What % Body Fat Do I Need to Avoid Liposuction During a Body Lift?

asked 11 months ago by Chase B in Southern California
Latest answer by J. Timothy Katzen, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, male, 230-249 lbs, 5 ft 8 in to 6 ft 0 in, body fat percentage

I'm a 6'0" man in his early 30s who has dropped from 330lbs to 245lbs through diet and exercise. I have dropped my body fat from 48% to 23.5%. My goal is to get my body fat low enough that I won't need liposuction during the body lift. What percentage body fat would make me an ideal candidate for a non-lipo procedure? I'm willing to put in the time and effort to get the best results possible, no matter how difficult it might be.

10 answers to What % Body Fat Do I Need to Avoid Liposuction During a Body Lift?

What % Body Fat Do I Need to Avoid Liposuction During a Body Lift?

You are to be congratulated for losing the weight. Your question does not realy come into play when a plastic surgeon is evaluating you for body contouring surgery. The best time to have body contouring after massive weight loss is when your weight loss has stabilized at a point where you are comfortable and not while doing heroic things to reach a particular weight. The reason for that is if you are doing heroic things to reach a particular weight, you are not likely to be... more

Al Aly, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Body Lift and Liposuction

Hi, Congratulate on your weight loss.Liposuction is not so much dependent on the percentage of body fact that you have, rather it is where the fat is located. I see many patients in my practice who are at their ideal body weight, but nevertheless have localized areas of excess adiposity. An example of this would be the lateral thigh saddlebag present in some women.I agree with some of the above comments stating that you probably do not need a great deal of liposuction. Nevertheless, I... more

Daniel A. Medalie, MD
Cleveland Plastic Surgeon

www.clevelandplasticsurgery.com

Liposuction role in body contouring

First of all I have to say I am impressed. You have achieved a remarkable degree of weight loss through hard work and discipline. Body fat percentage is a measure of your overall fat ration. Liposuction is not a means of reducing that number (weight loss). It is best used to reduce areas of localized excess. In the few photos you provided it does not appear that you have any such areas. You do need body contouring surgery of both your chest and abdomen... more

Lori H. Saltz, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

What % Body Fat Do I Need to Avoid Liposuction During a 360 Body Lift?

Dear Chase, Congratulations on your weight loss! Great job! Typically, plastic surgeons do not operate on numbers or specific body fat percentages; we operate on body areas that need to be restored. To obtain the best possible result from your 360 body lift, I would suggest appropriate diet, exercise and have a stable weight for 4 months. These factors are far more important than percentage body fat. Most of my 360 body lift patients do not need... more

J. Timothy Katzen, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Is There a Body Fat % Criteria For Body Lift?

You are to be congratulated on your impressive weight reduction. It is likely that you are at an appropriate amount of weight loss to underake your body lift. It is important that you be fit nutritionally as well as psychologically when you have this important surgery. There will be no magic weight or body fat per centage that should govern what surgery you have, but it is unlikely that you will need liposuction for your best possible result. Find your self a surgeon... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.maryleepetersmd.com

Liposuction with Body Lift?

Congratulations on your successful weight loss. As you know, the best time to have the plastic surgical procedures done is when you are at a long-term stable weight. Most plastic surgeons do not use body fat percentage as a criteria for timing surgery. Most likely, liposuction may not even be necessary given that your main issue seems to be redundant skin. Based on your pictures you will benefit from both upper and lower body lifting. I hope this helps. more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction may be part of your body lift even if you are quite slender

I do a lot of Body Lift operations and i think about this as a sculpting or shaping session. i will use whatever modality necessary to create the shape that the patient wants. Sometimes that means liposuction even for very slender people. For instance (and this is a common occurrence for me), the fat pad in the lower back or flank region is quite resistant and difficult to lose even after gastric bypass surgery. if i am trying to give someone a nice silhouette, it may... more

Thomas P. Sterry, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Weight loss and body lift and lipo

I perform a lot of body lift surgery, and I usually do not combine liposuction at the same times as a body lift. I think it increases the risk of seroma formation and therefore complications. I would recommend getting down to your goal weight before undergoing the body lift. Good luck.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction

Your ideal weight is from 150-184 lb. Once you reach your ideal body weight, re-evaluate the body and where are the persisiting fat pockets that need improvement. Continue your diet and excercise, you are doing great. Remember as you build muscle your weight might be nearer to 180 lb.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction During Body Lift

Congratulations on the weight loss! It appears from your photo that you are a good candidate for a body lift. I do not feel that you require any significant liposuction at this time. In fact, I normally would perform only very limited liposuction at the time of a body lift since the blood supply has already been altered a good deal.