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Liposuction or Alternatives (Better Pics)

asked 11 months ago by Hardyharchick in Chicago, IL
Latest answer by David Shafer, MD
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Tags: alternative, candidate, muffin top, pooch

 I'm 35. My hips/butt are always super tone. 5 2-117lbs. Average weight=110. Gained 35 lbs in 1 yr on antidepressants, pooch is worse and now muffin top. Lost weight from phentermine-cant take more than 2 mos-diets didnt work. No kids, but someday. I have since had to turn down Playboy/other nat press cuz they only saw old pics. Lipo seems drastic--would alternatives work (seem 2 get mixed results)? A consult I went on suggested tum lipo at a quote of $4200. Any advice?

3 answers to Liposuction or Alternatives (Better Pics)

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Lipo Alternatives

There are various non-surgical methods - ultrasound, radiofrequency, cooling, which claim to be equivalent to liposuction. However, none are even close the the results that you can obtain with liposuction. In fact, with many of the non-surgical claims, it is difficult to see any difference at all. The cost of liposuction varies from city to city and doctor to doctor. $4200 in Chicago seems reasonable. Good Luck.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Choose Liposuction Over Non-Surgical Options

The best candidates for liposuction are individuals with more localized fat deposits, who are near their ideal body weight. Often these are patients who have fatty areas that are resistant to diet and exercise. Your pictures show that you have excess fat in the abdomen and flank with good skin tone; these are favorable for achieving a good result with liposuction. You should expect a nice result, and your abdomen should be much more proportionate to your hips and butt. The price quoted... more
Kenneth Dembny, II, MD

Milwaukee Plastic Surgeon

www.mycpss.com

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Liposuction- who is a good candidate?

Liposuction tends to work well for patients who have overall good skin quality and have localized areas of fat that don't respond well to diet and exercise-- so if a patient is really overweight or has lots of excess, stretched out skin, liposuction is not a great option regardless of the type of lipo you do (conventional, power, ultrasound, laser, etc). Based on your photos, I would think liposuction would work very well on you and in most cases is a straight-forward procedure.... more
Shahram Salemy, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.drsalemy.com

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