As many colleagues have answered, a skilled plastic surgeon can work around the port without any problems. One think I would add though, is that you need to talk to your bariatric surgeon as well, because if a lap band removal is to be done soon, a tummy tuck might interfere with the laparoscopic procedure. Since the abdominal wall is tightened during a tummy tuck, especially in the early stages it might not allow for proper insulation during a laparoscopic procedure and thus make it harder to remove the lap band. Again, I'm not saying you shouldn't consider a tummy tuck but the wisest thing to do would be to talk both to your plastic and your bariatric surgeon.
I get the feeling you want to hear that you don't need a lift. And that's understandable. But in my humble opinion, you do need to get a lift. From what I can see in the picture you have a short-based breast, that is, the part where it attaches to the thoracic wall. If you only get an implant you can either get a small implant to fit that base --and the rest of the breast would still sag below the implant--, or enlarge the base by lowering the breast crease, as to fit a larger implant. That would probably make it look less saggy as the nipple would be closer to the center of the implant, but that would mean getting a very large implant, and having low sitting breast which would in turn shorten your abdomen. It wouldn't be the best result. In short, you most definitely would benefit from a lift. And as stated by other colleagues, that could be either with or without an implant, and in 1 or 2 surgeries. Regards! --Isaac
Liposuction is a procedure for removing localized fat deposits such as the love handles, so in that regard, yes, it does help. Lipomas on the other hand are benign fatty tissue tumors that are often well demarcated and usually need to be removed by means of an incision and resection, mainly for 2 reasons: 1. to be sure to remove the lipoma completely including any capsules, and 2. to be able to send it to pathologic study (in some extremely rara cases they can be malignant) As for prices, I would recommend asking around in your area and community, price is important but it shouldn't be the main reason why you choose a surgeon. And remember, if an offer seems to good to be true, it probably is.
