Liposuction after tummy tuck? (Photo)

Hi Herniamomma,
Great question!! It may be hard to answer with the info you provided and without doing a physical exam. First, a couple of things I would need to know prior to being able to give you a good answer. What has your weight done since you had the TT? Do you work out regularly? Your name is Herniamomma...do you think you have a hernia or have you been diagnosed with a hernia? When you had your prior TT did they do a diastasis repair? So here goes.....if you have a lot of intra-abdominal/visceral fat then that won't be improved with liposuction alone. You would need to lose weight to see improvement. An easy way to see if you have visceral fat is to lay down flat on the floor and if your abdomen still bulges then you probably have visceral fat that you need to lose. If you don't have any bulging then you may have some abdominal wall laxity or diastasis that could be improved although this would require a revision of your TT. With regards to the lateral abdomen/hip bulging you marked on your pics that can be improved with liposuction. Just remember liposuction can remove unwanted fat but it cannot change your underlying musculoskeletal structure. I would have a consult and see what your options are. I hope this makes sense.

Before determining the recommendation the cause of the bulging needs to be determined. If it is from visceral (internal) fat then liposuction nor a tummy tuck will address it, but losing weight will improve it. If it is subcutaneous fat then liposuction would give you nice improvement. If it is from a failed muscle repair or if muscle repair was never performed in this area then a revision to your tummy tuck would be the recommendation.