Body lift surgery addresses laxity around the circumference of your body and can help tighten and tone the abdomen, waist, lower back, buttocks, and lateral thighs. This technique reduces excess skin and fat while helping to sculpt a slimmer, more toned midsection and shapelier, more desirable curves. Body lift surgery is particularly beneficial after weight loss or pregnancy and often involves an incision made low across your abdomen that extends around your hips to your lower back.