How Often is a Mini Tummy Tuck Performed After Liposuction?

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Are there foods or other supplements that I can take, or daily exercises that I can perform so that I can naturally eliminate the sagging piece of skin after a liposuction?

7 answers to How Often is a Mini Tummy Tuck Performed After Liposuction?

Sagging skin of abdomen

There areno supplements that I know of that can improve the elasticity of the skin after liposuction.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Mini Tummy Tuck after Liposuction?

Thank you for the question. Unfortunately without direct examination or pictures it is not possible to give you good advice. Generally speaking, in my opinion, the mini tummy talk is an operation that produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. It involves a shorter incision but does not address the majority of the abdominal wall issues present for most patients who present consultation. For example, the area of skin excised is quite small. The abdominal... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Mini Tummy Tuck and Liposuction

A mini or full tummy tuck may be performed for skin quality problems such as waviness after liposuction or for removal of excess skin and fat. If you have had previous liposuction and your skin elasticity was not optimal then contour irregularities can result which can be improve by a tummy tuck procedure. I know of no medication that will improve your skin elasticity.

Richard Linderman, MD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Lax skin following liposuction is not tightened by exercises or supplements

Liposuction removes excess fat but does not tighten the skin though can slightly exacerbate the extent of skin laxity. If you have already had liposuction, I would recommend waiting at least 6 months for swelling to subside to determine the extent of laxity of the abdominal wall skin that you have. If needed, then a mini tummy tuck can then be considered. A board certified plastic surgeon can provide you with an assessment and rcommendations one way or another regarding your... more

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck After Liposuction

It takes 3-6 months to have all of the swelling disappear from liposuction. The full extent of skin shrinkage may take a year. If you are unhappy with the looseness of your skin after giving time for the result to settle you may find that a mini abdominoplasty or a full abdominoplasty may give you the contour that you would prefer. Most liposuctions are not undertaken with the expectation that a tummy tuck is the next step. However,it is a reasonable approach if you did not... more

Mary Lee Peters, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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Smoothing sagging piece of skin after liposuction

Like many things in life, skin quality and rebound elasticity are NOT equal. While liposuction results in some skin shrinkage in some patients, it removes the fat without affecting the skin in many others. The fact that you have loose skin SUGGESTS that you fall into the latter group and that surgical removal of the excess tummy skin (a modified mini tummy tuck form) may be needed to help you achieve a flatter tummy. Peter A Aldea, MD

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Looseness after liposuction

Liposuction removes fat and we rely upon the scarring and retraction of the skin to tighten it up. However, if there is a lot of looseness, it will shrink only so far. The more looseness you start with the more you will likely have at the end of the healing process. The younger you are the better, and the fewer stretch marks the better. If there is excess skin then no exercise or nutritional changes is likely to improve the result. You probably need skin removal to take care of your... more

Victor Au, MD
Chapel Hill Plastic Surgeon

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