Body Lift in Geneva
Patients who have lost a significant amount of weight or are looking to contour several areas of their body simultaneously often consider body lift cosmetic surgery from Dr. Kai-Uwe Schlaudraff in Geneva. The body lift is not a single procedure but actually a combination of select procedures designed to create significant improvement in body shape.
Dr. Schlaudraff is a plastic surgeon in Switzerland known for the body contouring results he provides his patients. To learn more, request a consultation online at the Concept Clinic, or phone the office at +41-22-54-000-54.
Body Lift Candidates
Body lift surgery is designed for people who have lost weight following bariatric surgery or more traditional methods like consequent dieting and sports. These patients tend to suffer from flaps of excess skin that look unattractive and can cause discomfort or chafing. The patients often feel that their aesthetic appearance after weight loss has greatly deteriorated and they were not rewarded for their physical and psychological efforts.
Because during a body lift several procedures are performed simultaneously, a patient must be in fairly good health to have surgery and recover successfully. Dr. Schlaudraff generally also wants patients to have maintained a stable weight for about a year prior to the procedure.
Your Consultation
During the consultation Dr. Schlaudraff (board certified by the Swiss and the European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and a member of ISAPS) will find out how you feel about your body and how you visualize it after surgery. He will then examine your body and carefully evaluate the quality of the skin, fatty tissue, and musculature. After this review, Dr. Schlaudraff will be able to recommend a customized set of procedures to improve body contour and increase comfort. He will take the time to explain his recommendations in detail especially in regards to length, placement, and visibility of scars and provide information about recovery time and the results that you can expect.
Surgical Procedure
Dr. Schlaudraff combines several cosmetic procedures to uniquely assist his body lift patients.
High Definition Liposuction
Dr. Schlaudraff performs High Definition Liposuction (VASER® Hi Def™) to sculpt the arms, mid-body, and legs. This liposuction technique combines breakthrough ultrasound technology with advanced surgical artistry. VASER Hi Def allows the highly efficient removal of fatty tissue through minimal scars. It also enables the surgeon to induce a pronounced skin tightening - making it often possible to shorten or even avoid the long scars of an arm or thigh lift in some patients.
This technique removes deep fat as well as superficial fat that prevent efficient skin retraction. The innovative ultrasound technology used in High Definition Liposuction selectively targets the fatty tissue and leaves the connective tissue, nerves and small blood vessels intact. This results in more precise surgery, less bruising and swelling, and a much faster, less painful recovery.
Thigh Lift
Changes in body weight and muscle mass as well as ageing can cause your thighs to have a loose and sagging appearance. Even though physical exercise may strengthen your thigh muscles, it does not address excess skin and fatty tissue that has lost its elasticity and smooth surface. During a thigh lift, Dr. Schlaudraff removes the loose skin and excess fat between the groin area and the knee.
Through an incision in the groin fold and sometimes also on the inside of your thigh, excess sagging skin is removed, the underlying supportive tissue is tightened and localized pockets of excess fat are removed. The skin is re-tightened and the contours are reshaped in order to create a proportionate, smooth and more toned appearance. Thigh lift surgery in Geneva takes about 60 to 120 minutes and is usually performed under general anesthesia. It might be organised as an outpatient surgery or with a 1-day hospital stay.
Arm Lift
Changes in body weight as well as ageing can create sagging skin on your upper arms. Even though physical exercise may strengthen your arm muscles, it does not address excess skin and fatty tissue that has lost its elasticity and smooth surface.
An arm lift, also known as brachioplasty, is a surgical procedure removing loose skin and excess fat between the underarms and the elbow. Tightened skin, reshaped contours and a proportionate, smooth and more toned appearance are possible with an arm lift. Geneva plastic surgeon Dr. Schlaudraff removes excess sagging skin through an incision on the inside of your upper arm, and the underlying supportive tissue is tightened and localized pockets of excess fat are removed, as well. The surgery takes about 45 to 90 minutes and is performed under general anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedation (daylight surgery). It might be organised as an outpatient surgery or with a short hospital stay.
Your Results
A body lift can put the "finishing touch" on a person's weight loss success, improving both appearance and comfort. While Dr. Schlaudraff always makes an effort to keep scarring as inconspicuous as possible, in some cases scars will be noticeable, though incisions should fade significantly over time. Body lift procedures can dramatically tighten sagging skin and remove areas of fat and reward you for all your efforts to lose weight.
