Is 60 Too Old for Liposuction?

Your chronologic age is not as important as the skin's properties. Some patients have much better elasticity than younger patients. If you need an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) than you may benefit by having both (not necessarily at the same time) or in some cases, only an abdominoplasty.

Thank you for your question. The age is not a problem, but first, for safety reasons, to be a good candidate for the procedures you want at the same time, your labs and  cardiovascular preoperative evaluation must be optimal.
Kind Regards,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Hello! Thank you for your question! Age alone is not a contraindication
to a surgical procedure. There are a few medical
comorbidities that contribute to a higher risk during any surgical
procedure including infections, wound complications, delayed wound
healing, bleeding, anesthetic risks, etc. Factors such as diabetes,
hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart problems, lung problems,
etc are more common in the elderly. However, if you are healthy, or
these conditions are well-controlled, you would certainly still be a
candidate for a surgical procedure. If your complaints or desires are
great enough to consider the surgical option, I would seek a
consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss your complaints and go
over the options as well as risks and benefits of the procedure.You
should obtain medical clearance from your primary care physician that
you
are at an acceptable risk for undergoing a surgical procedure. For
elective or aesthetic procedures, your surgeon may want to get you to a
reasonable health status prior to consideration for a procedure.
Discuss all of
your medical comorbidities and medication with your surgeon prior and
discuss these risks. Also, discuss this with your anesthesiologist as
proper monitoring and medications will be watched closely. This
procedure should still be very safe for you and hope for an
uncomplicated course with an excellent result! Hope that this helps!
Best wishes!

Age makes little difference in liposuctions.  Your health and expectations matter more.  The oldest patient I have liposuctioned is 87 yrs old.  60 is just middle-aged now-a-days.

The answer to this very much depends on your overall health.  If you are in good health, active, with few medical issues, you are likely to be fine.  However, what you really need is a liposuction surgeon to assess your issues and determine what you need.

At age 60 you are not likely to have the skin contraction that we expect with a thirty year old.  Do you need an abdominoplasty or a tummy tuck?  Possibly.  However, I would encourage you to start with a cosmetic dermatologists who performs tumescent liposuction.  This is a liposuction that is performed under local anesthetic.  It is the safest form of liposuction-much safer than liposuction under general anesthesia.  However, the degree of skin tightening may not be as dramatic as you are looking for.  On the under hand, the procedure is much easier to recover from than having a body wall resection.  

Yet you might be quite happy with the improvement and you avoid a major surgery.  After you heal, if you decide you want more done, you retain the option to have the bigger surgery.  General plastic surgeons like to perform liposuction under general anesthesia.  Study Jeff Klein's website to learn more about tumescent liposuction so you understand what is possible with this method.  He invented tumescent liposuction.

If your goals are realistic, 60- is not too old. Some women just want the fat out and don't care about the sagging skin. They want just lipo. But if you want the excess skin removed, you will need a tummy tuck.

There really is no age limit for liposuction.  However, as you describe a "drooping belly," you may be a better candidate for an abdominoplasty.  In this procedure the excess fat and skin is removed and the abdominal muscles tightened to give you the most dramatic results.  Good luck. 

Thank you for the question. Your age is absolutely not an absolute contraindication to liposuction surgery; assuming you are in good health and a good candidate for the procedure you may have an excellent outcome with the procedure.  Generally speaking, the ideal patient for liposuction surgery is a patient who has isolated areas of diet and exercise resistant adipose tissue with good quality overlying skin elasticity.





 You may find the attached link, dedicated to liposuction surgery concerns, helpful to you as you learn more. Best wishes.

Thank you for your post. Age is not a contraindication to surgery. Poor health is. If you are a healthy adult, and interested in a surgery, meet with a board certified plastic surgeon. He or she will assess you as a patient for any risks you might have. The biggest risks are heart disease, diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure, and previous history of deep venous thrombosis. However, I do not think you are a good candidate for liposuction to the belly area, as this will cause more loose skin and will not be a very good cosmetic outcome. I wound consider a tummy tuck instead.Best Wishes,Pablo Prichard, MD

NO! I have done patients in their seventies. Go discuss this issue with a boarded plastic surgeon. I would not expect the results to make you look like 20 years old but there can be an improvement.

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