A 360 degrees body lift is a surgical procedure, designed to offer you more defined and smoother appearance in your midsection.
You might consider this procedure if you lost a lot of weight and you aren’t achieving results of contouring and toning your midsection with exercise.
This surgery removes saggy skin and excess fat deposits from your lower abdomen, buttocks, lower back and outer thighs.
There is only one type of 360º body lift.
It includes removing of excess skin and fat from your waist above the buttocks and removing of excess skin and fat and tightening the muscles in the abdominal area.
You are a good candidate for a 360º body lift if you can’t eliminate fat deposits or lift your saggy skin just by exercising or proper diet. If you have recently lost a lot of weight, 360º body lift can help you improve your body contours by flattening your entire midsection.
It is important to be generally healthy and fit to undergo this procedure. Also, you should maintain a steady weight and have healthy lifestyle habits.
This procedure can be a great solution for you if you want to tighten and define your midsection after pregnancy.
It is also important to have realistic expectations from the surgery.
360º body lift is an effective surgical procedure which can significantly improve the appearance of your midsection. It eliminates excess tissue and tightens these areas in a way you can’t achieve just with exercise.
It generally lasts between 4 and 6 hours, depending on the extent of your case.
General anesthesia is typically used.
Since 360º body lift is an invasive surgery, it carries certain risks, including:
The results of 360º body lift are ling-lasting. To maintain the results you should adopt healthy lifestyle habits like balanced diet and regular exercise.
The price of 360º body lift depends on the complexity and the length of the surgery.
Before the surgery, you need to have a thorough consultation with Dr. Dragana Spica. She may require blood tests to determine if you are physically fit for the surgery.
Also, Dr. Spica will advise you to stop smoking and taking certain vitamins and supplements.
It’s important to arrange for someone to drive you home after the surgery.
Before the day of your surgery, you will be given some important instructions, including:
On the day of your 360º body lift you are prepped for the surgery and given anesthesia. Dr. Spica will see you before the surgery to cover the details of the surgery again, to check the consent forms and to mark your surgical sites.
Dr. Dragana Spica makes the incisions and reshapes your midsection according to your treatment plan.
After the surgery, Dr. Spica will inform your friends or family that the procedure is finished.
The following day, when you feel comfortable, you are discharged from the surgical sites and given all the instructions for the recovery period.
360º body lift is not painful during the procedure. After the surgery, you may experience moderate discomfort.
The recovery generally lasts between 2 to 4 weeks.
During recovery you should:
You can return to your normal daily activities after 6 weeks.
You should pay attention to the presence of bruising and swelling, which should subside after several weeks.
You should be very careful not to bend in your waist to avoid the pressure and stretching of the incisions.
Also, you need to keep the surgical site clean to prevent infection.
It’s important to have regular follow-up appointments with Dr. Dragana Spica. The first follow-up is after 7 days, when Dr. Spica will remove your bandages.
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