A Post-Bariatric Butt Lift Enhances Your Silhouette and Confidence

A post-bariatric butt lift is a cosmetic procedure aimed to give you a tighter derriere following significant weight loss. Since bariatric (weight loss) surgery can help patients lose up to one hundred excess pounds or more, some of those patients are left with sagging and loose skin, particularly on their backsides. Post-bariatric body contouring surgery that includes the butt lift is just what the doctor ordered when you want tighter buttocks and healthier self-esteem. In this post, we are going to cover the effects of bariatric surgery on the backside, the benefits of post-bariatric body contouring surgery, how butt lift surgery is performed, and why this procedure is definitely for you if you have lost weight (or hope to) and want a butt that is to die for. The Effects of Bariatric Surgery on the Backside When an individual reaches an elevated body mass index (BMI) to warrant weight loss surgery, they have several options to choose from. A bariatric surgeon helps patients choose the proper surgery based on their body type, the level of obesity they suffer from, and their weight loss goals. The most popular procedures today used for weight loss include gastric sleeve surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, duodenal switch, adjustable gastric banding, and the non-surgical gastric balloon. The way these surgeries work is they restrict how much you can eat. In some cases, they also restrict the number of calories and amount of nutrients your body can absorb. Following a bariatric procedure, the weight tends to come off quickly. Many patients lose the majority of their excess weight within the first year and a half to two years. Fast Weight Loss Can Lead to Sagging Skin The skin is the human body's largest organ. The skin contains proteins like collagen and elastin that give skin its elasticity. Skin elasticity allows the skin to expand and contract as needed, such as when a person gains and then subsequently loses weight. Take pregnancy for instance. Many women find that their skin bounces back after they have gained weight during the nine months of normal child gestation. But when a person becomes obese and that obesity lasts for several years, the skin can lose its elastic ability, especially if the weight loss is rapid, such as in the case of bariatric surgery. After losing a significant amount of weight with the help of bariatric surgery, patients are often left with loose and hanging skin. Depending on where the skin is located, problems can result. An example is hanging skin along the abdomen. The excess skin can rub against the skin of the pubis leading to irritation, rashes, infections, and hygiene issues. When the hanging skin affects the buttocks, the individual can face similar complications. There could be rashes, clothing may not fit exactly right, and sitting may be uncomfortable. Post-bariatric butt lift surgery seeks to solve these problems for successful bariatric surgery patients who find themselves lamenting their resulting hanging skin. Bariatric Surgery Goes Beyond Mere Appearance It should be noted that patients have more reasons than looking better to seek out bariatric surgery. Becoming overweight or obese makes an individual susceptible to over sixty obesity comorbidities. These weight-related ailments can affect your health and limit your lifespan. Examples of these illnesses include high blood pressure, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, and several types of cancers. By undergoing weight loss surgery, and by losing a significant amount of excess weight, you can reverse the effects of these illnesses, leading to long-term health improvement. In fact, patients who suffer from obesity comorbidities and who take medications for such health concerns sometimes find they can minimize or do away with their medications altogether after losing all the extra weight. So, you see, bariatric surgery helps more than the way you look. It can also boost your health and help you live longer too. And if you're going to have a nice butt, you may as well live as long as you can to show it off. Benefits of Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery Speaking of a nice butt, this is what a post-bariatric butt lift is designed to give you. When saggy and hanging skin affects your quality of life, the butt lift is a type of post-bariatric body contouring surgery that can tighten your body and improve your body image. Physical Benefits of a Buttock Lift A post-bariatric butt lift does more than treat sag and excess skin. The buttock lift can correct excess fat deposits that cling to the body despite the heavy weight loss. The procedure can also remove excess skin and heal weakened muscles along the backside. The end result gives you a firmer, tighter appearance. Some patients choose to pair the buttock lift with other body contouring procedures such as liposuction, thigh lift, and tummy tuck. Emotional Benefits of Butt Lift Surgery The most significant benefit of a butt lift is increased confidence. Losing a significant amount of weight is a game-changer. You can't help but feel proud of yourself for losing all that weight when diet and exercise alone failed to move the number on the scale. Weight loss surgery helps you shed weight fast. Therefore, you can't help but feel stoked at the new body staring back at you in the mirror. But when your buttocks sag, you may wonder what to do. No amount of diet or exercise can restore tightness to a saggy backside when the skin has lost elasticity. Not like your butt can affect your self-esteem. Being unsatisfied with your body, and especially your buttocks, can lead to depression, anxiety, and a lack of confidence. These factors can negatively affect nearly every facet of your life. Cosmetic procedures such as the post-bariatric butt lift can give you a much-needed confidence boost. This can positively affect your relationships, better success at work, and improved quality of life overall. Read our article: Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery Helps You Find Body Acceptance What are the Different Forms of Butt Lift Surgery? Another term for the buttock lift is butt augmentation, of which there are two primary types. The first is the buttock lift which uses butt implants to add volume and shape once the loose skin has been tightened. The other type is popularly known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) which uses your own body fat to develop more shapeliness when you are otherwise lacking. Both procedures provide excellent results but there are differences in the way they are performed. If you are unhappy with the sagginess, flatness, or irregular shape of your buttocks, and want a more rounded backside, then you can opt for either of these butt augmentation methods. How is Butt Lift Surgery Performed? Butt Lift The buttock lift uses silicone implants to increase the size of the buttocks and improve their shape. Most people are familiar with breast implants and how they are used to enhance a woman's bust. Butt implants are used in a comparable manner. Silicone implants come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The material looks and feels natural once implanted under the skin. The post-bariatric butt lift procedure is performed under general anesthesia and takes around two hours from beginning to end. The surgeon creates an incision between your butt cheeks. The incision may be placed at the top or bottom of the buttocks. The implants are then inserted inside the butt muscle or below the butt muscle, depending on the surgeon's preference. The incisions are then closed with stitches or surgical tape. After the operation is finished, the surgeon will give you detailed instructions for incision care and recovery. You will be advised to avoid putting direct pressure on the surgical area until the incisions have healed. The surgeon might recommend a donut pillow to make sitting comfortable during this time. You should avoid showering for at least forty-eight hours and take an antibiotic to avoid complications such as surgical infection. Your surgeon may also recommend a stool softener to make recovery more comfortable. You may be advised to wear compression garments to speed up healing and surgical drains may be left inside the surgical site to collect fluid. Any drains left behind will be removed during the next follow-up appointment. The results of the butt lift give you an immediate rounder, firmer, and more defined appearance. Butt implants are permanent. Healing will take time. You should be back to work in two to three weeks and fully healed after eight to ten weeks. Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery Brazilian butt lift surgery is also performed under general anesthesia. The surgeon first uses traditional liposuction to remove fat from a donor site on your body, such as your abdomen. The extracted fat is then purified before it is injected into specific points on the buttocks to achieve the desired size and shape. Because the post-bariatric body contouring surgeon makes use of your own fat for the BBL, your body is unlikely to reject the infusion of purified fat cells. An experienced cosmetic surgeon uses both surgical skill and artistic talent to create the shapeliness you are after. Some of the fat may not take during a Brazilian butt lift surgery. This is normal and the cosmetic surgeon takes this into account when making fat injections. To compensate for this phenomenon, surgeons typically inject a slightly greater amount of fat into the buttocks than is needed. Some of the extra fat will be reabsorbed by your body. The end result gives you a rounder, shapelier derriere. Pain is minimal for a procedure like the BBL. Your surgeon can prescribe pain medication during recovery to maximize your comfort. You will be advised not to sit or lie directly on your buttocks for around two weeks following the Brazilian butt lift procedure. Sleeping on your stomach or side can help you preserve your results as your body heals. You will be able to sit and sleep normally after around eight weeks or so. Results The results are long-lasting. Fat cells removed during liposuction will never return to the area. Fat cells that are not reabsorbed by your body will remain for years to come. You can maintain your results by maintaining a healthy weight as weight fluctuations could skew your results over time. The patient can see the final results of surgery within six months of surgery after the initial swelling and bruising have subsided. You should be able to return to light activities within a week after surgery. You will often be back to work within ten to fourteen days. Where Can You Find Post-Bariatric Butt Lift Surgery in Los Angeles? The disease of obesity is rapidly spreading around the world. Adults with obesity often find it difficult to lose weight with diet and exercise alone. When weight loss becomes an uphill battle, bariatric procedures like gastric sleeve surgery can help. Unfortunately, the rapid weight loss enacted by bariatric surgery can be so rapid that it produces saggy or hanging skin, particularly on the buttocks. Butt lift surgery can give you a tighter body and greater self-esteem. If you live in Los Angeles and want to know more about bariatric surgery and post-bariatric body contouring procedures like butt augmentation (butt lift and/or Brazilian butt lift), you are encouraged to contact Healthy Life Bariatrics. Located in Los Angeles, California, HLB is home to a world-renowned bariatric surgeon and post-bariatric body contouring surgeon Doctor Babak Moeinolmolki. You can schedule a consultation with Doctor Moeinolmolki to discuss the benefits of surgery, the risks, the fees involved, and questions you may have regarding insurance, medical financing, and the wonderful results you can achieve. Get started now by dialing (310)807-2378. Read More Gallbladder Removal Surgery - Is It Safe? Dr. Babak Moeinolmolki October 17, 2022