Unfortunately from your description, a tummy tuck is likely the best choice for you. Even a tummy tuck will not remove stretch marks that are above your belly button. Do not listen to promises that liposuction or liposculpture will remove loose flabby skin and stretch marks. Often stretch marks look worse... more
Liposculpture for flabbiness and stretch marks?
I'm 22 and I had a baby 16 months ago. I gained 60 pounds and was left with 30 pounds of flabbiness and a whole lot of stretch marks. Is it possible for that fat to be injected in my buttocks and calves, then cut the rest off? I don't want a tummy tuck because of the huge scar. Will Liposculpture do the job without major scars?
4 answers to “Liposculpture for flabbiness and...”
A: Liposculpture for flabbiness and stretch marks?
Dear YOUNGMOMMA, Please, save your money. Despite the hype everywhere, I have yet to find a technique or machine that can noninvasively, safely and predictably tighten skin and remove stretch marks. If there was something approaching it on the market, a lot of us Plastic surgeons would be all over it. A few... more
A: you mention "cutting the rest off"
Liposuction does not remove skin, so no skin can be "cut off". However, you can transfer fat effectively from one area to another (especially the buttocks, also know as the "Brazilain buttlift") There is no perfect treatment for stretch marks, although some of the fractional... more
A: Lipo will not tighten anything
Hello, Although you have said here that you are not interested in a tummy tuck, liposuction will not tighten much if anything. It will also not do anything for stretch marks. You might be a bit young for a tummy tuck as well as I recommend those to ladies completed with child bearing. Don't get... more
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26 Jun 2009
My understanding is that velashape is a process for tightening skin, more so than liposuction/sculpture. google it and see what you think. May not impact scar though. Try vitamin E oil on scars long term, if not allergic or contraindicated by your doctor.