Am I candidate for liposuction or laser liposuction?

Power Assisted Liposuction would offer the hourglass figure and removal of fat from your low back. Based upon your history (one year old child) and photo I believe that you have a weakness of the two “strap” muscles of the front of your abdomen (called diastasis recti). This malposition of the muscles causes a protuberance of the abdomen. The fatty tissue of the abdomen could be auctioned out but you will still have a protuberance. Does this mean that you have to have surgery to repair? No, first step Google exercises for Diastasis and weight loss. Also, look in mirror and ask yourself is my goal really to be perfectly flat ( tummy tuck) or would I be happy with improved waistline, hourglass figure, but with a protuberant belly that would require exercise and or surgery to repair. Hope this is helpful.

Hello CharmingNFlawless,Thank you for posting your photographs. Liposuction and Bodytite may be possible for you; however, it would depend on the skin's condition. During childbirth, if the skin is stretched too much and rips, leaving stretch makes, otherwise known as striae, it can not spring back like healthy skin. The condition of the belly skin is not visible in the photographs, and an in-person consultation with a surgeon would be advisable for a more accurate recommendation. Also, an examination is necessary to see if you need a rectus plication as the rectus abdominal muscles separate during pregnancy and can leave the appearance of a pooch on the stomach. If a flat, tight stomach is desired, a tummy tuck surgery may be the best option to get your desired results. I suggest contacting surgeons who specialize in these procedures and getting several opinions in person before moving forward.Good Luck, Dr. Kinal

Hi, thanks for posting your pictures. Because of the amount of fat that would need to be removed from your abdomen, liposuction alone will leave you with too much overhanging skin. A tummy tuck with liposuction would be ideal. If you are not looking for a flat tummy but want a good reduction of the overhanging fat, you will need a skin tightening procedure along with the liposuction. Laser assisted liposuction can give you some additional tightening but that is old technology. A better choice would be Renuvion which uses helium gas and radio frequency energy to achieve maximal skin tightening if surgery is not an option. We usually perform this type of liposuction over two sessions to minimize the loose skin.