Risks & Potential Complications

A lower body lift is a significant operation. Although every precaution is taken to help avoid complications, surgery by its very nature has inherent risks. Some of the complications that can occur are detailed below:

• Numbness as described above.
• Seroma (fluid accumulation under the skin) this can develop occasionally after the drains have been removed. It will need to be drained on a regular basis or even require an insertion of a new drainage tube, but it will resolve with time.
• Unfavourable scarring occasionally scars may widen despite the surgical manoeuvres performed to avoid this. Similarly, the location of the scar can sometimes be visible beyond the confines of underwear.
• Lumpiness usually in the lower abdomen and resolves with time.
• Bleeding it is unusual to require a blood transfusion for this surgery.
• Bruising particularly if there has been liposuction performed. This resolves with time.
• Blood clots you will need to wear compressive stockings on your legs until you are fully mobilising. These clots, which are not common, can be very serious if they move to your lungs, occasionally fatal.