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What Are the Non-surgical Alternatives to a Tummy Tuck?

asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Craig Mezrow, MS, MD
Question viewed 1,007 times
Tags: abdomen, stomach, alternative, belly, belly fat, fat reduction, improvement, loose skin, non surgical, overweight, recommendation, skin, skin laxity, skin tone, weight

I would like information on 3 non-surgical options to reduce fat and loose skin on the stomach for someone has been 30-40 pounds overweight for 15 years. How effective are these options?, Which is the least invasive?

12 answers to What Are the Non-surgical Alternatives to a Tummy Tuck?

Loose skin will require a tummy tuck

There are no non-surgical options to address loose skin and stretch marks. If have great skin tone and excess fat you may be a candidate for liposuction alone. A board certified plastic surgeon can examine you and determine which procedure is best for your particular anatomy. Best wishes, Dr.Bruno

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.williambrunomd.com

??Tummy Tuck Alternatives

There are no true alternatives to tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) because part of the procedure includes tightening the weakened abdominal wall giving a flat belly. This can only be accomplished with an abdominoplasty procedure.

Craig Mezrow, MS, MD
Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

Nonsurgical Alternatives To Tummy Tuck Very Limited

It is my opinion that there are no satisfactory alternatives to tummy tuck when there is excess skin which are nonsurgical. A mini tummy tuck can sometimes be of use in certain cases, but this too obviously involves surgery. When there are small areas of excess fat and little or no skin excess, liposuction may be beneficial. Liposuction is not, however, a treatment for obesity and cannot substitute for diet, exercise, etc.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

There Are No Non-Surgical Substitutes For A Tummy Tuck

Nothing sells better than hope and that is exactly what you would be getting with any non-surgical alternative to a tummy tuck or even abdominal liposuction. It is one thing if one has a little extra fat but otherwise has reasonable skin tone and no really significant skin looseness, then a non-surgical approach may be able to influence some mild amount of fat loss. But at 30 to 40lbs overweight and likely with ssome skin rolls, there is no substitute for a surgical approach. Anything less... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Non-Invasive Options versus A Tummy Tuck

Without a photo to refer to, it is hard to determine the amount of loose skin that you are desiring to treat however from your description, it would appear that the best option is weight loss followed by an abdominoplasty(tummy tuck). With the amount of loose skin you are describing, there is no good non-invasive treatment that can reduced your skin significantly. Yes, there are many companies and non-surgeons who will try to convince you that you can have the results of a tummy... more

Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

www.stlcosmeticsurgery.com

Non invasive tummy tuck options

I have done extensive research on non surgical technologies over the last 25 years and work with them all the time. I have been on the Scientific Advisory Board for Thermage and Ulthera and have both in my office currently. We also have Exilis which is a radiofrequency device that is currently under investigation for the reduction of fat and the tightening of skin. Two technologies for non invasive fat removal are Zerona and Zeltiq, with the latter being my choice in a landslide... more

Jay Burns, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

No options beside tummy tuck to remove extra skin

You have extra skin because of stretched out skin. No body likes to go through surgery , but the reality is that non-invasive procedures do not work.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

No nonsurgical options to tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)

A tummy tuck is done to correct the conditions that you can't treat with diet and exercise: loose skin, muscle separation, and localized fat. If there is only localized fat and the skin tone is good, and there is no muscle separation as typically occurs from pregnancy, the liposuction would be considered. However there are no nonsurgical alternatives that do the things that a tummy tuck does, and body contouring surgery such as lipo or abdominoplasty aren't done for weight loss. more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

What Are the Non-surgical Alternatives to a Tummy Tuck?

You request 3 options for a "non surgical" tummy tuck: few, slim, and none are the options. But seriously, there are no replacements for excision of extra skin and fat with rectus muscle tightening. Best to see thre boarded PSs in your area in person to examine you and discuss this issue in detail.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Non-Surgical Tummy Tuck Options

Weight loss is absolutely the best way to reduce the amount of fat in your abdominal area. Unfortunately, there are no good non-surgical options to address the loose skin and bulging muscles. While there are many sites touting non-surgical options to tighten the skin, the reality is that they just don't work. Your desire to address the excess fat and loose skin without surgery is admirable. Unfortunately surgery is truly the only alternative to tighten the loose... more

Louis DeLuca, MD
Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

Tummy tuck alternatives?

Although there are a lot of gimmicks that come and go, there is no good alternative to tummy tucks surgery to remove excess skin/adipose tissue and tighten abdominal wall muscles after pregnancy or weight loss. Be careful: if it sounds too good to be true, it is!

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

No great non-surgical tummy tuck replacements

Fat reduction can of course be done with further weight loss. But there are zero non-surgical treatments worth anything that make any difference in loose skin. Tummy tuck is the way to go for the best result.