Lipo Suction Divits on the Tummy

asked 1 year ago by Briella in marin county/ san francisco
Latest answer by Karen M. Horton, MD
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Tags: stomach, divot, scared

My friend is thin and has hereditary fat on her Tummy she is 45..Her girl friend who is sixty had lipo suction a while back and has divits and rippels on her tummy..My friend is scared off now..I think she would be ok and not have divits if she just goes to a good DR. Are their more jobs that have rivits than ones that are smooth?

7 answers to Lipo Suction Divits on the Tummy

"Redo" or "touchup liposuction" can help correct ripples and divots made by previous surgery

The best plan to ensure a beautiful, smooth liposuction result is to select a properly trained, experienced, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon the first time around. However, not all patients do their homework and many go to clinics where other practioners (such as Dentists, other MDs or even non-MDs!) are offering cosmetic procedures such as liposuction, breast augmentation, Botox, etc. This is extremely frightening and a sign of the times - that many businesses wish to collect... more

Karen M. Horton, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.drkarenhorton.com

Lipo-Divots

Great question! It seems everyone is performing liposuction these days...even non-medical personnel. It is scary and I think in some respects, at least from what I have seen and experienced here in my office in the southeast, that most of the issues with contour abnormalities (divots, grooving, depressions) occur from inexperienced lipo-sculpturers. I tell my patients that it is not necessarily the paintbrush that makes the masterpiece but the artist holding it. Same with liposuction....lots more

John Philip Connors III, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction results depend on the skill of the surgeon and the patients anatomy

First, you shouldn't compare a 60 year old to a 45 year old. In fact, sometimes, you can't compare two 45 year olds. What is necessary is for your friend to be evaluated by a board-certified plastic surgeon. He can let her know how her skin will respond to liposuction. If her skin is thinned out and inelastic, she may not be a good candidate. If her skin is thicker and more elastic, she may do very well. The amount of fat that is to be removed... more

Parham Ganchi, MD
Wayne Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and divots

Certtainly contour irregularities may happen with liposuction although it is not common. I would say that it is more common with very thin skin and over aggressive lipo.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and divits

See a board-certified plastic or dermatologic surgeon for liposuction. Certainly there may be significant improvement with your surgery. See Dr. Rick Glogau, in San Francisco.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist