Lower Body Lift Wonders for patient in Los Angeles!*

This 37-year-old white female patient lost 80 lbs with diet and exercise. Her weight loss, combined with her skin elasticity and age, caused her skin not to snap back. She underwent a 360 circumferential body lift combined with a bilateral medial thigh lift. This surgery was performed under general anesthesia and lasted for 10 hours. The thigh lift was combined with liposuction, and 3200 ccs of fat were removed. Dr. Katzen removed 12 lbs of skin and fat from the abdomen, hips, and buttocks and 4 lbs of skin and fat from the thighs. This patient came back a year later for a brachioplasty or longitudinal arm lift and reduction, mastopexy, and vertical torsoplasty or hourglassing procedure. This procedure was also done under general anesthesia and took 6.5 hours. Dr. Katzen removed 7 lbs of skin and fat. This patient is done with her skin-removal journey and is happy with her body. Seven years later, her abdomen is still tight from the 360 circumferential body lift where Dr. Katzen performed his signature muscle plication (which he includes in all of his tummy tucks and lower body lifts).