Respectfully, I think you are asking the wrong question. The FIRST question SHOULD be : "What bothers me about my tummy is ...A. The loose skin pooch when I lean over, (which got worse after the baby(ies).B. the giggly fat on my hips and tummy (even though I never had a baby).C. I am... more
Is a Mini Tummy Tuck necessary with lower ab Liposuction?
The doctor says I will still have a pooch without Mini Tummy Tuck. I'm confused by this since I see a lot of before/after pics on-line of just Liposuction & the stomach looks flat to me.
It's $1000 more to have the mini tuck. I'm 5'2 107lbs. Do you think the mini tuck is necessary? There would be no reason to have just lipo if I'm still going to have a pooch.
3 answers to “Is a Mini Tummy Tuck necessary with...”
A: Mini tummy tuck with abdominal liposuction
Hi Gidget, It's hard to know if you need a mini tummy tuck or not. Liposuction gives adequate results alone in patients who have some extra abdominal fat with no compromise of abdominal skin quality and no laxity (looseness) of the abdominal wall muscles. This tends to be women who don't have any... more
A: Mini tummy tuck vs liposuction
First, make sure the doctor is a real plastic surgeon as there are many non-plastic surgeons proposing what you describe because that is all they know how to do. The mini tummy tuck is to remove extra skin and tighten the muscles below the belly button. If the muscles are fine and there is no extra skin,... more
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