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Small Area Liposuction?

asked 1 year ago by PugetSoundGal in seattle, wa
Latest answer by George Commons, MD
Question viewed 329 times
Tags: female, lower abdomen

Ive always had a little "pooch" under my bellybutton. I've gone for a couple consultations to use lipo to remove this small spot that I just cant get with any sort of exercise! At both of the consultations the consultation specialist (I havent seen any doctors)seemed to try to meet their "3 area minimum" by saying I would also need to get my upper abs (I cant even pinch any fat in this area) and my "love handles" which I personally like my "hourglass" figure. Maybe I'm going to the wrong places?

12 answers to Small Area Liposuction?

If the Plastic Surgeon does not do your Liposuction Consultation personally, LEAVE!

You are going to the absolute wrong places. Good doctors see 100% of their patients in consultation and do not have marketing sales people out there trying to push a bunch of nonsense you do not want or need. BEWARD OF HYPE ARTISTS AND PUSHY SALES. THIS IS DISGUSINNG IN MEDICINE AND SHOULD NOT EVER EVER BE TOLERATED BY PATIENTS. BE ASSERTIVE. SEEK A SURGEON BOARDED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY AND GET A CONSULTATION. SEE SEVERAL... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

www.pacfps.com

Liposuction and localized fat

We tailor all operations to the patient's needs. In your case, if you have isolated fat deposits only on your lower abdomen, then you can simply address that specific area. Your situation is not common though. Most patients benefit from a circumferential approach to an affected area.

Jeffrey Kenkel, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction in the lower abdomen

I think it is fine to target the area in the lower abdomen that is bothersome to you with liposuction. And if you only want that area done, it will not be "in balance" with the rest of your torso and potentially could leave you with an "unnatural" appearance and more changes of contour irregularities. To use an analogy, just like when someone get the rims on our car polished, we dont typically just do one, we do them as a set. Using this analogy in... more

James F. Boynton, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.BoyntonPlasticSurgery.com

Meet directly with a plastic surgeon for a consultation.

You should make an appointment and meet with a board certified plastic surgeon. In my practice, I do not have a "three area minimum" for liposuction. If you want one area reduced, that is what you should pay for and get.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Lower Abdominal Liposuction To Remove Pooch

The value of a consultation is that you learn what experts think can or should be done. However, if it is not done personally by the plastic surgeon who would be doing the actual surgery then I would move on. While it is true that the most worthwhile approach may be all three areas done at the same time, in the end it is your body and your decision if you only want one area treated. It is perfectly appropriate to perform liposuction on just your lower abdomen to remove the... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Liposuction, you deserve a consultation with a physician

If the physician is too busy to do a consultation with you and has an RN or PA (physician assistant) meet with you prior to surgery without meeting the surgeon, then you should go elsewhere. your photographs do demonstrate some benefit to be achieved by liposuction of the upper abdomen and love handles. if you don't have the upper abdomen done, it may hang over the bellybutton when the lower abdomen heals. This creates a "sad smile" shape and you will probably return... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Small area liposuction?

I would be wary of going with surgeons who apparently can't be bothered to do their own consultations. If you came to see me I would most likely ask you whether you could lose 6 to 8 pounds. You have a lovely figure and it seems to me that you really don't need an operation.

Eric Pugash, MD
Vancouver Plastic Surgeon

Over-Selling Liposuction

Regarding: "Small Area Liposuction? Ive always had a little "pooch" under my bellybutton. I've gone for a couple consultations to use lipo to remove this small spot that I just cant get with any sort of exercise! At both of the consultations the consultation specialist (I havent seen any doctors)seemed to try to meet their "3 area minimum" by saying I would also need to get my upper abs (I cant even pinch any fat in this area) and my "love... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of lower abdomen

I appreciate what you are saying, but if you only do the lower abdomen, then if you put on weight, the upper abdomen will look funny. I have seen this in quite a few patients that were referred to me after having just the procedure you want done by other surgeons.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of just one area works fine.

Hi. I don't know where you are going if you haven't seen a doctor. Of course you should just have liposuction of your lower abdomen.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction areas, and choices

I am not aware that there is a 3 area or any area minimum. That said, I feel that you would get the best result from suctioning of all areas. The love handle area just needs to be refined, not completely removed. The upper abdomen has some fat that detracts from your lateral view (no oblique view). I charge for abdomen, not for parts of the abdomen.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of small abdominal "pooch".

Bravo! You are right! If the other areas don't bother you then only get the "pooch" done and nothing more. See a surgeon who does what you want and not what they want.