Is This Swelling, A Missed Area, or "Final" Result? (photo)

asked 6 months ago by TennMama79 in Memphis, TN
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: 2 months post-op, fat, options, skin

I'm 2 mos from abdominal VASER under G.A. 700 cc were removed. I'm 5'7 & 155 lbs. I asked my doc this week if the flab (see pic) pinched is swelling or fat, and she said there shouldn't be much swelling @ 2 mos & said it was excess skin from kids & sticks out from stretched diastasis. It seems like fat to me. I also have a dimpled area under my BB in which she said might smooth out. My pre/post measurements are: waist 33/33, BB 35/35, pooch 38/36. Is there any hope for better results?

6 answers to Is This Swelling, A Missed Area, or "Final" Result? (photo)

Vaser liposuction

Overall you have a nice result at two months. It may improve further. Should "extra skin" and "bulging of your belly" (diastasis of you abdominal muscles) be an issue you may need to consider abdominoplasty / tummy tuck. Liposuction only addresses fat tissue! Two months after surgery is a good time to assess and discuss your result with your surgeon and to inquire about possible options if desired or needed.

Guido P. Gutter MD
Evansville Plastic Surgeon

Concern regarding abdomen following Vaser liposuction

At two months there still will be swelling from the liposuction. Most of it will dissipate by 6 months at which time you will have a clearer idea of your situation. Grossly from your photos, you still may have a significant amount of fat still present. If so, then additional liposuction may provide you with further improvement though the skin laxity will not be helped by this.

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

Excess skin post liposuction

Hi there At 2 months there will be a little swelling left, but the skin is what it is. You are close to but not quite at a final result. Fat removal does not tighten skin regardless of the method used. I suggest exercise and be patient, and at 6 months post treatment re assess yourself as you will have your final result at that time for sure. You will need to be the judge as to whether the improvement you have experienced from the treatment is sufficient for your... more

Howard Webster, MBBS, MBA
Melbourne Plastic Surgeon

Vaser Liposuction

You should wait until 6 months for a more critical assessment. If you have a diastasis, only a TT will address that. Otherwise, you will have a bulge, and this is just a loose muscle, not fat.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

Final results?!

Oftentimes 2 months is too early to know what your final result will be. The dimple under your belly button is probably a contour abnormality that you already had there to some extent, but made much more noticeable with liposuction or Vaser. This problem is a known complication that occurs and sometimes difficult to control or avoid, even more so with Vaser or another type of ultrasound or laser assisted liposuction which is meant to create a controlled burn underneath the skin.... more

Tito Vasquez, MD
Southport Plastic Surgeon

Excess skin and lipo

If you have excess skin and a diastasis recti, liposuction will not improve it. You may want to consider a tummy tuck.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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