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Will Lipo Repair This? (photo)

I had my second child 7 months ago and i still have weight to lose and lots of toning since I gained 45 pounds. After my first baby 4 yrs ago my stomach was tight and very smooth but this time i have lose skin around my belly button. I hope i can get this fixed with lipo and another skin smoothing treatment. I would be open to a tummy tuck but the scar really turns me off , also i don't think it's much loose skin so i'm hoping i can get the job done without a TT. What do you think? Thanks :)

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Liposuction after Pregnancy

After pregnancy, liposuction is effective in very few women. However, an exam will be necessary to assess skin laxity and quantity of fatty deposits. Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures every year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Liposuction after pregnancy to reduce fat

Your concerns about abdominoplasty scars are important and I believe should be listened to during your consultation. I believe that liposuction can effect a dramatic change in your abdominal silhouette.

Will Lipo Repair This?

It difficult because you showed the front view of the picture, may be you need to lose a couple of pound first, and some gym to fix the abdomen, then you can thing about lipo.

Liposuction will not fix problems addressed by abdominoplasty.

I'm not sure what I'm looking at in the second picture. If your abdomen looks like that now, after pregnancy, you need to be seen by someone soon. The first picture looks more like an abdomen post pregnancy. Liposuction will be disappointing. Save your mone for a tummy tuck, scar notwithstanding.

Excess laxity versus excess fat

Hello, Thank you for the question and the photos. Although its a little hard to tell from the photos it appears that you have some excess laxity as well as some excess fat. Liposuction will reduce the amount of fat but will not improve the amount of skin and soft tissue laxity. There are a handful of non-invasive skin tightening modalities out there but they all have mild results at best. You may also want to entertain the idea of coolsculpting for fat reduction.... more

Tummy tuck

You will probably need an abdominoplasty.Liposuction does not help loose skin, but will actually make it more loose. If you try lipo, or smart lipo, you will spend a lot of money and most likely not be happy.

Tummy tuck to tighten skin

From your photo, I would definitely recommend a tummy tuck. I am not a fan of liposuction on the abdomen anyway, as I think liposuction works best to whittle away a specific contour (love handle, saddle bag, etc) vs. trying to "thin out" an overall area. Ususally following pregnancy the skin elasticity is not super great and I just don't think you will see a superb result from that. My advice is to do nothing or to do a tummy tuck....scars fad with time:) more

Will Lipo Repair This?

Very hard to determine by the posted PHOTO! Best to obtain in person consults. My guess is you will need some type of TT.

Flabby abdomen and treatment

WIth all the loose skin, liposuction will make it worse. More than likely you are a good candidate for a tummy tuck and when you are done having children and you are still bothered by it, a tummy tuck may be right for you. A consultation inperson would be ideal.

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Lipo vs tummy tuck for flabby abdomen

Liposuction alone is unlikely to give you tight and toned skin. Often the skin looks worse after liposuction alone and unimproved with nonsurgical skin treatment. For most definitive improvement, you should really consider the tummy tuck in addition to the liposuction. In my experience, doing less to achieve suboptimal result often end it up with more disappointment than just do what's really indicated even though that may not be your initial choice. Best Wishes, Stewart Wang, MD... more

#Liposuction or #TummyTuck Which is Best?

From your photos and the description of your issues, it appears that skin is the concern. You skin has done a remarkable job at contracting, but sometimes it doesnt make it all the way. If you still have excess skin, you will likely need a tummy tuck. Liposuction of often makes this worse. There are no good "skin tightening" systems out on the market today that will make a difference. If skin is the issue, then removing it surgically is the only choice. This can also repair the widening of... more

Will Lipo repair this?

The first photo, from the front, shows some fat that could be removed with liposuction I would expect that there would be improved skin tightening if Smartlipo were utilized The second photo, from the side, demonstrates a large degree of muscle laxity--This would not be improved with liposuction

Will Lipo Repair This?

Based on your picture alone, I doubt liposuction will get the results you want, but see a well trained and board certified plastic surgeon for a full consultation and answers to your questions. Above all, don't fall for gimmick advertising from the many "medical spas". They will promise you anything but can rarely give you the difference you are after.

Lipo vs Tummy Tuck

Hi, thanks for posting your questions and showing your pictures. By the way, you have done a very nice job with the weight loss so far. OK, down to nuts and bolts. Your height, current weight, and goal weight would be helpful. The next thing to assess would be the skin tone of your lower and upper abdomen as well as your flanks. Next is your muscle tone to see if there is any diastasis (separation) of your abdominal musculature. If you have no or minimal... more

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SDCM 31 Oct 2012

From the front your stomach looks similar to mine a year after my daughter was born. Have you tried taking a side view picture? I never thought of it before seeing my surgeon, but after he had me lean forward it was easy to see exactly what needed to be done- there was so much hanging! A TT was the right route for me. My surgeon also went hip to hip much lower than I thought was possible, and a surgeon would be able to examine you fully to give you an idea of how low the scar could be.GL!

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