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Male Belly Fat - Best Results from Liposuction or Tummy Tuck?

asked 2 years ago by tarz in new york, NY
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 2,236 times
Tags: male, belly, fat, results

Do I have to get a Tummy Tuck or will Liposuction give me better results? I have a problem with belly fat. I work out a lot and I still can't seem to get rid of the belly fat. I am considering getting surgery. I am not sure if I should get Liposuction or should I get a Tummy Tuck. If I can get good results with Lipo then I prefer that. Please help

13 answers to Male Belly Fat - Best Results from Liposuction or Tummy Tuck?

From your photo, Liposuction should give you the results you want

Liposuction should be easy to give you what you want without the scarring of the tummy tuck or the cost or downtime. Make sure your doc does the tumescent technique with the microcanula to get the best results. It may cost more but is so worth it. Cost is roughly $6000 for the abdomen and flanks.

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

What you need is liposuction

If a woman comes to me with a post-pregnancy belly problem, about 90% of them will need a tummy tuck because of lax skin, poor elasticity and muscle laxity. You, on the other hand, would only need liposuction if anything at all. Obviously you work out alot but you do still have some excess body fat ie. in the lat area. You might want to visit with a dietician and see what dietary modifications you could make because I am sure you would like your body 20 pounds lighter than if you... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of abdomen first before consideration of tummy tuck

Tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is a great procedure but should be saved for people with substantial sagging of the abdomen and significant loss of skin elasticity, such as after delivery triplets. However, the procedure involves greater risk of scarring, infection, and possibly adhesion of fibrous scar tissue leading to bowel obstruction. Liposuction alone should be fine for most patients as there is significant amount of retraction after liposuction where an intentional plane of scar tissue... more

William Ting, MD
Bay Area Dermatologic Surgeon

Liposuction or Tummy Tuck?

Thank you for the question picture. I am somewhat surprised at how confident my colleagues are in recommending liposuction to you. The results of liposuction surgery will depend on the quality of skin elasticity that is present. This will greatly depend on your physical examination as well as your history of weight gain and weight loss. Be careful. Consult with a few well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons who have all the potential tools in their armamentarium to... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction or tummy tuck

I think in your case a liposuction might give you the desired appearance. There is a small risk, from looking at your pictures, that there might be a little loose skin left behind on the lower abdomen. If there are no stretch marks there, it might do well though.

Julio Garcia, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

lvcosmeticsurgery.com

Smart Lipo and Body Jet Lipo most likely will address your problem

Most likely Smart Lipo + Body Jet Lipo will address your issues. Go see 3 boarded plastic surgeons in your area to get opinions. Good Luck.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction

You really do not need to have an abdominoplasty which is done for separated tummy muscles (mostly after pregnancy or massive weight gain) and a great amount of loose tummy skin. Liposuction is the answer. Consider having a VASER liposuction procedure. Dr. P. Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction for men belly and love handles

Of course you would be examined prior to surgery, liposuction should be the preferred treatment. You seem to be a good candidate from the photograph. The medications you take, if any, should be reviewed to ensure that there are no concerns wtih how they react with the procedure and its local anesthetic. The risk of infection should be discussed, which is normally low, but could be increased wtih diabetes, or certain medications such as steroids, etc. Scars, irregularities, discoloration,... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Liposuction will probably give you what you want

Rarely do men get tummy tucks unless they have been quite large ( obese) and then lost a tremendous amount of weight -- over 100 lbs. It appears as if you are a good candidate for liposuction of the areas that trouble you. People think that lipo is for the fat -- they are wrong -- it works best for those who are a normal weight but just have excess fat that they have trouble getting rid of.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of the abdomen.

Hi! Liposuction of the stomach and love handles is one of the most common things that we do in men (20% of our patients are men). You seem like a great candidate for just liposuction of these areas. Definitely do not have a tummy tuck.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction vs Tummy Tuck

Your photo indicates that you should get a very nice result from liposuction alone. It appears that you have good skin tone which is necesssary for skin redraping following liposuction. If you should have a bit excess skin after lipo, it could probably be dealt with in an office procedure.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction is a good treatment for localized fat deposits.

That appears to be what you need, not a tummy tuck which is a more involved procedures with more risk. See an experienced liposuction surgeon.

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Abdominal liposuction vs Tummy tuck for a male

Dear Tarz, You are in good shape and it does not look like you have stretch marks on your abdomen. Most men will do very well with abdominal liposuction (unless you happen to previously been significantly overweight, and then lost weight). In women, a tummy tuck is frequently superior to abdominal liposuction, as they may have had children (which will stretch out the abdominal skin and make it lax). If you have good abdominal skin elasticity, you do not need the tummy tuck to reset the... more