Post Bariatric
As your body change during your weight loss journey sagging skin starts to develop in your upper back, arms and even your breast gets droopy (or men develops pseudo gynecomastia) The upper body lift addresses these corporal areas (arms, breast/torso and your back) removing fat rolls from the back, skin excess and fat from your arms and a breast lift or by removal of the skin from a male torso. With this technique Dr Oscar Porras improves your contour from your upper body achieving your true anatomical form.
Who’s a candidate for an upper body lift?
If you had weight loss, a bariatric procedure, gaining and losing weight could make you develop skin excess or even after aging. All this process in your life can make you have that extra skin that disguises the shape you really have in your arms, breast/Torso and on your back. You need to be in good health; if you have any medical conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension, they need to be in good control. You can’t smoke or vape these 2 habits will develop complications during and after your surgery. You must have and stable weight for at least 6 months before planning your surgery.
What could you achieve with an upper body lift?
The areas that englobe an upper body lift are arms, breast, and your back; the sagging skin is removed in these areas to improve your body contour tighten loos skin for a more balanced form. The back rolls are removed to restore the S shape of the back.
With this procedure thousands of patients have recovered their self-confidence wearing normal sleeve shirts without worrying about bat wing arms, or wearing clothes that are not their actual side.
Recovery and after care
As for recovery, the post-op recommendations that Dr Oscar Porras has developed based on his own technique help all of our patients to experience minimum pain, making walking around by themselves easier from day 1. We recommend a stay minimum of 10 nights after surgery, during these days Dr Porras himself gives you a personal follow up, after day 11 the constant communication with our team will schedule virtual meetings with Dr Porras for the rest of the follow up for 6 months. Dr Porras does not allow any other doctor or nurse to provide you follow ups. Remember that to obtain a successful outcome is as much an effort during your recovery period as it is the surgery itself.
Dr Porras knows you are at the end of your weight loss journey, as there are still some steps for you to accomplish. Our team will walk with you side by side in these last steps.
So as the weight you lost struggles your body for the last time leaving a mark in your body that it was there as the form of loose skin, we acknowledge all your hard work. We know It was not easy to get here and you did it! As a reward you will be able to be a candidate for a lower body lift that will reconstruct the circumference your hard worked body has now, you have sculpted your future with your decisions in life and you know there is no turning back.
As we said in the lines above the marks in your body of all the hard work after losing weight is loose skin, and we know sometimes could be a lot, and in our experience struggling with loose skin could even lead to skin infections, difficult your hygiene and making you lack motivation to continue your journey.
We know skin excess could make your weight loss journey difficult, and that every person has a different journey, if your case is in the hands of Dr Porras, getting rid of the sagging skin will also help you to accomplish your weight loss goals. That’s why every case is always tailor made under Dr Oscar Porras’ experience.
Lower body lifting - The procedure where art meets surgery.
Every procedure done by Dr Oscar Porras has an artistic touch in his hands and the lower body lift is not an exception. As Dr Porras will get rid of your sagging tummy, he will restore your body contour in the limits of your anatomy reconstructing the gap between your abdominal muscles.
In the Lower Body lift Dr Porras restores the tightness of your abdomen, this includes the Mon pubis, the lateral pillar of your thighs (improving the dimpled skin) and the aspect of the buttocks. If you have an excessive amount of skin excess this procedure is a life changer physically and psychologically. Also, when this procedure is focused on restoring the pre-mommy conditions of the abdomen it improves self-confidence and self-esteem in women.
We get to ask a lot for liposuction in combination with this procedure. Dr Porras combines 2 types of techniques for harvesting your fat and getting the most for your body contour, not only contouring your abdomen but also your lower back for a smooth transition to the buttocks.
As for recovery, the post-op recommendations that Dr Oscar Porras has developed based on his own technique help all of our patients to experience minimum pain, making walking around by themselves easier from day 1. We recommend a stay minimum of 10 nights after surgery, during these days Dr Porras himself gives you a personal follow up, after day 11 the constant communication with our team will schedule virtual meetings with Dr Porras for the rest of the follow up for 6 months. Dr Porras does not allow any other doctor or nurse to provide you follow ups. Remember that to obtain a successful outcome is as much an effort during your recovery period as it is the surgery itself.
Before & After’s
Scar planning in a Lower Body Lift
As every plastic surgeon has his own technique in this procedure Dr Oscar Porras gives a special time before your surgery to plan your skin markings, every patient is unique as for their surgical plan, this planning provides the exact place for them to hide under your personal clothing. In the lower body lift the incision goes all around your body in a complete 360º fashion. This is a highly demanding skill technique where Dr Oscar Porras delivers its finest, making not only a reconstruction of your lower body but also an artistic presentation of your new silhouette.
Dr Oscar Porras-Escorcia’s life mission is for all his patients to get the highest standards in his procedures as would any of his family members or loved ones could get, this is also a reason for him not to schedule more than 1 surgical case per day. Dr. Oscar Porras’ first rule is that every patient deserves the most amount of detail and attention for success. This draws a high line in making the difference in the treatment compared with other surgeons in Mexico who do more than 1 surgery per day.
Who’s a candidate for a Lower Body Lift?
You could be a candidate if you have had a Bariatric procedure with resulting excess skin in your abdomen, thighs, buttocks, if you are in good health, with a stable weight for 6 months and have realistic expectations for the result. Don’t hesitate and send your case in the link above.
