Still flabby after lower body lift
If you look at your pre-op pics you can tell that it would be likely that some of your thicker upper central fatty areas would still be there. That is a problem area that is difficult to manage at the time of an abdominoplasty or body lift as aggressive defatting of that area of the upper skin flap can cause skin breakdown below it (by affecting circultation). This is most commonly treated with a stage surgery to convert this to a fler-de-lis pattern or secondary liposuction if your skin quality is good (yours is not BTW). Conceptually, your first surgery was a debulking procedure which may require mulitple procedures to get to the absolute best result.
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I had a similar feeling on my tt....then I realized that the roll was there when I was looking down. When I stand up straight it is gone. I finally figured out part is just the way my skin is and the surgeon took all he could. If he took more I wouldn't be able to stand up straight. Might that be what you're experiencing?