Abdominal lipo- Putting on weight before procedure?

There is no benefit to gaining weight before liposuction. If anything, you will make it more likely that skin will not retract and that the end results will not be as good. Liposuction results are best when it is used to treat small trouble areas that still persist after patients have done all they can to get in the best shape possible. Gaining weight would be counterproductive. 

This all comes down to precision of surgery.  I think you should be at your lowest weight, but it is easier to liposuction if you have more fat.Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent. Find a board certified plastic
surgeon who performs hundreds of liposuction and liposuction revision
procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before
and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the
results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Generally speaking, the ideal patient for liposuction surgery is one who has achieved a long-term stable weight, is medically (psychologically and psychosocially) stable and presents with diet and exercise resistant adipose tissue of  specific areas, with good quality overlying skin elasticity. When the time is right, seek consultation with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons who can provide you with good, specific, and ethical advice. Best wishes. 

Yours is a common thought so I appreciate your posting it. By the time you are 18, you have likely made all of the fat cells you are ever going to make. When we gain weight, we just make those fat cells bigger. Your genetic code tells your body where to distribute those fat cells. Liposuction can be used to even the playing field in your body and suck the extra fat cells out of the areas that you tend to store fat in. Because your weight gain will not add new fat cells, adding weight is literally the worst thing you could do before liposuction.  The same fat cells will be suctioned out either way, but your skin will be stretched and your results much less impressive. Liposuction on a person nearer their body weight can give absolutely great results by simply removing the problem area leaving the suctioned area looking in line with the rest of a healthy body.  Best of Luck,Dr. Pyle

I think that the best way to evaluate you is to be seen in person to be properly evaluated, but it does sound reasonable to lipo problem areas.

You would do best to have the lipo when you are at a weight that you feel is reasonable for you and your likestyle. There really has never been a study looking at the differences in long term outcome if a patient has lipo at their top weight vs their lowest weight.

Hello
and thank you for your question.Any plastic surgery
procedure is best done when a patient is at their ideal
weight. I recommend that you see a board certified plastic surgeon
in consultation to get more specific answers to your questions which can best
be addressed after a thorough history and examination is performed.
Best of luck to you!