RGV Cosmetic Surgery & Vein Care - Edinburg - Account Suspended

A short answer to this complex issue and question. First things first, we don't know if your doctor used absorbable sutures or permanent sutures. If they used absorbable sutures that could cause the the Diastasis recti repair to undo. Plus, you had two laparoscopic surgeries after your tummy tuck. When performing laparoscopic procedures they inflate your abdomen with CO2 to create exposure. This could have stretched your abdomen hence stretching your diastasis recti.

Large volume fat transfer for gluteal augmentation can be safely performed by experienced, well-trained and certified surgeons. None of the factors that you've mentioned such as IV vitamins, special diet, or Epsom salt baths make a difference for the quality of your fat transfer results.  To achieve great results with fat transfer you must first be a good candidate with enough donor fat from other areas of your body and your butt should not be saggy with lots of loose skin, like after massive weight loss. Such patients often require formal butt lifting surgery (lower posterior body lift) in addition to fat transfer or gluteal implants.  For fat transfer, I like using VASER liposuction for the donor liposuction. VASER does enhance skin tightening to the areas treated and the harvested fat is viable and very smooth for fat transfer.  I recommend common sense post-op instructions to minimize sitting or laying on the butt the first 2 weeks after surgery to allow the fat to settle, and the compression garment is also used during the post-op period.  I do not recommend any special massages for my VASER liposuction patients post-op.

You need skin tightening. Since you are opposed to an abdominoplasty,. which would provide the best results for you given the amount of loose skin and stretch marks that are present, you would benefit the most from VASER liposuction with BodyTite bipolar radiofrequency skin tightening, rather than SmartLipo.  SmartLipo is just a brand-name for laser liposuction. I used to perform laser liposuction, but switched almost 6-years ago to VASER liposuction due to superior results in my hands, and more recently added BodyTite once it became available in the US a few years ago. It is important to remember that even the best results with VASER liposuction and BodyTite will not correct the presence of the stretch marks or the underlying diastasis recti of the abdominal muscles.