If there is a fat component, liposuction can work for the dogears as well as refinement of the waist. The dog ear also has loose or excess skin which needs to be excised as well. Some dogears are small so just a tiny skin/fat excision will suffice without the need for lipo.
Liposuction for dog ears after Tummy Tuck?
I had a full Tummy Tuck. I went back to my doctor so he could fix the "dog ears" on the flanks. I never had the front liposuctioned. Was I supposed to go back and get the abdomen lipo-ed? I did not include a picture of the scar, I had a tattoo of a vine put on to cover it.
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A: Liposuction can help achieve better contour after tummy tuck
Depending on the amount of fat on your abdominal skin, liposuction may improve the overall contour of your abdomen. Small amount of liposuction can be done at the time of tummy tuck, but it is not safe to perform large amount of liposuction with full tummy tuck. The "dog ear" deformity after... more
A: Dog Ears and Lipo
I am not quite sure what you are asking, but it really depends on what the dog ears are. If is secondary to skin, which it usually is, then excision is the procedure. Sometime you can get away with some lipo to settle the dog ears. There have been times I have had to do both. But in... more
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