Body Lift After Weight Loss
Removes excess skin across the trunk after major weight loss.
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Presentation excerpt
Dr. Kirwan’s body-lifting planning framework
Source: Dr. Laurence Kirwan, Body Contouring Grand Rounds, slide 13 (PowerPoint 3.0); also shown on page 13 of the supplied PDF 4.0.
- Stage 1
- LOWER BODY
- Stage 2A
- UPPER BODY
- Stage 2B
- UPPER EXTREMITY
- Stage 3
- LOWER EXTREMITY
These four rows reproduce the presentation’s planning framework, not a universal patient treatment protocol. They do not prescribe stages for every patient or intervals between procedures. An individual plan requires consultation with Dr. Kirwan.
Research reference
Aesthetic Units and Zones of Adherence, Relevance to Planning Incisions in Body Contouring Surgery.
Laurence Kirwan.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 2023;11(6):e5093.DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005093
Research on surgical planning, not individual medical advice or recovery instructions. The external full text contains clinical photographs. The practice does not host this paper.
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Body Lifting & Staged Contouring patient results.
Comparison 9E3AC6131732 · Age 34. Upper body lift and breast lift, 1-month early follow-up, back view. Combined-treatment result.
Dr. Kirwan patient result
Comparison 0C630EA19D2C · Age 34. Upper body lift and breast lift, 1-month early follow-up, oblique upper-torso view. Combined-treatment result.
Dr. Kirwan patient result
Comparison 33FFD5D6EE55 · Age 34. Extended abdominoplasty at 3 months; upper body lift and breast lift at 1 month, front view. Early healing of the later stage is visible. Combined-treatment result.
Dr. Kirwan patient result
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