The Body Lift: Improving Your Appearance Dramatically

If you’ve ever seen someone with flat abs and tones muscles, you are probably correct in assuming they spend a lot of time in the gym and are very careful about what they put in their bodies. We measure the success of healthy eating and working out by the results shown on our bodies. But sometimes, working out and eating right just aren’t enough. This is especially true for people who are over a certain age or are coming down from years of weight gain. Multiple pregnancies, too, can have effects on the body that won’t be cured by lifestyle changes alone. The body lift is a plastic surgery procedure that can correct these problems in the operating room.

No one likes to admit that their best days are in the past. This goes for everything in life, but it is especially difficult to realize that the beach body you’ve always dreamed of having is now permanently out of your reach. You’ve gotten too old and you’ve put on too many pounds in the meantime. Now, after months or perhaps even years of trimming yourself back into shape with a treadmill and weights, you see that things are only going to improve so much. The mirror just isn’t giving you the image you want to see.

It is at this point that the body lift may be considered. A doctor can remove the excess skin and fat that is preventing you from approving of what you see when you look in the mirror. For some people, it doesn’t matter how many hours you spend on the elliptical machine, those areas are just never going to look like you want them to. When it comes to natural weight loss and training, those days are indeed behind you. But plastic surgery has given us a gift- the gift of turning back the clock.

A body lift will be different for everyone who goes into the office, but many of the common problem areas are the abs, the buttocks, and the thighs. Hanging fat and skin tends to accumulate in these areas. Only a doctor can remove it and restore a tight, fit look to the area in question. Best of all, you’ll be able to see the results of the surgery almost immediately. Of course, things will continue to improve over the next year or two. Yes, there will be some scarring involved, but a good surgeon will do everything they can to hide and minimize it so that it does not detract from the overall look.

Naturally, if you’re going to consider a body lift, you’ll have to think about the costs involved. Few instances will involve your health insurance stepping up to pay the bill, so the money is going to have to come out of your own pocket. Many surgeons offer financing directly through their office, which can be convenient for the patient. Alternatively, a bank loan or a credit card can be used to pay for the procedure. Make sure you understand all of the costs at the outset so you don’t wind up in financial trouble later on.