Lower Body Lift & Arm Lift

This 55-year-old woman was 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 pounds after losing 110 pounds with gastric bypass surgery. She fit her clothes very nicely but said she wanted to "look better naked." Dr. Sterry performed an arm lift and lower body lift in New York City.

Patient Age:
55

Pregnancies:
2

Motivation for Lower Body Lift:
Excess skin laxity after excessive weight loss

Body Contouring Technique:
Lower body lift including:

• Full abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
• Outer thigh lift
• Buttock lift

Second Operation (6 months later):
Arm lift (brachioplasty)

Anesthesia:
General

Hospital Stay:
2 nights for the body lift
Arm lift was done on an outpatient basis (she went home the same day)

Recovery:
Lower body lift - back to work in 2.5 weeks
Arms - back to work in 10 days