Who Is a Candidate for a Buttock Lift? Sagging After Weight Loss and Skin Quality Checks

The jeans fit. That was the point of the whole long effort, the sixty or eighty pounds that came off through a bariatric operation or two years of stubborn discipline. Yet in the fitting-room mirror something else shows: a fold of skin that gathers at the top of each thigh, a flatness where there used to be shape, a crease that no squat routine touches. It is one of the quietest disappointments of weight loss, and one of the least talked about.

That is the moment many people first search the phrase buttock lift candidate. What they find is a wall of glossy promises and very little straight talk about who the operation actually suits, who is asked to wait, and what a surgeon is really looking at when they pinch the skin and ask you to stand sideways.

This explainer is that straight talk, drawn from mainstream medical guidance rather than marketing.

What is a buttock lift, and how is it different from a BBL?

A buttock lift is a surgical operation that removes loose skin and some underlying tissue from the buttocks and upper thighs, then tightens what remains so the area sits higher and smoother. Mayo Clinic files it under body contouring, the family of procedures designed to reshape skin that has lost its ability to retract.

Two things a buttock lift does not do deserve saying early. It does not add volume, and it does not remove much fat. If anything, the buttocks may look slightly smaller afterward because redundant skin is gone. People who want more fullness are usually talking about a different operation.

That different operation is often the Brazilian butt lift, or BBL. Despite the name, a BBL is not a lift at all. It is fat grafting: liposuction, meaning suction removal of fat through small tubes, takes fat from areas such as the abdomen or flanks, and that fat is then injected into the buttocks for shape and projection. Cleveland Clinic describes it as an augmentation, a procedure that adds, rather than a lift, which subtracts and tightens.

A third option, buttock implants, uses silicone devices placed surgically to add volume. Some surgeons combine approaches, for example lifting the skin while grafting fat into the upper buttock to restore a rounded contour.

Why does this matter for candidacy? Because the question “am I a buttock lift candidate” is often really two questions tangled together: do I have excess skin that needs removing, and do I have too little volume that needs adding? A person can be an excellent fit for one and a poor fit for the other. Sorting that out is the first job of a consultation, and it is worth knowing the vocabulary before you walk in.

How a buttock lift actually works: what happens in the operating room

The operation takes place under general anesthesia, which means you are fully asleep. The surgeon has already marked your skin while you were standing, because loose tissue behaves very differently lying down than it does upright.

The incision runs horizontally across the lower back or the top of the buttocks, roughly where the waistband of underwear sits. In a full lower body lift, an operation Mayo Clinic describes as treating the abdomen, buttocks, hips and outer thighs in one procedure, that line may continue all the way around the trunk. Through this opening the surgeon lifts the skin and fat below it, trims away the excess, and pulls the remaining tissue upward before closing in layers.

Closing in layers means the deep tissue is stitched separately from the skin so that the pull is carried internally, not by the visible scar alone. This reduces tension on the skin edges and is one reason the position of the incision matters so much.

Small drainage tubes are often left in place for a few days to draw off fluid, since the surgery creates a broad raw surface beneath the skin where fluid tends to collect. Mayo Clinic lists this fluid build-up, called a seroma, among the common complications, and drains are the main defence against it.

Surgery time depends on how much skin is removed and whether other areas are treated at the same time. A buttock lift alone is shorter; a circumferential body lift can take several hours, and Mayo Clinic notes that a hospital stay of a few days is typical for the larger operations. You will wake wearing a compression garment, a firm elastic wrap that supports the healing tissue and limits swelling.

None of this is exotic. The mechanics are those of a well-established skin excision, applied to an area that carries a great deal of weight and movement, which is exactly what makes recovery and candidacy so important.

Who is usually a buttock lift candidate?

Ask a surgeon who the ideal buttock lift candidate is and the answer is remarkably consistent across guidance from Mayo Clinic and the NHS. It is a person whose main problem is excess, poorly elastic skin, not a person who simply dislikes the shape of their body.

The typical profile looks like this:

• An adult who has lost a large amount of weight, often after bariatric surgery, and now has skin folds over the buttocks and upper thighs that hang or chafe.
• Weight that has been stable for an extended period. Mayo Clinic advises that body lift procedures are generally considered only once weight has settled, because further loss recreates sagging and weight gain stretches the repair.
• A nonsmoker, or someone who has stopped well ahead of surgery. Nicotine narrows blood vessels and starves healing skin edges of oxygen, and the long incision of a buttock lift is particularly vulnerable.
• Good general health, with any conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure under control, since these affect wound healing and anesthesia safety.
• Expectations that match what excision can deliver: a smoother, higher contour with a permanent scar, not a sculpted result and not a change in body size.

Notice what is missing from that list. Age is not a hard criterion. A specific body mass index number is not a magic threshold either, though Mayo Clinic does flag that a higher BMI raises complication risk and some teams ask people to reach a healthier range first. Skin quality, discussed in the next section, weighs more heavily than the number on the scale.

There is also a quieter requirement: time. Recovery from a buttock lift is measured in weeks, and someone with no support at home, a job that cannot spare them, or a life that does not allow them to avoid sitting for a while may be a good candidate medically and a poor candidate practically. Honest surgeons ask about this too.

Sagging after weight loss and the skin quality checks that decide it

Skin is not a sheet of rubber. It is a living fabric of collagen, which gives strength, and elastin, which gives snap-back. When a body carries extra weight for years, those fibers stretch and, past a certain point, break. Losing the weight removes the filling but leaves the stretched envelope, which is why the skin over the buttocks can hang like a deflated cushion after a large loss.

Several factors decide how much skin recovers on its own. The amount of weight lost matters, and so does how quickly it went; rapid loss after bariatric surgery gives the skin less time to adapt. Age plays a role because collagen production slows over the decades. Sun exposure, genetics, smoking history and the number of years spent at a higher weight all leave their mark. This is why two people who lose the same amount can look completely different a year later.

When a surgeon assesses a buttock lift candidate, the examination is hands-on and specific. Expect them to:

• Pinch and lift the skin to judge elasticity: skin that springs back quickly may not need excision, while skin that stays tented or moves as a loose sheet usually does.
• Look for the position of the gluteal fold, the crease where buttock meets thigh, and how far downward the tissue has drifted.
• Check for stretch marks, which signal broken dermal fibers and reduced ability to retract.
• Assess how much fat remains under the skin, since a very deflated buttock may need fat grafting alongside the lift to avoid a flat result.
• Examine existing scars and any rashes or skin breakdown in the folds, which are common after major weight loss and can affect healing.

A surgeon may also ask you to stand, bend and turn while they watch how the tissue falls. This is not theater. Where the skin gathers upright is where the incision will be placed, and how much it moves tells them how much can safely be removed.

Who is usually asked to wait, and why the wait matters

Being told to wait is not a rejection. In most cases it is the surgeon protecting the result you came for. The reasons cluster into a few groups.

Weight still changing. This is the most common reason. Mayo Clinic notes that body lift results are long-lasting only if weight stays stable; a further drop of even a modest amount can bring back looseness, and a gain can stretch and widen the scar. After bariatric surgery, weight commonly continues to fall for a year or more before it plateaus, so teams often ask people to hold steady for several months before operating.

Smoking or nicotine use in any form. Because the buttock lift relies on a long incision with skin that has been lifted off its blood supply, poor circulation can lead to wound edges that separate or, in severe cases, skin loss. Mayo Clinic lists poor wound healing and skin loss among the specific risks, and stopping nicotine well ahead of surgery is a near-universal requirement rather than a suggestion.

Uncontrolled medical conditions. Diabetes with high blood sugar, untreated high blood pressure, active infections, bleeding disorders and poorly controlled heart or lung disease all raise anesthetic and healing risk. The NHS cosmetic surgery guidance stresses that a full health assessment comes before any decision.

Nutritional deficiencies. After bariatric surgery, low protein, iron or vitamin levels are common and directly impair healing. Blood tests before contouring surgery often check these, and correcting them can take months.

Emotional readiness. Someone in the middle of a major life upheaval, or who expects the operation to change how they feel about themselves rather than how the skin sits, is often asked to take more time. A good surgeon considers this part of the medical picture.

Finally, some people are asked to wait not because of risk but because of logistics: no help at home, an unavoidable travel period, or a job that requires sitting for long hours right after surgery.

BBL disqualifications: what rules people out of fat grafting

Because so many people typing “buttock lift” are actually thinking about a Brazilian butt lift, its disqualifications deserve a section of their own. They overlap with those for a skin lift but are not identical.

Too little donor fat. A BBL cannot add what it cannot harvest. Cleveland Clinic explains that fat is taken from other areas of the body by liposuction and then injected; a very lean person may not have enough to make a meaningful difference, and a surgeon who promises otherwise should raise questions.

Significant loose skin. Fat grafting fills; it does not tighten. Someone with large hanging folds after weight loss may find that grafting alone leaves the skin just as loose, only heavier. This is the person for whom a true buttock lift, sometimes combined with grafting, is the more logical conversation.

The same health barriers apply. Smoking, uncontrolled diabetes, bleeding disorders and unstable weight rule people out here too, and for the same reasons: grafted fat needs a healthy blood supply to survive, and Cleveland Clinic notes that a portion of transferred fat is always reabsorbed by the body, more so when circulation is poor.

The safety history of the BBL also shapes candidacy. The serious risk specific to fat grafting is fat embolism, where fat enters a large vein and travels to the lungs. This has been linked to injection deep into the muscle, and current surgical guidance emphasizes placing fat only in the layer above the muscle. Anyone with a history of clotting disorders or prior pulmonary embolism will usually be assessed with particular care.

Sitting is another practical filter. Cleveland Clinic guidance describes avoiding direct pressure on the buttocks for roughly two weeks so the grafted fat is not compressed. A person who cannot arrange that, whether for work or caregiving reasons, may be asked to reconsider timing.

Disqualification is rarely permanent. Most of these barriers can change with time, weight stability and health optimization, and the decision always rests with the assessing team.

What age is best for a bum lift?

There is no best age, and any answer that gives one is marketing rather than medicine. What exists instead is a set of age-related factors that a surgeon weighs, and they pull in different directions.

Younger skin, generally, has more elastin and retracts better. A person in their twenties who has lost a large amount of weight may find that time, muscle building and patience do more than expected, which is one reason surgeons often ask younger patients to wait until weight has been stable for a full year or more. Their skin also tends to heal scars well, though youthful skin can produce thicker, redder scars in some people.

Older skin retracts less, so a person in their fifties or sixties with the same weight loss is more likely to have skin that will not recover on its own and therefore more likely to benefit from excision. Their scars often fade to paler lines. Against this, the risk profile of a long operation under general anesthesia rises gradually with age, and any accumulated medical conditions carry more weight in the decision.

The NHS is clear that cosmetic surgery is for adults, and that the decision should never be rushed. Most surgeons will not perform elective body contouring on anyone under 18, and many are cautious with people in their late teens whose bodies are still changing.

The more useful question than “what age” is “what stage.” Has your weight settled? Has your skin had at least a year to show what it will do on its own? Are you healthy enough for a several-hour operation and a multi-week recovery? Do you have the support in place? A 32-year-old who answers no to those questions is a weaker candidate than a 58-year-old who answers yes to all of them.

Age, in short, is a factor in the assessment, not a gate.

Buttock lift, BBL, implants and nonsurgical options compared

When the choices blur together, a side-by-side view helps. This table summarizes what each approach does and who it usually suits, drawing on descriptions from Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. It is a starting point for a conversation with a surgeon, not a decision tool.

Option	What it does	Usually considered for	Main trade-offs
Buttock lift (surgical excision)	Removes loose skin and tightens; lifts the contour upward	Excess sagging skin, typically after major weight loss	Permanent scar along the upper buttock or lower back; no added volume
Brazilian butt lift (fat grafting)	Adds volume and shape using your own fat, taken by liposuction	Adequate donor fat, good skin tone, wanting more fullness	Some fat is reabsorbed; sitting restrictions early on; specific embolism risk
Buttock implants	Adds volume with silicone devices placed surgically	Very little donor fat, wanting projection	Device-related risks such as shifting or infection; does not treat loose skin
Nonsurgical treatments	Energy-based skin tightening or injectable fillers	Mild laxity or subtle contour change	Modest, temporary effects; cannot remove hanging skin

Reading down the third column shows how much the right choice depends on the starting point. Someone with hanging folds belongs in the first row; someone with firm skin but a flat profile belongs in the second or third. Someone with mild softening in their forties may sit in the last row, or may reasonably decide to do nothing at all.

Combination approaches exist, most often a lift plus fat grafting to the upper buttock so the tightened skin does not look deflated. These are longer operations with their own recovery, and whether they suit you is a surgical judgment rather than a menu choice.

Is a buttock lift without surgery possible?

The honest answer is that nothing short of an operation removes hanging skin. That said, “without surgery” covers a range of things people mean, and some of them have real, if modest, evidence behind them.

Strength training is the most useful. The gluteal muscles, the three layers of muscle that form the buttock, respond well to loading. Building them adds firmness and lift from beneath, and for someone with mild laxity this can change how the area looks. It will not shrink skin that has lost its elastin, but it can fill it better. Mayo Clinic and Harvard Health both describe resistance training as a foundation of healthy body composition, and it costs nothing in terms of risk.

Energy-based skin tightening, using radiofrequency or ultrasound devices that heat the deeper skin layers to stimulate collagen, produces small improvements in mild laxity in some people. The effect is gradual, temporary and unpredictable, and it does not approach what excision can do. Any claim that a device will “lift” significantly loose skin is not supported by the evidence.

Injectable fillers and so-called nonsurgical BBLs, which use large volumes of filler for volume, carry real risk in a large, deep area and have been associated with serious complications. Guidance from the NHS on cosmetic procedures urges caution with any injectable given by someone who is not a qualified medical professional.

Compression garments, creams and supplements do not tighten skin. Creams work on the surface layer only; the sagging happens far deeper.

What the nonsurgical route can genuinely offer is time and information. Giving stable weight and a strength program a full year reveals how much your skin will do on its own. Some people find that is enough. Others reach the end of that year knowing, with more confidence, that surgery is the only route to the change they want. Either outcome is a good use of the year.

Buttock lift recovery time: what the first days and weeks usually look like

Recovery from a buttock lift is longer and more physically awkward than most people expect, largely because the incision sits exactly where the body bends and bears weight. Knowing the shape of it in advance is part of being a good candidate.

The first days. You wake with dressings, a compression garment and usually one or more drains. Mayo Clinic describes a short hospital stay for larger body lift procedures. Pain is real but generally controlled with the medicines your team prescribes, and the decision about what to use rests with them. You will be asked to walk within hours, because movement is the main protection against blood clots in the legs.

The first two weeks. Sitting is limited or done with cushions that keep pressure off the incision. Sleeping is often on your side or stomach. Drains typically come out within the first week or two once output falls. Swelling and bruising peak and start to settle. Most people need help at home during this stretch.

Weeks two to six. Mayo Clinic advises avoiding strenuous activity, heavy lifting and bending for several weeks. Many people return to desk work within this window, though anyone whose job involves prolonged sitting or physical labor usually waits longer. The compression garment is often worn for much of this period.

Months two to twelve. Swelling continues to resolve slowly, and the final contour becomes clear over months rather than weeks. Scars go through a predictable course: they look their reddest and most raised in the early months and then fade over a year or more. Mayo Clinic notes the scar is permanent, even when it becomes pale.

Every one of these ranges is typical, not promised. Individual healing varies with age, health, smoking history and the extent of surgery, and your own team will give you a timeline that fits your operation.

Risks and scars, explained without spin

Every operation carries risk, and the buttock lift carries a particular set because of where it sits. Mayo Clinic lists the specific complications, and they are worth reading slowly rather than skimming.

• Fluid accumulation (seroma) under the skin, which may need draining with a needle in clinic.
• Poor wound healing, where parts of the incision separate. This is more common at the center of the scar, where tension is highest, and in smokers.
• Scarring that is wider, thicker or more visible than expected.
• Changes in skin sensation, including numbness that may be permanent in some areas.
• Skin loss, when a section of lifted skin does not receive enough blood.
• Asymmetry, where one side sits higher or fuller than the other.
• Fat necrosis, where fat under the skin dies and forms firm lumps.

To these add the general risks of any major surgery: bleeding, infection, reaction to anesthesia, and blood clots that can travel to the lungs. Body contouring after weight loss has a somewhat higher complication rate than many other cosmetic operations, partly because of the long incisions and partly because this population often carries nutritional deficits.

The scar deserves its own honesty. It is long, permanent and placed where most underwear and swimwear will cover it, but it is not invisible. In a full body lift it circles the trunk. Scars generally fade from red to pale over a year or more, yet how any individual scars is partly genetic and cannot be guaranteed.

How risk is reduced is where candidacy comes in. Stable weight, no nicotine, corrected nutrition, controlled medical conditions and a realistic understanding of the scar are not bureaucratic hoops. Each one directly lowers the chance of the complications above. The NHS guidance on cosmetic surgery frames this as a shared decision: you provide honest information, the surgeon provides honest risk, and the final call is made together.

What people often get wrong about buttock lifts

Misunderstandings about this operation are common, partly because the terminology is so muddled. Here are the ones surgeons hear most, with the correction.

“A buttock lift and a BBL are the same thing.” They are close to opposites. A lift removes skin; a BBL adds fat. The confusion leads people to consult for the wrong operation, and it is one reason the first part of any good consultation is simply working out what you actually want changed.

“It will make my buttocks bigger.” A lift alone tends to make the area slightly smaller and firmer, because tissue is removed. If volume is the goal, grafting or implants enter the conversation.

“The scar will disappear.” It will fade, often considerably, but Mayo Clinic is explicit that it is permanent. Anyone who cannot accept a long visible line when undressed is not a good candidate, however loose their skin.

“I should have it as soon as I reach my goal weight.” Rushing is a common regret. Weight often continues to shift for a year or more after major loss, and operating on a moving target risks recurrence or a stretched scar.

“Exercise will tighten the skin.” Exercise builds the muscle beneath and can improve the overall look, but it cannot restore elastin fibers that have broken. This is why skin quality checks, not effort, decide the outcome.

“It is a small cosmetic procedure.” It is a major operation under general anesthesia with a recovery measured in weeks and a complication list that includes wound breakdown and clots. Treating it as minor is how people end up unprepared.

“The results are permanent no matter what.” The skin removed does not come back, but weight gain stretches what remains and aging continues. Mayo Clinic ties the durability of results directly to maintaining a stable weight.

Getting these right before a consultation makes the conversation far more productive.

Questions to ask your care team about buttock lift candidacy

A consultation is an interview in both directions. The surgeon is assessing you; you should be assessing whether this operation, with this team, at this time, is right. These questions tend to produce the most useful answers.

• Based on my skin and weight history, is a buttock lift the right operation for me, or would fat grafting, a combination, or waiting serve me better?
• How long do you want my weight to have been stable before you would operate, and how will we confirm that?
• Where exactly will the incision run, and can you show me the likely scar position on my own body while I am standing?
• What will my buttocks look like in terms of size and projection after skin is removed, and is there a chance they will look flatter?
• Which of the complications on the list are most likely for someone with my health profile, and what do you do to reduce them?
• What blood tests or nutritional checks do you require beforehand, particularly given my bariatric history if I have one?
• How long should I plan to have someone at home with me, and when do you expect I could sit normally, drive and return to my kind of work?
• What is your plan if part of the wound does not heal or if fluid collects?
• How do you handle follow-up in the first weeks, and who do I call out of hours?
• What would make you decline to operate on me today, and what would need to change?

That last question is often the most revealing. A surgeon who answers it thoughtfully, naming specific factors and a specific path to readiness, is treating candidacy as a medical judgment. One who cannot think of anything that would make them say no is telling you something too.

Bring a written list, take notes, and consider a second opinion. The NHS cosmetic surgery guidance encourages exactly this kind of unhurried decision-making, and no reputable team will object to a patient who wants to think it over.

When to call your doctor after a buttock lift

Most recovery days are uneventful: soreness, tightness, swelling that comes and goes, and the tedium of not being able to sit comfortably. A handful of signs, though, need same-day contact with your surgical team, and a few need emergency care.

Call your surgical team promptly if you notice:

• Increasing redness, warmth or spreading swelling around the incision, or a foul-smelling or cloudy discharge, which can signal infection.
• A section of the wound opening or the skin edges turning dark, dusky or black, which may indicate poor blood supply.
• A sudden increase in swelling on one side, a sense of fluid sloshing under the skin, or a drain that stops working or falls out.
• Fever that persists, or feeling generally unwell in a way that is getting worse rather than better.
• Pain that escalates sharply rather than easing day by day, or pain not controlled by the plan your team gave you.
• Bleeding that soaks through dressings.

Seek emergency care immediately, without waiting for a callback, if you develop sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing up blood, a racing heartbeat, or fainting. These can be signs of a blood clot that has traveled to the lungs, a recognized risk after major body surgery. Swelling, pain or warmth in one calf may indicate a clot in the leg and also needs urgent assessment.

Any of these before surgery, during the waiting period, is equally worth reporting: new chest pain, uncontrolled blood sugar, an infection in skin folds, or a sudden weight change can all alter whether and when the operation goes ahead.

Your surgical team knows your operation, your medical history and your medicines. They, not a search engine and not this article, are the people to decide whether a symptom is routine or serious, and the right move is always to ask them early rather than late.

Frequently asked questions

How painful is a buttock lift?

Pain after a buttock lift is usually described as significant in the first few days and then steadily improving over one to two weeks, with tightness lasting longer. Because the incision sits where the body bends and bears weight, sitting and standing up are the sorest movements. Your surgical team manages this with a prescribed plan and positioning advice; any pain that increases rather than eases should be reported to them.

What disqualifies you from getting a BBL?

Common BBL disqualifications include too little donor fat for liposuction, significant loose skin that grafting cannot tighten, current smoking, unstable weight, uncontrolled diabetes or bleeding disorders, and a history of blood clots. An inability to avoid sitting on the buttocks for roughly two weeks, as Cleveland Clinic describes, can also affect timing. Most of these barriers can change, and the assessing surgeon makes the final call.

What age is best for a bum lift?

There is no single best age for a bum lift. Younger skin tends to retract better on its own, so surgeons often ask younger people to wait longer after weight loss, while older skin is more likely to need excision but carries a gradually rising anesthetic risk. Surgeons focus on stage rather than age: stable weight, good health, realistic expectations and support at home.

Is it possible to get a buttock lift without surgery?

No nonsurgical method can remove hanging skin. Strength training builds the gluteal muscles and can improve firmness beneath mild laxity, and energy-based skin tightening produces small, temporary improvements in some people. Large-volume injectable fillers to the buttocks carry serious risks and are not a substitute. Giving a year of stable weight and exercise a fair trial is a reasonable way to learn how much your skin will recover.

How long should my weight be stable before a buttock lift?

Surgeons generally want weight to have plateaued for several months, and often around a year, before body contouring, because Mayo Clinic notes results depend on maintaining a stable weight. After bariatric surgery, weight commonly keeps falling well into the second year, so teams often wait until that curve flattens. Your surgeon will set the timeline based on your history and may confirm it with repeated weigh-ins.

What is the buttock lift recovery time before I can sit and work?

Typical buttock lift recovery involves limited sitting with cushions for the first couple of weeks, drains removed within one to two weeks, and several weeks without strenuous activity, heavy lifting or bending, according to Mayo Clinic guidance. Many people return to desk work within a few weeks; physically demanding jobs take longer. Swelling settles over months. These are typical ranges, and your team will personalize them.

Does a buttock lift make your buttocks bigger?

A buttock lift alone usually does not make the buttocks bigger and can make them look slightly smaller, because loose skin and some tissue are removed rather than added. The result is a higher, firmer contour. People who want more fullness typically discuss fat grafting or implants, sometimes combined with a lift so the tightened skin does not appear flat. Which option fits depends on skin quality and available fat.

Will the scar from a buttock lift be visible?

The scar is permanent and visible when undressed, although it is placed along the upper buttock or lower back where underwear and swimwear usually cover it. Mayo Clinic notes scars fade over time but do not disappear. They appear reddest in the early months and lighten over a year or more. How any individual scars depends partly on genetics, skin tone and healing, which no surgeon can fully predict.

Can I have a buttock lift if I have a high BMI?

A high body mass index does not automatically rule out a buttock lift, but Mayo Clinic notes it increases the risk of complications such as poor wound healing and clots, and many surgical teams ask people to reach a healthier, stable weight first. The decision weighs your overall health, the amount of loose skin and the extent of surgery planned. Your surgeon will explain where you fall.

Is a lower body lift the same as a buttock lift?

A lower body lift is a larger operation that treats the abdomen, buttocks, hips and outer thighs together, usually with an incision that circles the trunk; a buttock lift addresses the buttocks and sometimes the upper thighs alone. Mayo Clinic describes the body lift as the more extensive procedure with a longer surgery and recovery. Which is appropriate depends on where your loose skin sits after weight loss.

References

• NHS: Cosmetic surgery
• MedlinePlus: Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery

This article is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult a qualified doctor about your individual situation.