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Which Would Be More Effective for the Abdomen, Cool Lipo, Body by Thermage or Traditional Lipo? (photo)
i had a mini tuck years ago, pretty fit person. which of these procedures would get me the best result for minimal laxity above navel and some fat reduction to tighten the skin above and around my belly button. thank you in advance.
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momx3
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The laxity of skin does not appear to be severe. I have had good results with the GentleYAG laser and EndyMed.
For modest skin tightening results, I have had a good response with the GentleYAG laser and also the EndyMed radiofrequency device.
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Mini tummy tuck didn't cut it
This is a very important question. unfortunately, the truth is the best time to correct upper abdominal laxity is at the initial surgery. once a mini is done, it is much more difficult to correct the upper abdomen without either "floating" the belly button or leaving a lower midline scar where the belly button used to be. trying to shrink skin in the upper abdomen without surgery is the holy grail. I fear you will be disappointed if you have true laxity with any of...
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Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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WWhich Would Be More Effective for the Abdomen, Cool Lipo, Body by Thermage or Traditional Lipo?
Smart lipo is my guess, your posted photo is not very helpful. But seek in person opinions as the better course.
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Mini tummy tuck and umbilical skin
That is one of the problems of a mini-tummy tuck; it does not treat the upper abdomen. Sometimes mild laxity can be treated with skin tightening lasers. Liposuction is best for fat deposits and may in fact make the skin looser.
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Fat Reduction and Skin Tightening
Hello Mom,
I agree with Dr Baxter. I am the recipient of two major laser lipolysis machines. After a thorough trial with each, they now sit in a corner; I've asked the respective companies to pick up their machines. I have never seen skin get tightened by anything except when it has been surgically removed.
Your most effective option is to de-fat the upper and middle abdomen a bit more, and this is accomplished best by the surgeon, not the machine...
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Smart Lipo
From the photo, I would recommend Smart Lipo laser assisted liposuction for both tightening of the skin and fat removal. I am not convinced of results for Body by Thermage. Cool Lipo is a similar laser system with similar results. Traditional lipo would not be able to tighten the skin as much but would remove the fat.
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Multiple options for lipo and skin tightening
There are 2 separate issues to consider in answering your question; first is fat removal, second is skin tightening. Fat removal can be done efficiently by any of the methods currently in use - tumescent, laser-assisted (cool lipo, slim lipo, smart lipo, etc), VASER ultrasound-assisted lipo, and so forth. Skin tightening is the more controversial topic because there are several ways to do it but none are completely predictable and there isn't one that clearly stands out. I did a study a...
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