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Liposuction on Lower Abdomen and Flanks Only. Not Treating Upper Abdomen? (photo)
I'm having my lower abs and flanks liposuctioned later this week. I'm worried that omitting treatment for my upper abs may be a mistake in the long term. Thoughts please?
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LAchick2000
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Liposuction on Lower Abdomen and Flanks Only. Not Treating Upper Abdomen
I am not sure what you define as lower abdomen, but clearly there is excess fat in the area I would call the upper abdomen. I find it so uncommon to treat just the lower abdomen, I consider the abdomen to be one area.
All the best.
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Upper abdomen lipo, or not
It depends on how much fat you have there. Most people do need a little lipo there, in addition to the flanks and lower abdomen, so that the thickness of the subcutaneous fat is nice and even throughout the areas that are treated. However, if you pinch the upper abdo area, and there's hardly any fat there - then the approach described is reasonable. Speak with your surgeon about your concerns.
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Treating Lower Abdomen with Liposuction
I would say that the most reasonable approach to this to evaluate the subcutaneous layer and try to maintain evenness of this layer. That will produce the best results with liposuction and will help with maintenance of the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Liposuction of the entire abdomen vs just lower abdomen
When I do liposuction of the abdomen, I treat the entire abdomen from under the breast line, all the way down into the pubic area. My mentor (who had over 25 years of experience in liposuction) taught me this. I have seen 2 cases of patients who had liposuction of just the lower abdomen 10 to 15 years earlier, and they came in with a flat lower abdomen and a bulging upper abdomen (from aging and possibly a little weight gain). It looked pretty unnatural. So, even if my patients don't have a...
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Liposuction on Lower Abdomen and Flanks Only. Not Treating Upper Abdomen?
This is really a discussion between the chosen surgeon and yourself. Because only in person evaluations can allow a diagnosis to need. I might guess that upper abdomen lipo is a good idea to include but over the internet even with the posted photos verity hard to respond.
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Upper abdomen liposuction?
It does not appear as if you have significant fat in the upper abdominal area. Without examining you, it is difficult to tell. If your surgeon is experienced and you trust his judgement, I would go along with his decision that you do not additional liposuction in the upper abdomen.
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Full or lower abdominal liposuction
The limitation of a photo is that it cannot indicate whether you have muscle weakness in the abdomen which might require a tummy tuck. That said, whether to lipo the entire abdomen or just the lower area is a matter of your own tolerance and pocketbook. In general, I prefer to work on the entire abdomen and think that it produces a better result. In your case, there is evidence of some bulge or excess above the umbilicus.
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Abdomen
If your surgeon has recommended liposuction, then I would do the entire abdomen, not just the lower abdomen.
My concern would be if the bulge you have is due to fat, or muscle bulging. If it is muscle bulging, then an abdominoplasty may be a better option.
Good luck.
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Localized Liposuction
In most cases, such as yours, it is best to liposuction the entire region to achieve the best results. If you are just treating localized areas, the result will not be as good as what can be achieved with more comprehensive treatment.
Good Luck.
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Abdominal liposuction
I agree. I think it is a mistake to only liposuction the lower abdomen. What may happen after surgery is you start accumulating more fat in the upper abdomen if you gain weight.
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It is rare to lipo only the lower abdomen without doing the upper for best results.
Almost always you need to do the liposuction on both the upper and lower abdomen to get the best results. Don't go cheap on only getting the lower done when it will cost a lot more to go back and do the upper later. Sincerely,
David Hansen,MD
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Treat your whole abdomen
One of the most important aspects of having a natural postoperative appearance is the avoidance of obvious transition zones from one area of liposuction to another. Most of the time, "feathering" the area that is treated into the surrounding regions is part of the liposuction procedure. Make certain your surgeon plans on taking care of the lesser but nonetheless important fat of the upper abdomen in a manner that creates a nice transition to your upper torso.
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"Full Abdomen"
I see that your lower abdomen is more pronounced than the upper part. But I also see some fullness in the upper abdomen. It's very unusual for me to only treat the lower abdomen because its really all one canvas so to speak. I have had patients come to me for liposuction of the upper abdomen when this wasn't addressed by the previous surgeon. Discuss this with your surgeon.
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