Hello. I am getting close to my goal and am considering a lower body lift when i get to goal. I understand there is numbness after a lower body lift and i am wondering how much and how it affects you. Any info you have would be most appreciated. Also, how much weight did you lose after the body lift? Thanks!

I experienced numbness along the scar for 12 months or so, but most of the sensation returned. I still have 'numb' spots but I don't even notice it anymore.

The main weird thing that took longer to get used to than the numbness is the fact that the nerves have moved a bit. So I can feel an itch at my waist but to scratch it, I need to scratch lower on my hip. That hasn't changed but like all your body's other idiosyncrasies, you get used to it eventually.

I lost 7lbs immediately with my body lift (swelling notwithstanding). I had no lipo at all, it was just the weight of the skin that was removed.

I didn't have a lower body lift but I had a tummy tuck in 2009. I still have numb spots between my new belly button and my scar at the bikini line and sometimes I get itches that I can't scratch because of the numbness, I wouldn't change a thing though....5 lb's of excess skin was removed. Even though I regained almost all the weight after the tummy tuck, I gained almost nothing in my stomach and my muscles are still extremely tight....so I will not need another tuck! Congrats on your weightloss, awesome!