Hello, this is Dr. Jaeho Cho, Chief Director of TheLINE Plastic Surgery, a clinic specializing in body contouring.
Tall people are often misjudged as 'big-boned' the moment they gain a little weight. But that is not a matter of bone; it is the thickness of the fat covering the bone that widens the frame. We decided to remove the unnecessary volume and bring back out the sharp straight line hidden within a model-like frame.
As her figures of 171cm and 60kg suggest, this patient's underlying build was excellent. Her concern, however, was that the bulging flesh on the outer upper arms and the love handles at the back of the waist widened the horizontal span of her upper body, making her look far sturdier from the front than she actually is. We focused on removing this 'visual noise that reads as bulk.' Rather than simply taking out fat, we designed an upper body liposuction that connects and refines every boundary of the torso as one, from the upper arms to the armpits and on to the abdomen and love handles.
These are the patient's actual pre-operative photos.
The heart of the surgery was 'restoring the straight line.' We established a line falling vertically and cleanly from the tip of the shoulder to the elbow, and at the same time pushed the side of the waist deeply inward to narrow the area of the upper body itself. Clearing the love handles decisively in particular secured open space above the pelvis, and this became the masterstroke that maximized the airy openness her 171cm height provides. As the center of gravity of the upper body moved upward, her already long legs looked even longer - what might be called a 'rebirth of proportion.'
When someone close to a slim build has such an extensive area suctioned, the point to check most carefully is how closely the skin adheres. Using TheLINE's own SVF technique, we firmly bound the empty space that can arise after suction. Highly concentrated growth factors promote collagen regeneration in the skin tissue, so that instead of sagging where the fat was removed, the skin clings firmly to the muscle wall. Thanks to this, even after large-volume suction the skin does not become loose and maintains a firm texture, as if built through exercise. The secret to looking as though one had always had a naturally slender build, rather than looking artificially altered, lies precisely in this adhesion-inducing function of SVF.
These are the patient's post-operative photos.
The recovery process was also made considerably easier through SVF energy. Operating on the arms and abdomen at the same time can make movement somewhat awkward, but SVF assists microcirculation in the stimulated tissue and sharply reduces bruising and swelling. Even though a substantial amount of excess flesh was removed across her upper body at 60kg, thanks to this biocompatible recovery system the patient returned to daily life quickly, without any dip in condition. Feeling her sleeves grow looser and her waistband grow roomier by the day gave her a greater sense of psychological liberation than anything else.
After surgery, the patient now freely enjoys the white shirts and thick knits she used to avoid 'in case they made her look bulky.' Whatever she puts on, her shoulder line comes alive at a right angle and her waistline shows clearly, so her 171cm height is now not a worry but a singular point of appeal. The number on the scale has little meaning. That is because the slim frame sculpted through integrated upper body liposuction has completely changed the whole impression she gives. The pleasure of discovering your own hidden sharp line - we hope you will experience it directly through TheLINE's delicate design.
