Tummy tucks liposuction
Tummy Tuck vs Lipo
You really need a physical exam to get any formal advice.
Your PS will evaluate your past medical history and your abdominal wall anatomy to assess your skin quality, position of muscles, etc to give you the best advice. (C. Bob Basu, MD, FACS, Houston Plastic Surgeon)
Sometimes photos are all we need to answer this question, but unfortunately that is not the case here. You need an exam to determine if you need skin resection.
You certainly will benefit from liposuction, but it will not help bad skin. One little tip. Bend forward from the waist while standing. If you have “Hangy skin” that requires tummy tuck. (Ronald V. DeMars, MD, Portland Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tucks liposuction photos
This probably cannot be answered without more information. Your skin quality appears good from the photos. However, if you have abdominal wall laxity that is causing abdominal protrusion, liposuction will not help with that. Tummy tuck would be more appropriate for this. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tucks and liposuction procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon’s website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. (Kenneth B. Hughes, MD, Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tuck vs liposuction
Liposuction works very well at correcting contour deformities in patients with good skin tone, small to moderate amounts of fat, and a tight muscle layer. Liposuction is great because large areas can be treated through small, easily hidden incisions. Abdominoplasty is necessary when the problem is more than just excess fat. Frequently women who have been pregnant, or lost significant amounts of weight have excess skin and a lax abdominal wall.
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They frequently have poor skin tone and stretch marks, as well as a diastasis recti, which means the vertically oriented rectus abdominus muscles (the 6-pack muscles) have been pulled apart. In this situation the plastic surgeon needs to remove skin and fat, as well as tighten the abdominal wall and repair the diastasis.
Thus an abdominoplasty is necessary. The operation will leave a long scar, but it is usually considered a good trade, since the patient is exchanging a feature she cannot hide with clothing for one that she can. From your pictures, I think you may have a loose abdominal wall, and will see only a slight improvement with liposuction.
I suggest you see a plastic surgeon who can examine you and discuss the proper surgical procedure to suit your needs. (Lewis Ladocsi, MD, FACS, Richmond Plastic Surgeon)
Liposuction of stomach very effective when there is no loose skin.
Surgery tummy tucks liposuction
Always hard to be sure just from pictures, but you look like ideal candidate for superficial and deep liposuction of abdomen. Don’t think you need tummy tuck. (George J. Beraka, MD (retired), Manhattan Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tuck is for excess skin or abdominal wall laxity
Hello, Thank you for the question and the photos. If you have lost a significant amount of weight or have had children then a tummy tuck is most likely the best choice.
Before tummy tucks liposuction
A tummy tuck is designed to reduce excess skin and tighten the abdominal wall. Liposuction will only reduce the amount of fat present, it will not address the skin or abdominal wall components. (Remus Repta, MD, Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon)
Tummy tuck vs liposuction
The easy way to tell if a tummy tuck or liposuction would be best is to look where the deep layer is. If it is loose and bulges out (as it appears to do with you), a tummy tuck is best.
If there is a lot of loose skin, a tummy tuck is also best. The best type of tummy tuck may be a conventional tummy tuck, or, more frequently, a lesser incision option. (Brent Moelleken, MD, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon)
