Best Way to Get Rid of a Pooch?

I am 48 years old, 5'3'', 145 lbs, exercise regularly, never had children, and good skin tone. I do have a pooch below my belly button and have had it since childhood. I have seen a plastic surgeon who told me I would see a great result from Smart Lipo, but also said a Tummy Tuck would work even better for me. How is one a candidate for both? I don't know what to do now.

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Pooch treatment

If you truly have good skin tone, the pooch may be due to subcutaneous fat or muscular wall laxity, or both. If it is a fat issue, liposuction alone is the answer. If the muscular wall is lax, a tummy tuck would be more appropriate. Be sure you discuss your goals with your surgeon and I'm sure he or she should be able to more clearly give you a recommendation. Good Luck!

Tummy Tuck and Smart Lipo candidate

I often have the same issue with many of my patients. You can absolutely be a candidate for laser-assisted liposuction AND for a tummy tuck. Which procedure is best for you depends entirely on the results you want. I often ask my patients, "6 months after your surgery, whatever it is, what do you need to see in the mirror to make you feel like the whole thing was worth it?" If your answer is "as flat and tight as possible", then you should probably have the tummy tuck.... more

Carmen Kavali, MD

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Pooch - your candidacy for liposuction or a tummy tuck

Hi there- I'm not sure how you could simultaneously be a good candidate for a suction procedure and a tummy tuck either... I am aware that some surgeons and device manufacturers tout the laser-based technologies as skin-tightening devices, but my opinion (having used them), is that they are no more effective at producing skin contraction than any other liposuction device. In other words, if skin contraction occurred with Smartlipo, it would have occurred to the same degree with any other form of more