Theres alot of fat on my upper abdomen that needs to be removed. I heard its not safe to do trunk lipo with a tummy tuck or the skin might die. should i break the surgery up into 2 parts, having breasts and lipo done on upper abs.. then wait for a few months and go in and have tummy tuck and lipo thru my hips and flanks. How long should I wait... and also is that the order I should do it in? age 52 - height 5-9 - weight 208
August 1, 2015
Answer: And abdominoplasty removes excess fat and skin from the abdomen. Very few patients to have and abdominoplasty require subsequent liposuction. I think you would do fine with a mommy makeover including mastopexy liposuction of the waist and an abdominoplasty. I personally do not suction the flaps elevated for and abdominoplasty for the safety reasons you suggest. Nevertheless, subsequent liposuction of the abdomen is seldom necessary.
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August 1, 2015
Answer: And abdominoplasty removes excess fat and skin from the abdomen. Very few patients to have and abdominoplasty require subsequent liposuction. I think you would do fine with a mommy makeover including mastopexy liposuction of the waist and an abdominoplasty. I personally do not suction the flaps elevated for and abdominoplasty for the safety reasons you suggest. Nevertheless, subsequent liposuction of the abdomen is seldom necessary.
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August 1, 2015
Answer: Timing of breast and body work Hi. There very first thing would recommend is that you lose some weight first because according to your height and weight and pictures you are considered overweight and thus are at greater risk for blood clots to your legs that could travel to your heart and lungs and cause a pulmonary embolism. Your increase age and lengthy duration of your surgery would also add to your surgical risks for DVT and Pulmonary Embolism. You will get much better results if you are more within your ideal body weight and your recovery will be much easier. If you lose more weight, there will also be less fat for you to have to worry about removing with liposuction and thus you will not have to worry about splitting up the liposuction and tummy tuck. With less fat to have to remove a lot of surgeons are able do some liposuction safely along with the tummy tuck so it does not have to be staged, if the total duration of the procedure is not too lengthy. I think that you have enough volume to your breasts to start with. A lift alone would improve the shape enough that I think you would be happy. I don't think implants for your case are necessary. If you can avoid implants then you do not have to deal with the risks of implants and since the procedures won't require as much time to do it may be possible to do it in one setting.I would recommend consulting with several experienced board certified plastic surgeons to get their opinion prior to making a decision.Best wishes.
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August 1, 2015
Answer: Timing of breast and body work Hi. There very first thing would recommend is that you lose some weight first because according to your height and weight and pictures you are considered overweight and thus are at greater risk for blood clots to your legs that could travel to your heart and lungs and cause a pulmonary embolism. Your increase age and lengthy duration of your surgery would also add to your surgical risks for DVT and Pulmonary Embolism. You will get much better results if you are more within your ideal body weight and your recovery will be much easier. If you lose more weight, there will also be less fat for you to have to worry about removing with liposuction and thus you will not have to worry about splitting up the liposuction and tummy tuck. With less fat to have to remove a lot of surgeons are able do some liposuction safely along with the tummy tuck so it does not have to be staged, if the total duration of the procedure is not too lengthy. I think that you have enough volume to your breasts to start with. A lift alone would improve the shape enough that I think you would be happy. I don't think implants for your case are necessary. If you can avoid implants then you do not have to deal with the risks of implants and since the procedures won't require as much time to do it may be possible to do it in one setting.I would recommend consulting with several experienced board certified plastic surgeons to get their opinion prior to making a decision.Best wishes.
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