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Will More Lipo Make my Stomach Worse?

I had a mini tt one year ago and my upper stomach is still loose. I went to see my doc a week ago and let him know my concern, he told me he would do more lipo but it might make it worse. I am not at all fat but would like to wear pants with out my fat roll hanging over the top. I really want to get more lipo but hope it would not be a big mistake!!!

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by chris88 in chesapeake, va

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Upper Tummy Tuck

Not infrequently I see patients in whom there is as much skin laxity in the upper abdomen as there is in the lower abdomen. In fact, some patients after pregnancy will have fairly 'toned' lower abdominal skin, but very lax and redundant upper abdominal skin. In these situations, the removal of skin in a vertically downward direction ( a conventional tummy tuck) is not adequate to correct the upper abdominal skin laxity. Such patients are often very good candidates for what I refer to as a... more

Michael Law, MD

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Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Loose skin on abdomen

If you have loose skin, you are better off having some sort of excision procedure. Most likely a full tummy tuck is what you will need.

Steven Wallach, MD

13 reviews

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

The Solution to Upper Tummy Skin Looseness is a FULL Tummy Tuck NOT a Mini Tummy Tuck

Regarding :"had a mini tt one year ago and my upper stomach is still loose" - I am afraid you made one mistake and are about to make another - The Solution to Upper Tummy Skin Looseness is a FULL Tummy Tuck NOT a Mini Tummy Tuck - A mini Tummy Tuck will ONLY only remove loose skin below the belly button not above it. - Liposuction will ONLY remove fat - it will rarely really tighten skin. "I am not at all fat but would like to wear pants with out my fat... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

35 reviews

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction is a great adjunct to a tummy tuck

Hello - It sounds like you might benefit from more liposuction, but it's difficult to tell without actually seeing you. Also, after a tummy tuck some people have excess skin in the upper part of the abdomen. This is because a tummy tuck only removes the lower excess skin from the abdomen. If this is true, a "reverse tummy tuck" can be done to eliminate this excess upper abdominal skin. However, this involves an incision underneath the breasts, but... more

Upper abdominal looseness and a mini tuck

Upper abdominal looseness is not treated with a mini tummy tuck. If the upper abdominal skin is loose already, more liposuction will likely make it looser. It may be best if the upper abdomen bothers you enough to convert your mini tummy tuck to a full tummy tuck.

Options for upper abdominal skin laxity after mini tummy tuck

Without pictures or more information, it is hard to give specific advice but a couple of things come to mind: first, liposuction will not tighten skin, so that is why your plastic surgeon said it could be worse after lipo. Second, as the other posts have pointed out, it sounds like the full tummy tuck may have been the best choice initially, but there is no going back now; doing a full tummy tuck after a mini doesn't usually work. There is the option of a reverse tummy tuck, in... more

Only full tummy tuck will correct upper looseness.

Hi. 1) People do mini tummy tuck because it sounds less scary, and this is completely understandable. But the sad truth is that very few women are helped this way. 2) From your description, you need a full tummy tuck, which is not as bad as it sounds, and we keep getting better at it. 3) Liposuction will not help you. Sorry to tell you what you did not really want to hear!

Why opt for a mini tummy tuck with upper abdominal skin laxity?

Why did you decide to have a 'mini' tummy tuck when one your pre-operative issues was upper abdominal laxity? For patients with both upper and lower abdominal laxity, a 'full' tummy tuck is the only operation that is going to treat the entire problem. You should consider a revision of your mini TT to a full tummy tuck.

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