Circumferential Lower Body Lift Creates Slimmer, Balanced 360° Contour Results*

This Circumferential Body Lift case highlights a White woman in her 40s who came to Dr. Katzen after carrying a significant amount of weight around her abdomen, waist, hips, and lower back and feeling discouraged that her body did not reflect the effort she was putting into her health.  She had loose skin, stubborn fat deposits, and an overhanging lower abdomen that created heaviness from every angle.  After a thorough consultation, Dr. Katzen recommended a Circumferential Body Lift, also known as a 360 body lift, to remove excess skin and fat and reshape the entire lower torso through advanced body contouring surgery.  In the operating room, she was placed under general anesthesia.  Dr. Katzen designed a low, belt-like incision that circled her waistline.  Through the front portion of this incision, he lifted the abdominal skin and fat off the underlying muscles, removed the overhanging apron of tissue, and smoothed the remaining layers to create a flatter, more defined abdomen and waist.  He then continued around to the flanks and lower back, excising additional loose skin and fat that formed side and back rolls.  As he closed the circumferential incision, he lifted the outer thighs and buttocks, tightening and elevating the lower body as part of the 360 body lift.  The incision was closed in multiple deep layers to support her new contour as she healed.  As swelling resolved, her midsection appeared dramatically slimmer, her waist more sculpted, and her lower back and buttocks firmer and more balanced.  She achieved remarkable results and was very happy with her Circumferential Body Lift with Beverly Hills board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. J. Timothy Katzen.