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Will Lipo Give Me a Smoother and Tighter Belly Even if I Have Stretch Marks?

asked 1 year ago by 7246anon in NJ
Latest answer by James McMahan, MD
Question viewed 432 times
Tags: stretch marks, female, belly, smooth, tightening

15 answers to Will Lipo Give Me a Smoother and Tighter Belly Even if I Have Stretch Marks?

A few stretch marks doesn't prevent you from having a good liposuction result.

From your photo you appear to be a good candidate for liposuctioning and should do fine even with a few stretch marks. Expect to pay about $5000 for the abdomen under tumescent local anesthesia and be back to work in about 2 days. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD

David Hansen, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Stretch marks can limit liposuction results

Liposuction only removes excess fat and, therefore, can reduce abdominal bulges due to fat alone. Liposuction does not tighten skin and stretch marks can limit how well the skin responds to fat removal. It is hard to tell from your photograph how much excess fat is present and what the quality of your abdominal skin is. Both are important to evaluate as well as the quality of the abdominal muscles to determine whether you would respond better to liposuction or a mini-tummy tuck. more

James McMahan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and Stretch Marks

If you have significant stretch marks, it may be better to consider a tummy tuck that will remove the stretch marks at the cost of an incision line. Fraxel could also be an option to improve stretch marks, but lipo will certainly help tighten the belly area.

Deason Dunagan, MD
Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

Stretch marks -- hit or miss with traditional lipo

Stretch marks may or may not respond visibly to traditional lipo. Laser assisted liposuction may have a better chance (but not a guarantee) at tigthening the skin to give the appearance of fewer and less intense stretch marks.

Navin K. Singh, MD
Washington DC Plastic Surgeon

Stretched to the Limit

In my opinion liposuction in an area of skin that has stretch marks results in skin that is not as tight. Stretch marks represent a break in the dermis (area of collagen). The dermis also undergoes some shrinkage after liposuction to help produce a tight look to the skin. This does not occur with any sort of predictability in an area of stretch marks. Dr. ES

Earl Stephenson Jr., MD, DDS
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and stretch marks

Liposuction will not make the skin significantly tighter. The stretch marks may get better, worse, or no change... hard to say.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and stretch marks on the abdomen

I can answer your question only based on your photo, which does not have a lot of detail. If you have very wide stretch marks and your skin is loose or borderline, sometimes liposuction may make the stretch marks more visible. My recommendation is to see a board certified plastic surgeon for a thorough examination. If you disagree with your surgeon's recommendations, there is nothing wrong with getting a second opinion.

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon

SlimLipo would give best results!

I think you would get your best results with liposuction using the SlimLipo Laser-Assisted Liposuction device. The fat is "melted" and smoothly aspirrated using one wavelength and the skin is tightened with the second wavelength. We have found that stretchmarks respond also to the second wavelength - they fade and tighten as a result of treatment.

Marisa Lawrence, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and stretch marks

If you are a candidate for liposuction with enough fat localized under the skin and above the abdominal muscles then your skin may retract against the muscle after lipo but the texture of thinner skin won't change.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Liposuction can tighten belly.

Hi. Judging from your picture, you are a good candidate for liposuction of the abdomen. You will get a flat contour, and the skin can be tightened with superficial tunneling as part of the liposuction. Stretch marks will still be there, of course.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck is the gold standard for skin tightening

If you have loose skin or even some stretch marks from pregnancy or weight gain-loss cycles, liposuction alone will not help much, and may even make the skin appear even worse. A skin-tightening procedure like tummy tuck is the gold standard for tightening and re-shaping the abdomen, especially after pregnancy. I have the laser liposuction system a spart of my practice, and feel it offers little if any advantage over traditional liposuction for skin tightening. more

John LoMonaco, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction for improved contour

Although there’s no substitute for good diet and exercise, sometimes there’s only so much we can do to reverse nature’s cruelties. That’s where science comes in. No, reshaping your body isn’t as easy as going to the beauty parlor. Surgery is never 100% risk free and the healing process requires patience and determination. Liposuction works best on patients who are of relatively average weight, but who need help with a problem area, or with shedding the ten... more

Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Lipo give me a smoother and tighter belly

Most likely but over the internet to give a definitive answer to your specific concern is very risky. I would recommend obtaining 3 in person consultations from boarded Plastic Surgeons in your area. Regards from MIAMI Dr. B

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and stretch marks

The key to a great result after liposuction is to first have good skin that will tighten after the procedure-- without this, we can remove excess fat, but the degree of skin tightening is variable and you could be left with loose, hanging skin or wrinkles. Having stretch marks present usually means that the skin will not tighten as much as we would like, so it could leave you with only a small improvement at best, or at worst, loose, hanging skin. The best way to know if you're... more

Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.drsalemy.com

Lipo doesn't work well with stretch marks

The presence of stretch marks indicates lost elastic tone in the skin. When these are present there will not be the best results from liposuction because this only occurs when the skin will shrink well. Laser lipo also doesn't change this truth.