Body Contouring
Pre-Operative

Body Contouring
Post-Operative

Body Contouring
Pre-Operative

Body Contouring
Post-Operative

An Integrated Approach

The harmony we strive for in facelift surgery is achieved with the Composite Lift because all portions of the aging face are repositioned to their youthful positions. Using the same philosophy, many patients desire a body that is more “in sync” with their rejuvenated face. Such harmony can be achieved with body contouring procedures such as breast lifts and tummy tucks.

Both face and body procedures are commonly performed by most experienced plastic surgeons. These procedures can often be done at the same time as a facelift, thereby using the same recovery time for both areas, and saving the hospital cost of two separate procedures. An important consideration is whether procedures should be combined and whether your surgeon is qualified to do body work. Naturally you should discuss this with your surgeon.

Body Contouring

Body contouring today has come a long way, thanks to advances in techniques and in technology. We frequently see patients who have had previous procedures, such as liposuction or abdominoplasty, but are dissappointed by the results. These situations are easy to approach with revision surgery, since the newer types of abdominoplasty can remarkably transform a surgical result that was acceptable many years ago, but has become less attractive over time.

For example, a common problem occurs when liposuction is used to remove “saddlebags” and is almost always successful in the thighs but can be problematic in the abdominal area. The abdominal area can suffer an excess of skin as well as muscle looseness due to multiple childbirths and weight fluctuations. The most disappointing result following simple liposuction is when the fat is removed, but the skin does not shrink evenly over the operative area. These results can be as unattractive as having the excess fat in the first place.

For the facelift patient desiring body contouring, an evaluation is necessary to understand the potentials of an abdominoplasty or tummy tuck as well as the possibilties of using liposuction on the hip and thigh areas.