Body Lifting

Body lifting at MEDICent removes the circumferential excess of loose, hanging skin that remains after massive weight loss — extending the correction beyond the abdomen to the flanks, lower back, and buttock region in one operation. Performed under general anaesthesia (included in the 75,000–95,000 Kč price) by doc. MUDr. Tomáš Kempný, Ph.D., the procedure restores a defined waist and lifts the descended tissue of the lower trunk, completing transformations that diet and exercise achieved but skin could not follow.

After massive weight loss — whether through bariatric surgery or determined lifestyle change — skin that was stretched for years cannot retract. The result is a circumferential apron of loose tissue around the lower trunk that causes hygiene problems, chafing, difficulty with clothing, and a persistent sense that the transformation is unfinished. A body lift is the definitive surgical answer. **The procedure:** A body lift extends the abdominoplasty principle around the trunk: through an incision that continues from the lower abdomen around the flanks toward the back (positioned to hide under underwear), the surgeon removes the circumferential band of excess skin and fat, tightens the abdominal wall where needed, and uses the lift effect of the closure to elevate the descended outer thighs and buttock tissue. The operation takes 3–4+ hours under general anaesthesia, with the clinic's anaesthesiology team managing the patient throughout. **Candidates:** Weight must be stable for at least 6–12 months (further major loss or gain compromises the result), and overall health adequate for longer surgery — assessed honestly at the consultation. Smokers must stop well in advance; wound healing across long incisions is the main risk factor. **Recovery:** Overnight monitored hospitalisation, then a compression garment for 6–8 weeks. Walking from day one (slightly flexed at first), desk work from ~2–3 weeks, sport from 8 weeks. Scars are long but deliberately placed in underwear lines and fade substantially over 12–18 months. **Why it's worth it:** For massive-weight-loss patients, satisfaction rates with trunk lifting are among the highest in plastic surgery — it is the step that makes the weight loss visible.