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Lipo, Smart Lipo and/or Breast Augmentation?

asked 1 year ago by Belinda1068 in near Rochester NY
Latest answer by C. Bob Basu, MD
Question viewed 460 times
Tags: abdomen, hips, combination, technique

I am considering liposuction of the abdomen and hips. The dilema that I face is that I am unsure of which technique is best. I am not a fan of general anestesia so I wanted to know if anyone had smartlipo and how their results are? I am also considering breast augementation, which I know I will have to have GA for so I may opt to have both at once but is this safe? I am also conserned with the downtime. I anticipate taking 14 or 2 weeks off from work, is this realistic? Any help would be nice.

18 answers to Lipo, Smart Lipo and/or Breast Augmentation?

Breast Augmentation and Liposuction

It is very common to perform a breast augmentation and then to liposuction the tummy or other trouble areas in one setting. Please talk with your PS to learn more about his/her recommended postop care plan

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction with Breast Augmentation

At Gill Plastic Surgery, we commonly combine breast augmentation with liposuction of the abdomen and flanks. Depending on the amount of skin excess you have, your best longterm result may require a tummy tuck. Evaluation by a board certified plastic surgeon will give you the best treatment plan to meet your goals. General Anesthesia is definitely recommended for this type of combination procedure. I wish you all the best and a great result!! more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drpaulgill.com

Breast Augmentation and Liposuction

Great question! Here is my two cents and it may sound familiar as it looks like my colleagues agree- Liposuction of the abdmomen/hips, (and I add flanks up near the posterior rib cage for full hour-glass effect),and breast augmentation in a healthy woman is VERY common in my practice. As far as liposuction, I have tried many different techniques and concluded that the technique is not as important as the skill and experience of the surgeon. Laser assisted liposuction, of which... more

John Philip Connors III, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation and liposuction together

Belinda, We often combine liposuction with breast augmentation in a very safe manner. Be sure that your surgeon is board certified and that the facility that you have the surgery in is certified as well. Your anesthesiologist should be board certified also to ensure your optimum safety. The type of liposuction that you require is sometimes based on what your skin and body fat is like. Smartlipo is generally better for patients with loose skin because it tends... more

Kenneth R. Francis, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation and Liposuction

It is certainly safe to perform liposuction at the same time as a breast augmentation when the liposuction volumes are not extreme. The technique of liposuction (smart, laser, vaser, ultrasound, etc) is less important than the experience of the individual performing the liposuction. The point of the anesthesia should be to make the experience comfortable. In small volume liposuction, the use of local anesthesia and tumescence is reasonable. However, in a setting where a moderate amount of... more

David Bogue, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and Breast Augmentation

Technique is less important than results. Shop surgeon and results, not technique. Five years from now, it won't matter whether you had SmartLipo, DumbLipo, LaserLipo, Ultrasonic Lipo, Tumescent Lipo, or no lipo, but it will matter what your abdomen and hips look like. Leave the technique to the surgeon, but YOU evaluate his or her results on others from pictures, and how much you trust the surgeon to accomplish your desired result. Liposuction and breast... more

Steve Laverson, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and fat injection to the breasts.

You may want to consider the option of liposuction with injection of the fat into the breasts if you desire a modest augmentation. The fat is aspirated from the abdomen or thighs using a syringe method or modified suction technique. The fat is typically purified and then transferred to smaller syringes where it is injected into the desired areas. The results are difficult to predict because "fat take" (the amount of fat which survives after being transferred) can vary... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and breast augmentation

I always tell patients it is not the wand but the magician with the wand that creates the magic. Liposuction is liposuction it depends upon the skill of the surgeon. You can have both donw at the same time usually and 2 weeks should be good.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction

Liposuction performed at the same time as breast augmentation is reasonable and common. Smart Lipo is a form of laser assisted liposuction. The laser fiber is passed through the skin into the body and the laser beam is then passed down the fiber. Proponents claim that it breaks up fat cells, coagulates any bleeding tissue and results in more skin shrinkage than liposuction without laser. Ergo there is supposedly less bruising and swelling and so recovery times are shorter. The skin... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

You can conbine liposuction with breast augmentation

Combining liposuction and a breast augmentation in a young healthy woman is common practice in the US. I have tried many different liposuction techniques and concluded that the technique is not as important as the skill and experience of the surgeon performing it. Smartlipo relies the use of a laser close to the undersurface of the skin. I saw a young girl who had it done by another (non plastic surgery boarded surgeon) and received a full thickness burn (inside to... more

Lori H. Saltz, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Smart lipo is just a marketing idea.

Hi. I recommend tumescent liposuction together with your breast augmentation under light general anesthesia. These procedures can be done under local anesthesia with sedation, but there are no advantages. see video

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Aug + Smart Lipo

I frequently offer this combination in my practice. You are right on with the downtime and recovery. Best of luck from MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski using the Smart Lipo Triplex unit.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Clearing the air about liposuction, lasers, anesthesia, and implants

It is becoming increasingly difficult to sort through the marketing hype about lipo, anesthesia, and breast augmentation, so here are a few key points: Any type of lipo can be done under local (tumescent) anesthesia, there is nothing magic about any brand of laser lipo that makes it possible. They often emphasize the use of local anesthesia aby contrasting it with general anesthesia and characterize that as more risky. What they ignore is that most lipo procedures are probably done with... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction breast augmentation

I am not a fan of laser liposuction. I don't believe that the additional costs are justified. The results are no different. Taking 2 weeks off is more than adequate, but it also depends on the level of your post-op pain.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation Can be Performed Without General Anesthesia

Breast augmentation can be performed with local anesthesia and sedation, although most patients opt for general. Assuming that you have a job which does not require lifting and straining, 2 weeks off is probably adequate. I feel that results from lipo are more dependent on the surgeon than on the technique utilized.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Anesthesia is very safe

You can save some downtime by combining procedures, and the cost is usually somewhat less as well. The safety of your procedures is very good in healthy patients, and if you don't smoke. If you drive your car for a year you are more likely to have a fatal accident than you are to have a similar outcome with your procedures. Two weeks should be enough time off, but I usually ask my patients to avoid strenuous activity for 6 weeks after a breast augmentation.

Victor Au, MD
Chapel Hill Plastic Surgeon

Choosing plastic surgery procedures

It would not be wise to think that Smartlipo is better for you because it can be done under local. The truth is that most SL is done by non-plastic surgeons who can't get an anesthesiologist to work with them so they sell it as a local anesthesia operation. Traditional liposuction can also be done under local. Basically, if you have a doctor to do the anesthesia in an accreditied facility and you are healthy, you should do fine with GA. Then you can have your... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Combination of liposuction and breast augmentation. Is that a good decision?

Many patients opt to combine procedures such as breast enhancement and body contouring to not only reduce the overall healing period but also the overall costs associated with surgery. And as all as you are young and healthy and have the appropriate pre-operative clearance by your Plastic Surgery, combined procedures are generally considered to be safe. With regards to body contouring, several factors must be considered: how much fat do you want to take... more