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Will Vaser Lipo Tighten my Skin?

asked 3 years ago by stefwatt in league city
Latest answer by Braden Stridde, MD
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Tags: abdomen, flanks, sagging, loose

I am considering Vaser liposuction on abdomen and flanks in Houston. Will my skin really tighten up?

4 answers to Will Vaser Lipo Tighten my Skin?

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Skin after vaser

It depends. If you do not have deep stretch marks and your skin has good tone, has not lost elasticity, and is not already lax then you will probably be fine. Vaser does cause more skin tightening than traditional liposuction but there are limits. You should consult with a reputable plastic surgeon in your area.
Edmond A. Zingaro, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Will VASER liposuction tighten my skin?

While VASER liposuction offers some real advantages in that it selectively removes fat cells while preserving the fibrous tissues that connect your skin to the underlying muscle, it does not specifically induce skin tightening. The amount of skin retraction that you get (which is an important component of the quality of your result) has much more to do with the intrinsic elasticity of your skin. If you have good quality elastic skin, then you should get good skin retraction from your... more
Braden Stridde, MD

Federal Way Plastic Surgeon
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Skin tightening after Vaser

The heat generated by Vaser does tighten the skin more than traditional liposuction. More importantly, It is far less traumatic, because you are not "ripping the fat cells away from it's support tissue", patients have far less post operative pain and they can return to normal activities much sooner. Because all of the lasers used to melt the fat are not as selective as Vaser, they can easily burn the skin and get uneven dimpling. Of course the skill of the surgeon is the... more
Michael Tomcik, MD

San Ramon Dermatologist
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Liposuction and Skin Tightening

Liposuction is an operation to remove fat. Nothing else. Aside from surgical removal (Facelift, Tummy Tuck, Butt lift etc), Skin tightens in response to an injury, the extreme example of which is a 3rd degree burn in which the scar tissue relentlessly pulls heads to the chest and forearms to the arms with thick cord called contractures. When injury takes place, scar tissue or Collagen in popular talk, is laid down and then remodelled. The degree of injury, its depth, your ethnic... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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