Does Liposuction cause abdominal skin to tighten or shrink again, so it does not look sagging?
If you have loose skin before liposuction, you are going to have loose skin after liposuction. This is true regardless of technique (tumescent, Smartlipo, etc). If you have full skin (extra fat) but not loose and no stretch marks, then you are a great candidate for liposuction or Smartlipo. If you have loose skin, then you would likely be a better candidate for abdominoplasty or tummy tuck. Good luck.
I have read all of the studies and tried some (not all) of the latest laser liposuction technology, but I am NOT convinced that they will tighten skin. If they did, I would buy the technology immediately. After all, this is what I do...and I want to give all of my patients outstanding liposuction results.
The laser liposuction clearly helps to melt fat. I have seen this with my own eyes, but the results at three months did not seem to be any different than with tumescent liposuction alone.
The one thing that these procedures has brought to light is that liposuction can be done very effectively under local anesthesia. I have been doing this for years, and I'm glad to see that so many more of my colleagues are doing the same now.
If the technology ever does emerge that will tighten skin, I will have it. So far, it just doesn't exist.
Hi!
1) Patient selection is very important. Of course not every woman's skin can be tightened with liposuction.
2) But in good candidates (under 50 years of age, and only moderate looseness), skin can be tightened impressively with SUPERFICIAL liposuction. Also, at the end of liposuction, we perform sub dermal tunneling, which we think further tightens the skin.
3) This was conclusively demonstrated by Dr. Gasparotti from Rome years ago.
It used to be that a tummy tuck was the only option for a woman with a bulging tummy. Then liposuction came along, and we could do a procedure with virtually no scarring. However, people who have especially slack skin in their midsection need more than what lipo can offer. Liposuction modifies volume by sucking out fat, and lipo candidates need good skin tone. Because liposuction stimulates the skin to tighten, good elasticity provides a smooth contour after fat is removed. Alternatively, typical candidates for a tummy tuck are women with a "bikini bulge" after pregnancy. This procedure would eliminate any excess skin, as well as tighten the abdominal muscles, that liposuction may not fix.
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