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Intro To back lift

Intro To back lift

Let’s face it! Excess skin and tissues can appear as weirdly looking “rolls” on your back! Clearly, this feels bad and undesirable, especially after extensive weight loss. To solve this problem, you can undergo a surgery called “back lift”, which can recontour and tighten up the back. A back lift or torsoplasty is a surgical procedure that removes excess, loose, and sagging skin from your back, resulting in a more tightened and better-looking back. The types of back lifts include bra-line back lifts and vertical back lifts. Based on your needs and personal preferences, your surgeon will choose the type that fits you best.

Benefits of Back lift

Don’t underestimate the incredible results of the back lift! Back lift is a popular cosmetic surgery for both men and women, especially after extensive weight loss. No doubt, the number of benefits that you will gain from this surgery is remarkable. They include:

Benefits of Back lift
  • 1 Remove excess back skin and the undesirable fat “rolls” that dangle all the time
  • 2Enhance the curves of your back and reposition the sagging skin
  • 3Improve your back contours and give it a more lifted appearance
  • 4Target more than one region of your back, including the upper, middle, and lower back
  • 5Restore the original shape of your back after losing an extensive amount of weight
  • 6Receive long-lasting and satisfactory results, especially when combined with back liposuction
  • 7Feel slimmer and make your clothes fit your body better

Candidates for Back lift

You need first to meet an experienced plastic surgeon or contact a reputable clinic to get an initial consultation. Often, your surgeons discuss your expectations and provide you with instructions for the things that you need to do before and after the surgery. In short, the preparation for the back lift includes:

 Candidates for Back lift
  • 1Review your medical history with the surgeon and current medications
  • 2Stop smoking for at least a month before surgery to avoid complications
  • 3Stop taking certain medications or nutritional supplements
  • 4Decide the type of back lift that suits your case best

Steps of back lift

You can undergo a back lift in a hospital or an outpatient clinic. Obviously, your plastic surgeon will recommend you undergo the surgery in hospital if you wish to have other surgeries at the same time. The surgeon will evaluate your back on the day of surgery to locate and mark the incision sites. If you regularly wear a bra and have a bra-line back lift, your surgeon will leave markings under the line of your bra, so that your scars will be simpler to conceal beneath bras and swimming suits once they are healed. The steps of the back lift include:

1. Anesthesia

1. Anesthesia

To prevent unwanted pain, your surgeon and medical personnel will put you under general anesthesia.

2. Incisions Making

2. Incisions Making

Your plastic surgeon will create incisions along the lines they drew earlier and starts removing the skin and fat. They also will stretch your remaining skin and reattach it along the incision line to provide a smoother look.

3. Incision Closure

3. Incision Closure

Your surgeon will seal the incisions with stitches and cover the surgical site.

Recovery After back lift

You must expect certain things during the recovery phase after a back lift, such as:

Recovery After back lift
  • 1Expect some swelling and soreness, but most of this can be controlled by medications.
  • 2Take a week or two off work to recover and avoid exercising and lifting heavy objects, especially for the first 4-6 weeks.
  • 3You can manage the surgical drains at your home during the first two weeks.
  • 4Expect some visible scarring; however, most women can hide scars behind a bra or bathing suit strap.
  • 5You may be able to resume normal activities within 4-6 weeks after the surgery.

Risks of back lift

Just like any other surgery, a back lift poses certain risks and possible side effects, including:

Risks of back lift
  • 1Bleeding, bruising, or swelling
  • 2Infection or pain
  • 3Fluid discharge
  • 4Numbness or nerve damage
  • 5Visible scars

If you have excess fat and skin in the mid and upper back that is resistant to diet and exercise, you might be a good candidate for a back lift. In addition, you need to meet the following criteria: Your health condition is good and don’t have medical problems You are close to your ideal body weight Your muscle tone is adequate

– Back lift surgery is for both men and women who still feel heavy after liposuction or gastric sleeve surgery, or because they have genetic factors that encourage local fat accumulation in their bodies. A back lift is used to solve all these annoying problems. – During the upper body lift, the doctor corrects the arms shape and tightens them. He also tightens and reshapes the breasts through a breast lift.

– Improves physical fitness, increases self-confidence, and makes you dress better. – Tones the back, tightens the skin, and removes fat. – Gives you the ability to exercise easily.

– Bruising & bleeding. – Swelling & infection. – Delayed healing and fluid buildup. – complications of general anesthesia. – Temporary or permanent pain and numbness due to nerve damage around the incision site.

People can return to their normal lives after several weeks, and the results will be clearly visible after about 6 months.



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