Houston Woman has Body Lift Surgery

CASE DESCRIPTION: Patient presented for evaluation to improve the appearance of her abdomen, hips and back. She had areas resistant to diet and exercise, and desired to improve how she fit into clothes. She was unhappy with her saggy excess fatty tissue and skin. The after pictures below are two months from a body lift (hip lift with abdominoplasty) and bra-line lift (torsoplasty). She had a quick recovery, and has returned to all her lifestyle activities. PROCEDURE NOTES: A body lift was performed with hip lifts, and abdominoplasty without anterior rectus fascia plication. Liposuction was also performed to improve to contours of the back, waistline. A Bra-line lift was performed removing excess fatty tissue and skin of the upper back. Exparel (longterm local anesthetic) was injected during the procedure to reduce postoperative pain and reduce amount of pain medicines required in the recovery period.