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Liposuction After Pregnancy

asked 2 years ago by ck09 in ireland
Latest answer by Farbod Esmailian, MD
Question viewed 839 times
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How long after having a baby do I have to wait to get Liposuction done?

6 answers to Liposuction After Pregnancy

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Liposuction can be done 3 months after pregnancy.

If you are dieting and exercising  then 3 months is a good time to get your Liposuctioning done. Liposuction  will help motivate you even more when you lose that pouch and saddle bags through local anesthesia tumescent technique lipo with the micro canulas. Good Luck.
David Hansen, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

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Best Timing of Liposuction and Pregnancy

Dear ck, Your questions raises several OTHER questions: What were your height / weight and BMI BEFORE this pregnancy and what are they at this time? What makes you think that Liposuction is the best option for body contouring your post-pregnancy body would require? Are you planning on having OTHER babies after this pregnancy? Liposuction is strictly a superficial shaping operation. It will NOT correct skin looseness or the permanent stretching of the abdominal muscles that accompanies... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction after Pregnancy

Once you are at a stable weight.  This may not be at your baseline weight but at a weight that you are comfortable at.  Once you achieve this then going in for liposuction is fine.  Remember, liposuction is not for weight loss and works best to address the problem areas. Good luck.
Farbod Esmailian, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Delay Liposuction after pregnancy unitl you're on your stable weight

This is a very popular question. Liposuction should be delayed until you are back to your base line weight. This may be 6 months or longer after your pregnancy. I would not rush into this until your weight is stable and you have stopped breast feeding.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Reach stable weight after pregnancy before liposuction

You should reach a stable weight first. After that you see a plastic surgeon. He/She will go over the concerns you have and examine you. You then discuss what you options are and the positives and negatives of each. After pregancy the body goes through lots of changes so don't be surprised if liposuctioning is not the best thing for your problem.
John P. Stratis, MD

Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction after pregnancy?

I totally agree with Dr. Aldea in that you should first get to you pre-pregnancy weight before being evaluated for body contouring. You should be done having children and need to be ready to hear the truth from real plastic surgeons that you might need more than liposuction to get your best result since liposuction won't work well with skin that has lost elasticity from the stretching of pregnancy.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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