Body Lift (Excess Skin Removal)

Body lifting at PRIMED Clinic surgically removes the loose, sagging skin that remains after massive weight loss or pregnancy — lifting and re-tightening the abdomen, flanks, buttocks, or thighs. The procedure restores a firm body contour that no exercise can achieve once skin has lost its elasticity, and is planned zone-by-zone with the surgeon at consultation.

After major weight loss — whether through lifestyle change or bariatric surgery — the stretched skin envelope frequently cannot shrink back, leaving hanging folds on the abdomen, flanks, buttocks, and thighs that cause chafing, hygiene problems, and clothing difficulties alongside the aesthetic burden. Body lifting is the surgical answer: the surgeon excises the redundant skin and superficial tissue along carefully planned incision lines, lifts and re-anchors the remaining tissue, and closes the new, tighter contour. Depending on the patient's pattern of laxity, the operation may target a single zone or combine the lower abdomen, flanks, and buttock lift in a circumferential (lower body lift) approach, staged where safer. At PRIMED Clinic body lifting begins with a thorough consultation assessing skin quality, weight stability (a stable weight for 6–12 months is the standard prerequisite), and overall health. Surgery is performed under general anaesthesia, takes several hours depending on the extent, and includes an overnight stay in the clinic's recovery rooms. Recovery requires compression garments for about six weeks, avoiding strain on the incision lines; desk work resumes after roughly two to three weeks and sport after about two months. Scars are placed where underwear conceals them and mature over 6–12 months. Results are dramatic and lasting at a stable weight, and the procedure is commonly combined with liposuction for refinement.