Total Body Lift

Sagging skin in your abdomen, thighs, and buttocks can prematurely age you and affect how you feel about your physical appearance. If you’re ready to achieve a more youthful look, you can benefit from the total body lift procedures available at Houston Cosmetic Surgery Center. In addition to a comprehensive health evaluation, David Davila, DO, FACOS, uses his expertise to help you identify your goals for surgery to ensure you’re satisfied with your total body lift results. Call the Houston, Texas, office to find out if you’re a candidate for total body lift surgery or book a consultation online.

What is a total body lift?

A total body lift is a cosmetic surgery to eliminate excess fat and tighten sagging skin in the mid and lower body, including the abdomen, thighs, and buttocks.

Houston Cosmetic Surgery Center offers total body lift procedures for adult men and women who want to achieve a more youthful appearance. Dr. Davila offers consultations to determine if you’re a candidate for surgery. 

To qualify for surgery, you should be in good overall health and able to avoid alcohol and smoking for several weeks before surgery. Dr. Davila also recommends that women interested in a total body lift should not plan to have children, as pregnancy can interfere with your surgical results.

You should also have reasonable expectations for the outcome of a total body lift. The surgery can tighten and firm your body, but you need to follow a healthy lifestyle and diet plan to maintain your results in the long term.

What happens during a total body lift?

Houston Cosmetic Surgery Center offers personalized surgical plans for a total body lift. Dr. Davila targets only the areas of your mid and lower body that you want to improve and uses advanced surgical techniques to minimize your risk for scars.

During a total body lift, Dr. Davila makes incisions to remove excess soft tissue and fat deposits in the treatment area. He can also trim excess skin before closing the incisions to tighten and smooth your skin.

Total body lift surgery is an outpatient procedure; you can expect to go home after recovering from anesthesia.

How long is recovery from a total body lift?

Everyone heals at their own pace. Your recovery time depends on the areas you want to treat and your general health. Dr. Davila provides insight into your recovery process during your initial consultation so you can plan accordingly.

You need to limit your activities and get plenty of rest in the initial days after a total body lift.  Dr. Davila provides guidance to help you care for your incisions to reduce risk factors for infection and bleeding. He evaluates your incisions during your initial follow-up appointment about a week after surgery. 

Call Houston Cosmetic Surgery Center today to schedule a total body lift consultation, or use the online feature to book an appointment.