Here's what to know about the body contouring procedure, straight from plastic surgeons who do it.
, the surgery served as the final step in her weight loss journey. “I am a recovering drug addict. And once I dropped the drugs I replaced it with food, which caused me to reach 350 pounds at my highest,” she told HuffPost. “Once I finally experienced weight loss, I had excess skin that led me to feel self-conscious, and my back was something that bothered me a lot. To wear anything, I would need shapewear underneath.
“As we age, our skin loses its elasticity, and its retaining ligaments become stretched and elongated,” Stevens said. This is most frequently noticed on the face and can serve as the basis for a face-lift, but it can occur on the back as well. In this case, it can be seen as creases and folds on “the mid-to-lower back, above the flanks, under the shoulder blades and even along the sides of the chest and under the arms,” Stevens said.
Depending on the case, other procedures such as a breast lift, reduction or augmentation may be performed in combination with a bra line back life. Stoker also said that liposuction may be performed to simultaneously enhance hourglass curves. It’s common for plastic surgeons to do combined surgical procedures, especially for women who have experienced bodily changes after having children or those who have undergone severe weight loss.
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