Forget about the excess of skin of your torso

A back lift, back reduction, back lipectomy, or torsoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure whose primary goal is to remove excess rolls of back skin and fat.  Often, after massive weight loss, there can be an accumulation of excess back skin and fat. Sometimes this skin and fat collection is isolated or localized to the lateral chest above the bra strapline. Sometimes, the excess is more severe, and the excess skin and fat extend as an apron across the entire upper back. Depending on the severity of the excess skin and fat, there are different types of torsoplasties. If you have minimal skin deformity and excellent skin contractility, you may just need back liposuction. If you have more extensive excess back skin, you may require a partial vertical torsoplasty. During the partial vertical torsoplasty, an incision is made from the armpit down the chest’s side to the lower portion of the bra strap or inframammary fold. Suppose you have a significant amount of excess torso skin and fat. In that case, the partial vertical torsoplasty incision may need to be carried to the top of your superior iliac crest or hip bone. If the excess skin and fat extends throughout your upper back, you may require a horizontal torsoplasty. During a horizontal torsoplasty, an incision is made across your back. This is also described as a braplasty or a bra-straplasty.