Which Part of the Body Would Liposuction Help Tighten the Most?

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Liposuction is customized to your individual needs.

Everyone has a different body contour. The greatest improvement will be in the body area with the greatest need. The most common areas for liposuction are the abdomen, waist, hips, bra fat, inner and outer thighs, chin and arms. All of these body areas do very well when sculpted by skilled surgeons.

Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

Liposuction

The tightening effect is really due to the ability of the skin to shrink after removal of the fat under it. Some surgeons and equipment manufacturers claim that they get more skin shrinkage by adding a laser or ultrasound etc to the mix. The basic precept is that heat generated under the skin surface causes shrinkage. In general though the neck and love handles areas tend to get the best visible shrinkage. That is because these areas have a concave surface contour. The concave surface has a... more

Liposuction Results?

Thank you for the question. Liposuction works best for localized diet and exercise resistant adipose tissue. This adipose tissue excess is more common in certain areas: the lateral thighs, hips in women, flanks in men, the medial knees and the lower abdomen. Patients who undergo liposuction surgery should have good skin elasticity. This elasticity is critical to the success of the operation. As we age or gain/lose weight we generally ... more

Tightening after Liposuction

The amount of tightening after liposuction in general depends on your age and the amount of fat to be removed. You can also get an idea of possible tightening by pulling on the skin to get an idea of elasticity. Someone who has never had greater than 20 pound weight fluctuations (excluding pregnancy) will in general be able to have greater tightening than someone who has had larger fluctuations. Also anyone over forty, one should expect some loss of the skin's ability to contract... more

Liposuction and tightening

Liposuction does not specifically tighen any body part. It debulks fatty areas. I have not seen significant skin tightening even with the liposuction devices that purport that they do.