Can Laser Liposuction Be Combined with a Tummy Tuck?

Avoid laser liposuction, you risk results like the ones you see in the weblink below. Yes, you can do lipo with tummy tuck safely if you do a Lockwood type tummy tuck. Check out the video below for a little primer on the different kids of lipo see video

Liposcution can be combined with abdominoplasty is some settings. I prefer to avid liposuction of the central undermined flap and will only do the hips. If the patients needs central liposuction I will stage it.

Liposuction can be performed with Tummy Tuck. You can also do LIPO-ABDOMINOPLASTY. Laser Lipo is very new with very little scientific peer reviewed paper on its efficacy and safety with Tummy Tuck.

There are position statements by our national society in plastic surgery that indciate situations that lead to increased comlications. One is to perform more than 5000cc of liposuction in a single setting, another is to combine other procedures with tummy tuck, particularly liposuction. Your surgeon will advise you as to what is the best and SAFEST way to procede. There are some instances where it is warranted and or weighing the risk or cost of having another anesthesia. OR visit.... more

The real question here is not laser lipo but lipo and tummy tuck combined. Performing an aggressive tummy tuck and lipo can lead to major problems with wound healing. I always perform my abdominoplasties under general or spinal anesthetic due to the muscle repair required. There are occasions where I use superfical liposuction above the fascia with a limited undermining dissection up to the xiphoid. I reserve this procedure for the right patient but have no problem doing lipo and a mini... more

Yes indeed! I offer a new and very innovative technique that combines laser assisted Cool Lipo AND an Abdominoplasty at the same time. This procedure is revolutionary and so exciting for a number of reasons: 1.) It is done entirely under local anesthesia with light sedation - NO GENERAL ANESTHESIA!! There are no complications associated with general anesthesia and this is a HUGE improvement for our patient's recovery. 2.) The addition of Cool Lipo Body Sculpting offered with a tummy... more