Can I Get my Back Fat Lipo'ed at the Same Time As Tummy Tuck?

Liposuction can be done very safely at the same time as Tummy Tuck. There will be a change in position in your case if you are doing the back. In my practice I am a bit more nervous about Blood Clots when I combine Lipo and a TT, so I do give medication to thin the blood for a few days…And now we are also combining Lipo of the tummy as well at the same time as a TT, which was taboo years ago!!

Liposuction of the back can be done during the same procedure as abdominoplasty, in a healthy patient.

This would require a position change in the operating room. In general I begin the operation with the patient lying face-down to do the back, then turn them over to complete the tummy tuck.

The surgeon must always be aware of the potential complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT or blood clots in the lower body) and pulmonary embolus. The latter is a potentially fatal complication in which the clot travels to the lung.

Abdominoplasty for various reasons has a somewhat higher risk of DVT and embolus than do many other procedures. The risk may be higher when other procedures such as back liposuction are added. I routinely use sequential calf compressors in the OR and recovery room, as well as small doses of blood thinner to reduce the risk of clots.

There is a risk of bleeding with the blood thinners, but I have not seen this complication in the 24 years I have been in practice.

Good luck!