How Effective Can Skin Tightening Procedure Be for Post Liposuction Irregularities?

I do not want to go through a tummy tuck,as I just had a belt lipectomy (butt lift) with my liposuction and so not want to go throuth that kind of recovery for what I view as an ugly scar. However, I find myself despising my result more than the tiny bit of fat I had on my abdomen. It has left me with an uneven appeareance on my tummy which I can correct if I pull the skin tuant. The muscles on my abdomen if just fine, really no need for a full tummy tuck.

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Uneven skin and liposuction - skin tightening vs. tummy tuck

In all liklihood, no external tightening device such as Endermologie, Velashape, Thermage, or other technologies can deliver nearly as good a result with skin tightening as you can expect to obtain with an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). There are several forms of tummy tucks and the muscle does not need to be addressed in all cases.

Loose skin of belly after abdominal liposuction

You gave us the answer yourself. Pulling the skin tight corrects the problem and there is no other way of achieving this with any consistency other than a full tummy tuck. IF we had a reliable method of tightening the skin we wouldn't have to do tummy tucks, face lifts, breast lifts, etc.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Tummy Tuck or Non-Surgical Skin Tightening for Post-Liposuction skin irregularities and loose skin

Regarding: "How Effective Can Skin Tightening Procedure Be for Post Liposuction Irregularities? I do not want to go through a tummy tuck,as I just had a belt lipectomy (butt lift) with my liposuction and so not want to go throuth that kind of recovery for what I view as an ugly scar. However, I find myself despising my result more than the tiny bit of fat I had on my abdomen. It has left me with an uneven appeareance on my tummy which I can correct if I pull the skin tuant. The... more

You've answered your own question, actually

I'm sorry to say that it sounds like you need a tummy tuck. I know you said you don't want one and that you don't want that scar, but you also said that you can pull the skin taut and make it look good---there's your answer. You need a tummy tuck to get a good result. There are probably a lot of "cosmetic surgeons" (not plastic surgeons) out there who will gladly sell you a series of laser or radio-frequency treatments or endermologie or Smoothshapes... more