Liposuction for Belly Roll

A good liposuction candidate is one who has isolated fat deposits that are recalcitrant (resistant) to diet and exercise and is not tremendously overweight. Patients who have elastic skin and do not have a lot of skin sagging and redundancy are the best candidates.

There is NO one universal solution to the dreaded Belly "Roll" / "Pooch" because they are caused by one or a varying combination of factors such as pregnancy, obesity, skin laxity and or resistant fat pockets. Your rolls are totally reversible if they are properly identified and the treatment is customized to your needs. For a pregnancy to proceed, the six pack (rectus) muscles MUST split and be pushed sideways - if this cannot happen the uterus cannot continue to grow... more

Liposuction is for stubborn areas of fat. You should otherwise be as close to your ideal bodyweight as possible before undergoing liposuction.

In general, liposuction is usually very successful for fat reduction particularly over abdominal region. New laser-assisted liposuction procedures offer the hope of some tightening of the skin as well. It's hard to tell what you would best benefit from without seeing you in person. Thus, I'd recommend you consult with a qualified plastic surgeon who can recommend a procedure or procedures based on your body type and your goals.

So lipo might be a good choice as long as you would benefit by none of the tightening aspects of a tummy tuck or just don't want that much surgery. Go to a surgeon who offers both to get the full story. Best Regards.

Liposuction is a great wya to get rid of small rolls of fat in select areas. The abdomen is a great area to have liposuction just  as long as you do not need an abdominoplasty.

If what you mean by belly roll is some excess skin and fat in the abdomen then a tummy tuck with or without liposuction is the procedure of choice. If on the other hand what you mean by belly roll are ROLLS of Fat and skin on the belly and around to the back then you need to loose weight or in extreme you might be a candidate for gastric bypass or lap band.

If you still have decent skin tone and don't already have loose skin Liposuction should work for you. We combine Power Assisted Tumescent Liposuction with Laser Liposuction and get superb results. This is all done under local anesthesia, outpatient. 

Excess fat and skin in the lower abdomen can be addressed by either liposuction or a tummy tuck. Liposuction will be fine IF you have good elasticity in the skin (minimal to no stretch marks and doesn't shake easily like a bowl of jelly), and if your muscles are strong. If the muscles are lax or if the skin elasticity is weaker than ideal, you will not like the result of liposuction and you need to consider a TT.

If you have excess fatty tissue of your abdomen you may benefit from liposuction or a tummy tuck. If you have good skin tone, with little to no stretch marks then liposuction may be for you. However if you have loose, sagging skin with poor elasticity (stretch marks) then liposuction may not be very effective for you- a tummy tuck may be a better option as it can remove the skin entirely. A board certified plastic surgeon will be able to evaluate you and determine which procedure is... more

Liposuction is an excellent way to achieve body contouring for patients. The ideal patient has mild to moderate excess fatty tissue with excellent skin elasticity. Many patients following childbirth may not be ideally suited to liposuction alone of the abdomen as they may have excess, lax skin with separation of the abdominal muscles.

Liposuction (whether traditional liposuction or SmartLipo) should be used for isolated or stubborn areas and not as a generic weight loss technique. If you can honestly "yes" to the following questions, then I would suggest that you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to see if you are a candidate: Have you made a determined effort to lose the stomach roll through exercise and diet? If you are average height, do you weigh less than 200 pounds? We would be careful to... more