The desire for a skin tightening can exist for various reasons. It is often most intense in people who have lost an enormous amount of weight due to obesity. The sagging skin here can take on grotesque features, especially on the abdomen.
The abdominal wall is also stretched after pregnancies: At Yuveo in Düsseldorf, we usually have to combine skin tightening with a repair of the abdominal wall.
Many people try to improve the condition with cosmetic and dermatological treatments. However, if this is not successful, our plastic surgeons Dr. Schumann and Dr. Schumann-Averkiou are the right people to contact for further treatment.
With skin tightening, as with most plastic surgery procedures, the patient’s individual level of suffering is the decisive factor.
However, in extreme cases there are also medical reasons for treatment, which we address in the individual skin tightening operations.
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Special features of skin tightening
The body lift (according to Lockwood) combines the skin tightening of three areas in a single operation: thighs, abdomen and buttocks.
Skin tightening options
When it comes to skin tightening, our team at the Yuveo Clinic Düsseldorf has various surgical procedures at its disposal.
Our aim is to remove the remaining excess skin, including fat deposits, and to tighten the remaining skin.
Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to work without scars. We therefore endeavor to make the resulting scars very delicate using special suturing techniques. Furthermore, the scars are hidden so that they are barely visible (e.g. bikini line, groin area, upper inner thigh).
Below we provide you with more detailed information on the possible areas of skin tightening.
Frequently asked questions about tightening the skin
How does facial skin tightening work?
Skin tightening of the face is usually necessary due to age-related sagging of the facial skin.
This can be more pronounced in smokers, sun worshippers or after major weight loss and can occur much earlier.
You can find comprehensive information on facelifts here.
How can the neck be tightened?
The main methods of neck skin tightening are liposuction and surgical removal of excess skin and fat.
As the variants and possible combinations are diverse, it is important to us at Yuveo Düsseldorf to carry out individual planning.
If the findings are pronounced, an extended operation must be performed in which the neck muscles are also tightened.
Read more under: Neck lift.
Is a tummy tuck only a tightening of the skin?
We achieve skin tightening on the abdomen by removing skin and fat between the navel and the pubic hairline.
The abdominal wall muscles are tightened within themselves(internal corset) so that the shape of the waist can be improved.
Surgical correction of the skin does not usually lead to a pleasing result.
We reposition the navel and cleverly hide the scars in the bikini line.
You can find more information under Tummy tuck.
What is tightened in the breast?
During a breast skin lift at Yuveo Düsseldorf, we remove the excess skin. We leave the nipple attached to the mammary gland and move it upwards. We sculpt the tissue into a rounded shape and adjust the skin accordingly.
As far as possible, we place the scars in hidden areas.
Here you can find more information about breast lift surgery.
What can you do about sagging buttocks?
It is also possible to tighten the skin on the buttocks if there is a significant sagging of the buttocks.
Basically, we can distinguish between two procedures: The surgical technique with an incision above the buttocks and the incision below the …
Read more under Buttock lift.
What lifting operations are available for the arms and legs?
The demand for skin tightening on the arms and legs is high among patients with enormous weight loss. After weight normalization, skin flaps and residual fat deposits that cannot be controlled with conservative measures are a problem.
Things to know about an upper arm lift
We mark the sagging excess skin and fat on the inner upper arm and plan the incision for the skin tightening procedure. We then remove the excess while protecting the blood vessels and nerves. We hide the scar on the inside of the upper arm and partly in the armpit.
Details can be found under upper arm lift.
What do you need to know about a thigh lift?
We remove the excess skin and fat on the inner thigh close to the body after marking the incision. Depending on the extent of the sagging and the desired tightening effect, different incision patterns are possible. We hide the scars in the lower bikini line and, in more pronounced cases, on the upper inner thigh.
You can find more information under thigh lift.
The Lockwood body lift is the most complex method.
The body lift combines the skin tightening of three areas in a single operation: thighs, abdomen and buttocks. This operation is therefore the most complex of all methods and requires careful planning by our Yuveo team in consultation with you.
You can find out more in the article Body lift according to Lockwood.
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