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Will Liposuction at Same Time As Breast Implants Surgery Lengthen Recovery?

asked 2 years ago by at1991 in San Angelo,Tx
Latest answer by Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS
Question viewed 1,260 times
Tags: combination, lower abdomen, recovery

I have scheduled my surgery for breast implants, I plan to use 350cc silicone over the muscle at the cost of 6,000.00 now I am thinking that I might as well have a fat pocket in my lower abdomen liposuction. How much extra cost and recovery time be?

14 answers to Will Liposuction at Same Time As Breast Implants Surgery Lengthen Recovery?

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Liposuction and Breast Augmentation - good combination

Your recovery will mostly occur simultaneously rather than sequentially so basically you will recover from both at the same time without lengthening recovery.
Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction and augmentation

I perform liposuction and breast augmentation all the time at the same time. It should not be  problem in terms of recovery.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Combining liposuction and Breast Augmentation is common

Combining liposuction and Breast Augmentation is a common procedure. Depending on the extent of the liposuction, this should not significantly add to your recovery. I often do combination procedures and would offer my patients SmartlipoMPX the abdomen. This alone, usually only requires only 1-2 days for recovery back to normal activity. Talk with your plastic surgeon about the cost, but there may be a small financial benefit by combining these procedures. Smartlipo MPX by itself, only... more
Steven L. Ringler, MD

Grand Rapids Plastic Surgeon

www.stevenringlermd.com

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Liposuction and breast enlargement

I have seen more of my patients opt for combination procedures at one time. It makes sense for you have one anesthetic, one recovery. You heal consurrently, in other words, at the same time so it would not add more time to your recovery. In fact, you would not even pay attention to one of the procedures. Combining procedures also lowers your costs. We offer a mommy makeover program with discounts up to 40%! see video
Edward J. Domanskis, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Combining liposuction and Breast Augmentation

Hi there- The combination of procedures you are contemplating sounds very reasonable provided you are in good health. Adding what sounds like a small bit of liposuction should not add significantly to your recovery limitations. As for the increase on your expense, this will depend heavily on your surgeon's policies and your geographic area.
Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon

www.DrArmandoSoto.com

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Breast augmentation and liposuction are safe and should not add to your recovery

Breast augmentation and liposuction are safe to perform together, and compliment one another with overall improvement in contour. Your recovery time will be about the same. For the lower abdomen your surgeon will probably charge in the range of $2000 to $4000, but this may vary based on the extent of the liposuction and the general costs in your area.
Michael D. Yates, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon
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Adding limited liposuction shouldn't make for a difficult recovery

Your description of your plans seems to involve a relatively straight forward breast augmentation, and a liposuction procedure that is limited to one general area. This should not add too much time to your recovery. It is important to have a detailed discussion with your plastic surgeon, however, about adding this procedure. While the addition of limited liposuction is not problematic, when multiple sites of large volume liposuction are added to other plastic surgery procedures, the... more
Adam David Lowenstein, MD

Santa Barbara Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction of the belly at the same time as breast augmentation

From your description of a fat pocket limited to the lower abdomen, I would venture that an estimated additional cost increase would range from 2-3,000 USD. It is interesting that many individuals who get breast implants alone get a bloated stomach. Therefore combining the two may cause additional swelling. In general this is an area that is well tolerated and may be unsightly due to bruising but will not significantly prolong the recovery. If, your fat pocket is due more to loose skin from... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Adding Lower Abdominal Liposuction to a Breast Augmentation

Having a combined breast Augmentation and Liposuction of the lower tummy will NOT overly extend the duration of surgery resulting in significantly higher risks. The operations can be and are done together and their recovery is not prohibitive. The added cost would vary based on your geographic area.
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction will not lengthen breast implants recovery.

Hi. Breast implants and liposuction of the stomach is a common and safe combination of procedures. You should feel fine in a few days after the two operations.
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Lipo should not prolong recovery combined with implant surgery

In general, recovery from liposuction is faster than with implants. If it is only one area then I don't see any reason why it should prolong your overall recovery. There are definite cost savings by combining procedures, but the exact cost will depend upon your surgeon's pricing.
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction with breast augmentation

Your recovery time depends on how much liposuction is actually done, but in general your recovery should not be extended by more than 1-2 days. The additional cost varies based on your surgeon, your location, and the amount, and you would need to speak with your surgeon about what additional fees would apply. Good luck, /nsn.
Nina S. Naidu, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Recovery time increase

The liposuctioning should not add much to the recovery overall. Most of what you will be recovering from will be the breast augmentation. The price will depend on who does it and the geographic location.
John P. Stratis, MD

Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction at same time as breast implants lengthens recovery

There should be minimal increase in recovery if any when combining these two operations. Please discuss this in detail with the operating surgeon. From MIAMI
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

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