Which the Best Lipo Method with Smoothest Result For Butt and Thigh? Especially if There May Be Future Weight Gain?

I am in my thirties, never had childbirth. I am more worried about lumpiness in the future if I gain weight when pregnant. I wear dress size 4/6 (128 pounds), with very little muscle (do not exercise much), small frame, with some cellulite on thigh and butt. I I don't look fat when dressed. When undressed, sitting down, the two chunks of fat above hip, folds below bra, triple folds on abdominal area are pretty horrific - just like the "before photos" of an obese person before liposuction.

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Liposuction Against Future Weight Gain

Dear Sandra, Thank you for an important question. Liposuction (SAL - Suction Assisted Lipectomy) could be your best choice as it will help you maintain the well defined shape as a result of the procedure even after a pregnancy. You can think of it as you have lost the fat cells for good and they will not be there to help you gain weight. In case you were to have rough pregnancies in the future and your lipo results were somehow altered, a slight... more

Whcih lipo method is best?

There is no best method. each device works well in the hands of an expert and each expert chooses the device that works best for him or her. It's the job of the surgeon to choose the right device. You should focus on choosing the right surgeon. Dr Foster

Tumescent liposuction has the best track record.

Hi. The improvement in shape (bulges gone) after liposuction is very long lasting, even if you gain weight. We have seen this in a number of women who got pregnant after tumescent liposuction and gained weight, but the bulges did not come back. And of course you will lose most of the weight afterwards.

Liposuction can smooth out future lumps from weight gain.

Liposuction is so safe if done under local anesthesia by a lipo expert that if you gain weight from pregnancies in the future then lipo can be done again to smooth out any lumps or bumps. Just be sure to go to a doc who doesn't do it under gen. anesthesia using the larger canulas and doing it "old school " as many board certified plastic surgeons still do. Also avoid the gimmicky laser and ultrasound lipos since they are having so many dimpling, puckering and discoloration problems.... more

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Best lipo method

Thank you for the question. Liposuction results are operator dependent rather than device dependent. Using fancy devices in the wrong hand can give very bad results. Therefore, I think you should start your search by looking a for a board certified plastic surgeon. Get a consultation and look at his/ her before and after photos. Then make your decision. You can get more than one consultation if that helps you. Good luck.

Liposuction

128 pounds with a small frame does not sound like you are overweight or obese. The assessment of fat to be liposuctioned is made with you standing not sitting with the skin folded over itself. Any type of liposuction will not get rid of the cellulite you describe. The best lipo method is that employed by the most competent surgeon you find that you have good rapport with and like. It is the tennis player not just the racquet that wins a tennis match. Gaining weight after a good... more

Old School Suction Assisted Lipectomy (Liposuction) Works the Best

There was a survey done recently of all plastic surgeons with reference to old school vs newer types of liposuction. Turns out that 90% of all plastic surgeons do old school, Suction Assisted Lipectomy. The other 10% were queried as to why they used ultrasound, laser, and other systems. The majority answered "marketing, i.e. the public has been told that newer is better and that smart, slim, cool, whatever, will do a better job than the system that has worked very well... more