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Enhancement of the abdomen and Lower body

The abdomen and lower body are enhanced generally with two types of procedures; Suction Assisted Lipectomy and lifts ( tummy tuck, buttocks lifts and inner thigh lift ).

It must be emphasized that liposuction and lifts are not a substitute for weight loss. They are both used to contour the body, but the weight that is removed will only stay off as long as the patient eats less and exercises more.

Suction Assisted Lipectomy:
Liposuction is used to contour (remove fat) the body. As the bulge is removed the overlying skin retracts. Liposuction does not make wavy appear skin smoother, as a matter of fact it could make it worse. The more fat that is removed from an area being liposuctioned, the greater the chance that irregularities and waviness may develop.

The best candidates for Suction Assisted Lipectomy have limited well defined bulges that they would like flattened. The lower abdomen, Hip rolls and outer thighs (saddle bags) are classic areas in women.

The tumescent technique:
There are three basic ways to perform liposuction. The dry technique involves doing liposuction without injecting fluid into the area, which is to be suctioned. The wet technique involved injecting a limited amount of local anesthetic into the area, which is to be suctioned. The tumescent technique involves filling the area to be suctioned with enough dilute local anesthetic to make the skin tenses (to swell the skin).

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Lifts: tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), Inner Thigh Lift and Buttocks Lift
Lifts involve cutting away skin and fat. After significant weight gain and loss the skin and tissues may remain very lose and hang. Liposuction can remove fat but it can not tighten loose skin.
For the abdomen: the tummy tuck removes the skin and fat from the lower third of the abdomen. The rectus abdominis muscles are tightened to help flatten the lower abdomen (These muscles are stretched out during pregnancy and significant weight gain).

Click here for more information on Tummy Tuck For the buttocks the lift involves removing excess upper buttock, back and hip skin and fat. This tends to lift and tighten the buttocks. It may reduce buttock projection.

For the Inner Thighs the lift involves removing the excess skin of the inner thigh. The incisions may involve both a stocking seam incision (up and down the inner thigh) and a groin incision.

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