Consequently, the recovery period is drastically reduced. Since traditional anesthesia can be avoided and blood loss is kept to a minimum, it is possible to undergo a combination of several cosmetic surgeries. This spares the professional and social hindrances often accompanied with multiple surgeries. The best results with body contouring are seen if only surplus skin is removed. Excessive fat is preferably removed in a separate lipo-sculpture surgery under a local anaesthetic.
Every surgery leaves a different scar.
The details of this will be discussed individually before surgery. The scar, which accompanies a tummy tuck, is hidden in the pubic area and extends to the groin. With an arm correction, excess skin is removed along the inside of the upper arm. A thigh lift usually requires an incision in the buttock crease, and may extend in the direction of the knee along the inside of the thigh. If the stomach, groin, back, and outside thighs are handled during a body lift, the plastic surgeon will place the scar in the groin region extending upwards towards the spinal column.