Is It Safe to Have Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction?

asked 3 years ago by thebee in North Carolina
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: fat reduction, loose

I have an appointment for a Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction. Can the doctor perform lipo on my love handles the same session or do I have to do the love handles on a separate day?

6 answers to Is It Safe to Have Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction?

Mini tummy tuck and liposuction

Quite often a mini tummy tuck is combined with liposcuction of the abodmen and flanks. It can also be done on other body parts.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Mini vs full/extended tummy tuck

Many women choose to have multiple procedures done at the same time to take advantage of one recovery period. I recommend consulting with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss the best and safest possible options for you. Depending on the severity and complexity of the case, it may be in your best interest to have a full (standard) tummy tuck rather than a mini tummy tuck if you have issues with your flank area. In some cases, an extended tummy tuck is also benficial for patients... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

A mini tummy tuck with liposuction is a safe combination

It is safe to perform a mini tummy tuck with luck. In fact in our practice, all Mini tummy tucks receive liposuction. Liposuction is an extremely effective technique that allows us to reach areas of the abdomen that we would not be able to access with a mini tummy tuck alone. Work with a board-certified plastic surgeon with a great deal of experience in regular tummy tucks, Mini tummy tucks, and liposuction. Take time to understand what their goals are and how they plan to accomplish... more

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.miamiaesthetic.com

Shaping your waist and flattening your lower tummy is a great combination

Body contouring should involve a circumferential solution and that is just what liposuction of your hips and a mini tummy tuck will provide you. You should get a terrific result, as long as you don't have too much abdominal wall laxity above your belly button. If this is the case, you might be better off considering a full tummy tuck and staging the liposuction for another time. In many Plastic surgery cosmetic procedures, we are closing against tension, because tight tummies are... more

Lavinia Chong, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and mini tummy tuck

Yes, to some degree this is what differentiates a full from a mini tummy tuck. Liposuction is generally considered an integral part of mini tummy tuck and usually considered relatively safe in comparison to liposuction with full tummy tucks

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Lipo and Mini Tummy Tuck

There should not be any problem for you to have lipo of your love handles at the same time you have the mini-tummy tuck. Aggressive liposuction with full tummy tuck can pose problems but that is not the case here.

Edmond A. Zingaro, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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