I just had my one year follow up appointment for my lower body lift and brachioplasty. I still have significant numbness that's fairly widespread, and I think it's going to be permanent. I am pretty numb from mid-waist to just below the incision in the front, my lateral thighs are numb half way to my knees, and most of my butt is numb. I have some numbness on my arms, but it's closer to the incision line. She said while it could improve, usually at one year, what you have is what you get. She also said most people don't have it that extreme, but some do. I just wondered what others experienced?

i continue to live a sheltered, life

what is a body lift????

everything is done at the same time??

ie breasts, tummy, thighs??

i never feel/felt the need to itch after my face lift

why do some other people???

inquiry minds want to know

10 weeks PO

i have a "few" numb spots on each side of my face, down south

thought they would be gone

oh well, doc said to give it more time

no problems with that

i look and feel great

@@MichiganChic - hmmmm, watch the hand and rear end itching areas

kathy

I believe the proper term is. belt lipectomy. Its like a tummy tuck but all around the body with muscle repairs. I only had that done dr didnt want to put me under to long. This took 4 hrs. And they removed 10 lbs of skin.

tummy tuck but all around the body with muscle repairs they removed 10 lbs of skin.

@@JoannLz

thanx bud for the explanation

wow, 10 lbs of skin down, gone

party dance

party dance

kathy

Its crazy hu.. i thought ok maybe 5 lbs. But when i woke up and the doc said 10 and showed me pics. I went to shock.. im down 14 total. Since then

Im almost 3 weeks out. Of a body lift and i dont feel numbness at all anywhere... is that normal?? My abdomen does feel kinda streches but i feel everything..

I'm jealous! But heck, enjoy it!

i continue to live a sheltered, life

what is a body lift????

everything is done at the same time??

ie breasts, tummy, thighs??

i never feel/felt the need to itch after my face lift

why do some other people???

inquiry minds want to know

10 weeks PO

i have a "few" numb spots on each side of my face, down south

thought they would be gone

oh well, doc said to give it more time

no problems with that

i look and feel great

@@MichiganChic - hmmmm, watch the hand and rear end itching areas

kathy

Wish I knew why the itching!!! But my middle abdomen is numb bit itches. So scratching doesn't help! Crazy making!

@@proudgrammy there are two kinds of body lift.

Most people are referring to the lower body lift (LBL).., which is a tummy tuck PLUS a lift on the backside! What you wind up with is a scar around your whole lower torso. I about passed out when that was recommended for me at my consults. I am however.. ever so glad I did it. The back of the body lift is my worst scar (most of my plastics scars are near invisible 2 years post plastics) but I still think it was worth it! I didnt have any "butt work" but the LBL seemed to have put my ass back where it belongs.

Upper body lift is much less common. That is for people who have excess skin on their upper torso (think side and back boobs!) that they need skin removal up high. I am not doing that procedure. Whilst I have side boobs with the wrong undergarment, I feel very grateful that most of the time, it really isn't a problem.

Hi MichiganChic - my numbness is not as extreme as your numbness. I am 2-year out from my body contouring and facial plastic surgeries. These surgeries were performed by two different plastic surgeons, both tops in their respective areas. And from each surgery I still have areas of numbness, some more pronounced than others. It is a strange feeling but something that I have begun to grow accustomed to. It sure beats feeling those rolls of excess skin!

I hope this helps.

My Bariatric Life

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Edited October 2, 201510 yr by My Bariatric Life

I was just talking to the nurse at my last appointment about this. She was shocked to hear that it took me several years to regain all nerves at my csection scar. But everyone is different and on a different schedule. Nerve regeneration is very complex.

@@jess9395 I still get intermittent itching! It's due to nerve damage. I always hope it's trying to regenerate when that happens.

@@My Bariatric Life I totally agree. I'll take the numbness over the dripping skin and fat! My entire abdomen is so tight that if I overeat or gain a couple of pounds, the numbness spreads and gets worse! Talk about a continuous reminder to stay on track I didn't know to expect this, but I had read that people who have plastics statistically do better at keeping weight off. I don't know if things like that contribute, but it does help me.

@@JoannLz - are you at goal weight?

Im not at a normal bmi but i am where i want to be. I feel alot better than i did at my lowest. Im 2 mths post op of my bodylift and i havent gained anything back. Im at 155 and feel awsome!

@@MichiganChic ewww, my abdominal area feels really bad when I overeat and/or gain weight. So, yes, it helps to motivate me to stay fit -- as well as all that freaking money I spent on plastic surgery that should not go to waste!

Yes i feel the hurt as well especially during that time of the mth. I get so bloaded and everything hurts.