Is Liposuction my Next Best Option Aside from Undergoing a Body Lift?

asked 3 months ago by wantthatbod in PA
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: alternative, best, love handles, options

Referring to my initial question... if I go ahead and do get Lipo vs a body lift and continually workout as I do (3-4 days a week @ 2hrs a day) with the assistance of Lipo and working out and my age should play a key role will my skin bounce back to some degree? Enough so where I will not have such large love handles

5 answers to Is Liposuction my Next Best Option Aside from Undergoing a Body Lift?

Liposuction and weight loss effect on Skin

Excess fat is only be component in angling skin and live handles. Excess, no elastic damaged skin makes up the other part. Liposuction and weight loss will remove fat but will not affect the overlying skin. Some skin shrinkage will appen but is quite unpredictable. It s therefore best to lose excess weight first and do a body lift second saving liposuction for finishing touches sculpting stead of large evacuation of fat.

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction vs body lift

If you have loose skin, liposuctin will make it worse. If you need a body lift then you need a body lift. No other procedure will get rid of the loose skin.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction vs. Body Lift

Liposuction is not a substitute for a circumferential body lift. It has little to no ability to tighten loose skin and, when liposuction is done in the face of substantially loose skin, it may actually worsen it. Exercise, no matter how vigorous or extensive, will aid the effects of liposuction by tightening skin. Your decision is one of doing the better procedure, a body lift, or not doing anything at all.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Abdominoplasty revision

Exercise has little or no effect on extra/loose skin unless the excess is so mild that increase in muscle size fills the skin envelope. It will not be effective in your case with or without liposuction. Because the love handles area is normally concave removal of fat in the area by liposuction tends to take up some of the excess skin without having to actually remove skin. In your case I think the problem area is below the level of the love handles. This is most evident on the behind and... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction or Body Lifting after Weight Loss?

Thank you for the follow-up question. I have read and answered your previous question. Unfortunately, I think you will likely be very disappointed with the results of liposuction surgery. As you know, the major issue in your case is loose and inelastic skin after successful/impressive weight loss. If you have liposuction surgery done ( or any other method including cool sculpting performed) you may very well be left with unsatisfactory skin contour... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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