A body lift procedure is a cosmetic operation performed to remove the excess skin and/or fatty tissue that exists on a patient's body resulting from age or extreme weight loss. Individuals who aren't able to lose thirty or fourty pounds through diet or exercise also may be good candidates for body lift surgery. Your local surgeon will determine whether you are a good candidate during your consultation. The procedure can take as long as seven hours, and the recovery from a body lift an be painful and extended. Patients have tubes and drains left in their skin for seven to fourteen days following their procedure to drain any tissue fluid or blood. The majority of surgeons will position the scars in bodily areas where they will be easily concealed by a swimsuit or underwear.

A recent medical study reported that there are more than 100,000 deaths each year caused by medical mistakes. If you are considering having a procedure you need to consider the risks associated with body lift surgeries and all cosmetic surgery procedures. There is a risk that you will not be satisfied with your body lift procedure, even if you have the best cosmetic surgeon and even if the surgery goes smoothly. Click here to learn more about other cosmetic surgery risks.

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•In the 90210, don’t call it a pawnshop (Los Angeles Times)
At the Beverly Loan Co., those in need of quick cash can discreetly hock that Rolex watch, even Grandma’s pearls — as long as they’re real. IN certain ZIP Codes, hocking a pair of Tiffany diamond studs is as hush-hush as a tummy tuck. That’s certainly the case at the Beverly Loan ...
•Weight loss procedure without surgery (WABC-TV New York)
For the first time in this country, doctors are performing a weight loss procedure without a single incision.More: continued here
•Angelina Jolie adopts new stomach (NZCity)
Angelina Jolie, who gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline in July, reportedly had a mommy tuck to get rid of her post-pregnancy pounds.More: continued here
•Did Jolie get a tummy tuck to shed her post-partum bulges? (New Kerala)
Melbourne, October 10: Actress Angelina Jolie, who claimed that breast-feeding helped her shed post-pregnancy weight, allegedly had a ‘mommy’ tuck.More: continued here
•Obesity-cancer link unknown to many women (Reuters)
Reuters - Many women don’t know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows.More: continued here
•Obese death row convict loses Ohio state appeal (AFP)
AFP - Ohio’s high court on Friday rejected an appeal by a death row inmate — convicted of the rape and murder of two young girls and due to be executed Tuesday — saying his obesity did not complicate the lethal injection technique used by the state.More: continued here
•News of the Norm (The Reader)
Affirmative action ban proposal goes to trial Opponents of Initiative 424, which would ban affirmative action in Nebraska, filed a lawsuit seeking to keep the proposed constitutional amendment off the November ballot. The trial started Oct. 6 before Lancaster County Judge Karen Flowers.More: continued here
•Ricki-Lee gets tummy tuck (News Interactive)
Ricki-lee Coulter has a new tummy tuck - a slip that is, from the Hold Me Tight shapewear range she’s been named the face of.More: continued here
•Did Angelina have a mummy tuck? (Stuff)
Angelina Jolie reportedly had a “mummy tuck” following the birth of her twins.More: continued here
•Diet Pills A Safe Or Dangerous Weight Loss Method (Turks.US)
Modern society has always invested monumental effort in losing weight — especially those who are overweight, obese, or those who want to improve their looks by getting a well-sculpted and toned body. Not everyone, however, is keen on getting the body they wanted through sheer physical exercise.More: continued here