the lower body lift. With lower body lift surgery, men and women can address a significant portion of their figure in a single surgical setting to transform their physique and quality of life overall. At The Face & Body Center, our Flowood, MS plastic surgery team performs customizable lower body lift procedures to reshape common "problem areas" like the lower abdomen, thighs, buttocks, flanks, and others for patients looking to reverse the unwanted side effects of weight loss, pregnancy, or even aging.

Here, you'll find important information to know about lower body lift surgery, including what kind of scarring you can expect, how you may look and feel after surgery, and more to help you determine whether lower body lift may be an appropriate next step in your whole body transformation.

Who needs a lower body lift?

Lower body lift surgery is considered a fairly extensive procedure — or collection of procedures, technically — and is often reserved for patients who have significant skin laxity and other concerns related to extreme weight loss, pregnancy, or age. Most often, lower body lift surgery addresses hanging skin, skin folds, stubborn fat, and unnatural body shape in the following areas:

• Lower abdomen
• Flanks
• Lower back
• Hips
• Thighs
• Buttocks

How different will I look after lower body lift surgery?

Because a lower body lift can address so many areas at once and remove quite a significant amount of hanging, extra skin, many patients feel that they look like a different person after the procedure. From fitting into their desired clothing to having smoother, more natural body lines, and even moving without the added burden and visual of hanging skin, the results that are possible with lower body lift surgery can be truly transformative.

Are lower body lift scars visible?

Having realistic expectations for scarring after lower body lift is an important part of the overall surgical process. To remove extra skin in large areas, such as the thighs and abdomen, a series of fairly significant lower body lift incisions may be needed, which will inevitably result in some amount of visible scarring. However, our surgeons take great care to minimize the incisions and place them in areas where they can be concealed within the natural lines and contours of the body as much as possible.

Additionally, we will provide effective scar care guidelines and recommendations for treatments and products that can help improve the appearance of your lower body lift scars over time. Without question, most patients emphatically agree that their slim, natural-looking, comfortable new shape — and the boost in their self-esteem and quality of life — are more than worth the presence of scarring.

Become a whole new you — but better — with lower body lift surgery in Flowood, MS

If you have finally reached a point in your life where you feel healthy, you've lost weight, or your family is complete, but extra skin and hanging folds are holding you back from enjoying where you've worked so hard to get, a lower body lift may be right for you. Take the first step toward your ultimate goals by calling our caring team at The Face & Body Center in Flowood, MS to schedule your lower body lift consultation with one of our dedicated plastic surgeons today.