Loma Linda Liposuction doctors
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Robert M. Lowen, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon
305 South Drive Suite 1, Mountain View |
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Michael W. Hill, MD, PhD
San Bernardino Plastic Surgeon
11175 Campus Street Coleman Pavilion, Suite 21126, Loma Linda |
Recent Answers
I had inner and outer thigh liposuction done 6 weeks ago and I have this odd hanging area underneath my buttocks (both sides). I don't notice it as much when I am standing but when I am laying flat I notice it a lot. I can push it in and it feels like an empty space. I just stopped wearing my compression garment yesterday which I didnt notice it while wearing that because it actually pushed the area in. Is this normal?? Also it is tender in this area too.
This is best treated by prevention. Although one could argue that loose skin before surgery will result in the same or greater degree of looseness after surgery, specific techniques and attention to this area will give the best chance of avoiding this outcome.
Liposuction of the area under the buttock crease can result in lack of support of the buttock, leading to a deflated and overhanging lower buttock with folds of loose skin just below the buttock crease.
To prevent this, as much as possible, liposuction can be limited to only the superficial layer of fat, just under the skin, in the area at and below the buttock crease. Care is taken to leave a supporting column of fat in the deep layers to support the buttock and prevent it from overhanging the crease. The key is not removing too much fat in this area.
For an established problem, since the problem is excess fat removal, the solution is replacing fat by fat grafting under the buttock crease and upper posterior thigh. This can be done 4-6 months after an initial procedure.
If the buttock and buttock fold are too loose to be restored by fat grafting, then it would be reasonable to pinch up the excess skin below the buttock, at the crease, and remove it surgically, placing the scar in the lower buttock crease.
Some patients have a lot of loose skin under the buttock, and their buttocks are a bit droopy over the buttock fold. These patients are best served by fat grafting as in initial procedure, or if this is not feasible due to lack of fat, then the option of skin removal at the crease can be chosen.
I am 22 years old and have neck fat that I want to get rid of. I checked with a surgeon already. I asked him about a getting a neck lift and he said I was too young for one but liposuction would work. Here are a couple of pictures of neck. What procedures would work best to get rid of the fat and to get a smooth neck. I'm not fat BTW, I'm 5'3 and weight 125, it's only my neck. I have neck fat and neck lines that are so ugly. I can't even put my hair up in a ponytail. How can I get rid of this?
This is an ideal situation for liposuction of the neck.
Because you are young and have good quality skin with good elasticity, the skin should shrink back and conform nicely to the neck contour after removal of fat.
This can be done with regular liposuction, ultrasonic liposuction or Smart Lipo laser assisted liposuction.
The key thing is the skill of your surgeon to take the right amount of fat out.
Main problems with neck liposuction are removing too much fat and getting too thin a skin cover or irregularities. In the hands of an experienced plastic surgeon, this should be a rare occurrence.
