Will SmartLipo or SlimLipo Help The Loose Skin On My Abdomen Post-Babies? (photo)

asked 6 months ago by Megan in AZ in Chandler, Az
Latest answer by J. Jason Wendel, MD
Question viewed 438 times
Tags: stretch marks, after pregnancy, candidate, loose skin, options

After having my kids, my stomach is left with loose skin and stretch marks, and is the only area on my body I just can't tone up. I know the ideal choice for me is a tummy tuck, however I just can't stand the thought of the scar. Although not as good, do you think I would see good results from either SmartLipo or SlimLipo? I am not looking for perfection, but would like my midsection to be tighter and smaller! My biggest fear is it creating MORE extra skin. Thanks! :)

10 answers to Will SmartLipo or SlimLipo Help The Loose Skin On My Abdomen Post-Babies? (photo)

Loose skin after pregnancy

I think you would be very disappointed with the results of any type of liposuction. I know you do not want a scar but some form of tummy tuck is the better way to go for you. Best wishes.

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction Candidate?

Thank you for the question and pictures. You should be congratulated on the appearance of your abdomen after having children. Unfortunately, you are not a candidate for any form of liposuction surgery because you have lost skill elasticity with pregnancies. Good skin elasticity is an important attribute of the patient undergoing liposuction surgery. After the liposuction procedure we are depending on the skin elasticity to allow the skin envelope to... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Smart Lipo

You will need an examination but based on your photo you should have an abdominoplasty. The loose skin does not tighten after ANY kind of liposuction and will most probably worsen.

Jacob Freiman, MD
Miami Beach Plastic Surgeon

Will SmartLipo or SlimLipo Help The Loose Skin On My Abdomen Post-Babies? (photo)

After having done MANY Smart Lipos I recommend based upon only the posted photos you not consider any laser liposuction. I agree with other expert posters a min TT is better.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Loose skin of abdomen

Your concerns are common. Once the skin has been stretched out from your pregnancies, it is very hard to get it to contract to where you were before the babies. Generally the best option is a tummy tuck and the scar is not so bad because it can be easily hidden. In women who are thin and just have extra skin it is a great operation and will allow them to wear a bathing suit with confidence. Another option would be a mini-Tummy Tuck which usually removes enough skin when... more

Suresh Koneru, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

Minimal skin tightening with laser lipo

There is no version of liposuction that produces enough skin tightening to subsitute for a tummy tuck, despite the claims being made. You may be a candidate for a mini-tummy tuck with what is called an "umbilical float" since you have a high belly button.

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Lipos and loose skin

If you have loose skin before liposuction, you will probably have loose skin after liposuction. You may be a better candidate for a tummy tuck.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Smartlipo Versus Abdominoplasty

Hello Megan, It's a real dilema you are in: fear of a scar versus 'hating' your belly. There is very little evidence in the literature that indicates laser lipolysis produces any clinically significant changes to the appearance of your skin compared to traditional liposuction. There are two reasons why this is so. The first has to do with the temperature required to denature or coagulate (shrink!) collagen, the most important molecule in your skin. ... more

Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Lipo instead of Skin Removal for the Tummy

Right now your fat layer is providing a little support for the extensively damaged skin. Liposuction of ANY type will reduce that support and give absolutely no improvement to the skin that has lost so much elasticity. There is no shortcut to good results. If you want the lower abdomen to have a better look it requires removal of the bad skin and resurfacing the lower abdomen by pulling down the good upper skin. It is best to delay the procedure until you are confident you will not have any... more

Ronald V. DeMars, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

No Smart lipo for you!

The worst thing you could do is Smartlipo or any other kind of lipo. It will give you looser skin and you will look worse than what is there now. Only a TT will help you so if the scar is unacceptable, the best plan is to do nothing and save the money and disapointent from a failed effort to tighten skin that can't be tightened.