Body Lift in Baltimore

Name: Body Lift
Brand: Dr. Michele Shermak
Rating: 4.8 (128 reviews)

Aging, sun damage, pregnancy, weight fluctuations, and hereditary factors can each contribute to causing the lower body skin and tissue to stretch or sag.

Why Get a Body Lift?

If such tissue fails to adequately respond to exercise and a healthy diet, a body lift may be an excellent treatment choice. It improves the surface appearance of the skin, removes excess tissue, and reshapes the contours of the abdomen, thighs, and buttocks. If you are looking to get a body lift in Baltimore, look no further.

Body Lift Topics

What is a Body Lift? Benefits of Body Lift Surgery Am I a Candidate for a Body Lift in Baltimore? Body Lift Options and Procedure Body Lift Aftercare and Recovery Why Choose Dr. Shermak for a Body Lift?

What is a Body Lift?

A body lift is a plastic surgery procedure that is customized to a patient’s own unique needs. It raises and reshapes areas of the midsection—the abdomen, back, and thighs—that have drooped and sagged over time, reduces excess skin and fatty tissue, and refreshes the area for a more attractive youthful look and feel.

The skin loses its firmness, tautness, and natural elasticity as part of the body’s natural aging process and each individual’s biological makeup impacts how severe the laxity will become. By removing accumulated loose skin and stubborn fatty deposits, your body lift procedure will restore a youthful look that lets you enjoy greater self-confidence and beauty.

Benefits of Body Lift Surgery

Some of the benefits of a well-done body lift that patients can look forward to:

Removes excess and sagging skin
Reveals a tighter and more toned physique
Restores a slimmer, more shapely figure
Reduces discomfort or chafing caused by excess skin and tissue
Reshapes and contours the abdominal area, hips, lower back, flanks, and thighs
Improves self-confidence

Am I a Candidate for a Body Lift in Baltimore?

Physically, candidates for body lift surgery in Baltimore include both men and women who are in good health. Patients should be close to their ideal weight and maintain healthy eating and exercise habits. Their weight should also be stable over 4-6 months. Finally, they should have areas of their midsection that they would like to contour and align to their physical goals.

Mentally, patients should be of sound mind and have a strong desire to transform their body with life-changing surgery. In a personal consultation, Dr. Shermak will let you know if a body lift surgery would be the best procedure to benefit you, or if she feels a different procedure might better suit your needs.

Body Lift Options and Procedure

Your body lift surgery will be customized to your needs and goals personally. A body lift typically includes the following:

An incision along the beltline extending into the area above the buttocks, and often in the thigh region
Removal of excess sagging skin and stubborn underlying fatty deposits
Lift and tautness of skin in the midsection
Improved contour of the abdomen, thighs, and lower back
Liposuction of the hips, flanks, and abdomen can help restore a more youthful and desirable midsection that better aligns with the patient’s goals
Tummy tuck surgery is done concurrently

Body Lift Aftercare and Recovery

Body lift surgery is done under general anesthesia. The procedure typically requires between 3 to 6 hours. Patients will be provided full postoperative recovery guidelines and care instructions, but can generally expect to be required to:

Have a friend or family member drive you home after the surgery and remain with you to provide assistance for at least 3 days
Refrain from any lifting and strenuous activity for 4 weeks
Optimally sleep in a recliner to make recovery more comfortable and ease having to get in and out of bed
Walk immediately
Wear bandages and a compression binder to help minimize swelling
Have surgical drains that will require recording output of fluids
Take pain medication as needed, focusing on non-narcotic options

Why Choose Dr. Shermak for a Body Lift?

Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michele Shermak has been rated one of the best surgeons in the United States. In 2021, she was also voted by her professional peers as being one of America’s 50 best female plastic surgeons. Her intensive education and extensive experience in cosmetic surgery allow her to provide best-in-class care to her patients and make their beauty and body goals a living reality for them. Incidentally, Dr. Shermak also quite literally wrote the book on “Body Contouring,” published by McGraw-Hill as an industry textbook to teach the next generation of plastic surgeons.