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Skin Not Suitable for Liposuction?

asked 2 years ago by Joanna2009Watford in Watford, UK
Latest answer by Toby Mayer, MD
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Tags: thighs

I just got back from seeing my cosmetic surgeon. I live in the UK, I am 27, 5ft 7, weigh 12 st 4 pounds. I cycle 14 miles a day and eat healthily. I am on HRT for removed ovaries in 2004. My thighs have always been big and bothered me. I paid £100 to see a surgeon today. He looked at my legs for 5 seconds and said no, I am not suitable for Liposuction because my skin is not elastic enough and wil result in baggy skin post op and looking worse. He said my big legs are hereditary and would not agree to perform Lipo on me. Does this sound reasonable?

3 answers to Skin Not Suitable for Liposuction?

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He may be right, but we can't know without photos

Your surgeon may be right on the money with his assessment, but that doesn't mean that you have no options. Just like all cosmetic procedures, there is a question of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the procedure. Liposuction may indeed thin your legs, so that in clothing you look more in balance. However, if your skin cannot contract down, then withot clothing on you will notice loose, hanging skin, or severe waviness of the skin, that simply cannot be corrected without... more
Shahram Salemy, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.drsalemy.com

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Your surgeon may be very honest

It is a confident, honest surgeon who declines a patient because he anticipates a patient will have a poor result. It is of course never a bad idea to consult several surgeons and view before-after pictures of patients with similar features as yourself before "throwing in the towel". In patients with loose skin or extensive sun damage, the results of aggressive liposuction can be disastrous. Often there is a compromise; if conservative liposuction can be performed, or liposuction... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Maybe--but you can get another opinion.

 Liposuction will leave sagging skin if there is poor elasticity and too much fat is removed. Having said that, be very careful as some surgeons operate on anyone!
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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