Mini Tummy Tuck: Q&A
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Smart Lipo or Mini-tummy Tuck?
I'm 33 years old and have three kids all naturally birthed (no c-section). I am 5 feet tall, 120lbs and in my lower abdomen I have some pockets of fat. It's noticeable when I sit down, it's not saggy, but it certainly doesn't look good.
Do you think I would be a better candidate for Smart Lipo or for a mini tummy tuck?
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Deb Guzaldo
in miami, fl
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Which is better, tummy tuck or smart lipo?
This question arises in my office every day. While I do refer patients to plastic surgeons for tummy tucks occasionally, the majority of patients can be treated with a combination of tumescent liposuction and smart lipo. Notice that I said, tumescent liposuction and smart lipo, not just smart lipo.
What this all comes down to is picking your surgeon wisely. If you go to a dermatologist for your liposuction, there is a good chance that you won't need the tummy tuck, but if you go to a...
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Must be accessed through an in-person consultation
The appropriate body contouring procedure for your needs can only be accessed through an in-person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. During your consultation, your prospective surgeon will examine your abdomen and talk with you about your cosmetic goals before making a procedure suggestion. After three children, it is possible that you have some muscle separation and not just pockets of fat that would need to be retightened to achieve a flatter abdomen. ...
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Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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Smart Lipo vs tummy tuck
Your qyesiton depends on your specific circumstances. Smart lipo will not help to remove that loose skin that has lost elasticity. It may however assist you to remove pockets of fat which create contour abnormailities or slim you down, assuming your skin has good elasticity.
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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For patients with young retractable skin and fat deposits (not obesity), liposuction is a good option. Smart lipo is just a trade name and tumescent liposuction actually has fewer complications but either way works well for the right patient. An abdominoplasty is an excellent option for a patient who has had children as your abdominal wall may be stretched (your 6-pack has moved laterally) and part of the prodedure is tightening the underlying fascia giving you a flatter abdomen.
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Mini Tummy Tuck or liposuction?
Thank you for the question.
Without examination or pictures is not possible to give you accurate advice.
However based on your history, in general I do not believe that you will be a good candidate for liposuction surgery.
Also, in my opinion, the mini tummy talk is an operation that produces very limited results and is very rarely indicated. It involves a shorter incision but does not address the majority of the abdominal wall issues present for most patients who...
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Liposuction vs. Tummy Tuck
Loose skin will not really be corrected with smart lipo. If your concern is bulk and skin, a type of abdominoplasty would address these concerns. Really consider what it is that you are looking for and discuss this with a well trained board certified plastic surgeon. best wishes!
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Smart Lipo versus tummy tuck
Generally speaking Smart Lipo is NOT a substitute for a tummy tuck. It may supplement the results of a tummy tuck.
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Mini Tummy Tuck
Form your description and without having any photos, I would presume that you have some lower abdominal skin laxity and stretch marks after 3 pregnancies. Based on my presumption, my recoomendation for you is to have a mini-tummy tuck with standard liposuction. I do not like laser lipo since it can produce contour assymnetry in my opinion.
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Smart Lipo versus mini tummy tuck
For women who have given birth and have excess skin, looseness of the muscles, or excess fat limited to the central abdomen, a mini tummy tuck is an excellent option. If your skin is of excellent quality with no stretch marks and you only have a small amount of excess fat mature muscles are in a good position, you may consider liposuction. In our practice, we see many patients who have received liposuction alone at another facility and then came to our clinic dissatisfied with the...
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Both Smart Lipo and Mini-tummy tuck could be used if needed
A picture will be very helpful to give you an accurate treatment plan. However, if you main problem is fat pockets with no excess skin, lipo will be the answer. Lipo is frequently used with a mini tuck to address the skin excess.
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Which is better a miniabdominoplasty or liposuction?
It would really be impossible to accurately give you the right answer without a consultation.
In the simplest terms a mini abdominoplasty addresses loose skin and excess fat and liposuction addresses just the fat. There can be a little skin tightening with liposuction but often it is not enough.
If the skin is relatively tight, liposuction is the cheaper, simpler option with smaller scars.
If the skin is loose, liposuction would not be enough.
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Smart Lipo versus mini-tummy tuck
Without examinng you, it would be difficult to tell you whether or not you require a mini tummy tuck versus smart lipo. I think more than liekly if you ahve ahd multiple children you would be better off with a full tummy tuck to tighten the muscles and remove excess skin.
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Laser Lipo VS MINI Tummy Tuck VS Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
"...You can't always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need..." Jagger and Richards
A good Plastic surgeon customizes and picks the right operation for each set of circumstances and presenting deformities.
Usually when a woman has a very small amount of tummy fat that can be nicely solved with liposuction only.
If that small amount of fat is accompanied by skin looseness BOTH can be resolved (fat gone / skin smoothed) with Laser liposuctio
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Laser lipo for skin tightening
I am not a fan of mini-abdominoplasties in most circumstances. Most women who have children and abdominal issues need a full abdominoplasty.
In your situation, minimal loose skin and modest amount of fat, liposuction assisted by a laser system should help. I don't think there is a lot of skin tightening with the laser but there is a little and it sounds like that's just what you need.
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Liposuction vs Mini Tummy Tuck
If your skin is tight with no stretch marks, you are a good candidate for liposuction. If there is excess skin in the lower abdomen, removing some of that skin above the pubis and liposuction( mini tummy tuck) would give you the best results. If the excess skin is above your belly button a full abdominoplasty is the answer.
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Liposuction (smart lipo or other) versus Mini tummy tuck - Which to choose?
Short answer to which is better? Every person is different. And for many, neither procedure will be perfect.
Liposuction is alluring. Small scars, removes the fat, and will flatten your tummy. A mini tummy tuck cuts out skin and fat on the lower belly.
No plastic surgeon can tell you which you need without seeing you. And I would strongly recommend seeing a plastic surgeon. A dermatologist or facial plastic surgeon can't do tummy tucks, so even if that is the better procedure for you,...
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Liposuction vs. Mini tummy tuck FAQ
The infraumbilical or lower abdomen may benefit from either a mini tummy tuck or liposuction. The decision arises from the amount of skin redundancy, skin elasticity, presence of stretch marks, and the amount of abdominal wall laxity.
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SlimLipo also a good option for lower tummy fat with no loose skin
If you really only have fat deposits and no loose skin on your lower abdomen then laser Assisted Liposuction is a good alternative.
laser assisted liposuction should alsways be done woith Tumescence-results are better-and aspiration of the fat(required by FDA).
The benefit of the laser over non-laser lipo is the skin tightening.
I have had excellent rsults using SlimLipo a newer laser assisted lipo product. There are many technologies to choose from.
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Lipo vs minitummy tuck
The appropriate procedure for you depends on the quality of your skin, fatty deposits and condition of your abdominal wall muscles. If you have had several children, you may have some stretch marks or loose skin of the lower abdomen with a weakened abdominal wall. If this is the case, then a tummy tuck or mini-tummy tuck will give the best result. If on the other hand, your skin is firm with good elasticity and your lower abdominal bulge is due to excess fat and not to weakened muscles,...
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Mini tummy tuck or Smartlipo, really depends....
Hello, The real question here is what do you want addressed. If your problem is primarily fat and you are looking to be "thinner," then liposuction may do well here. If you have loose skin and muscle from the pregnancies you mentioned and want to be "tighter" not just "thinner," then you might want to consider a tummy tuck of some sort. These things are best considered as a matter of degrees.
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