Am I a good candidate for laser Lipo? What can I expect my results to look like? (Photo)

You appear to have some excess subcutaneous fat that would do well with liposuction. There are many devices that do good liposuction. It is best to pick a skilled plastic surgeon who has results that you like. Let your surgeon pick the liposuction method that he gets the best results with. Good luck.

Dear Bright883253,
liposuction is not a weight loss surgery. Generally speaking, you want to reach your goal weight before you consider a surgery, otherwise your results will be suboptimal if you continue to lose weight after the surgery. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best. The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heats the skin with radiofrequency devices such as Renuvion (J-Plasma), InMode BodyTite, and ThermiRF to heat the undersurface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HI-DEF VASER Liposuction and can only be done by a well-trained body contouring specialist. At the same time, fat should be harvested and purified, with PRP and stem cells added, and then injected into muscles, indentations and cellulite to get body shaping and contouring. For a Brazilian butt lift (BBL), we inject the fat into the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face. Cellulite should also be treated with a combination of Cellfina, subcision, and/or fillers such as Bellafill, Renuva synthetic fat, or Sculptra. If skin is very loose before surgery, then it will need to be removed: tummy tuck/abdominoplasty for lower abdominal skin; breast lift for excess breast skin; and/or a brachioplasty for loose arm skin.
Overall, you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer.

Based on the height and weight you provided and calculating your BMI, you would be a good candidate for laser liposuction.
As long as you don't have any of the medical contraindications that would prevent you from being a candidate, we would recommend the following areas for laser liposuction: abs, bra bulge, and flanks (sides). For our LipoLift™ procedure, a big part of the result is wearing the compression garment that we provide following your procedure. We recommend complying with all of the post-procedure protocols to ensure maximum results!

You look like a good candidate for Smartlipo laser liposuction in conjunction with microcannula liposuction. You should schedule a consultation with a physician that has experience in laser liposuction. Smartlipo is a great tool, but your results will depend on the skill of the surgeon using it.  You should do online research and check out the before and after photos that the physician posts online. Good luck with your research!

The quality of the result of any liposuction procedure is dependent on two things:  the underlying musculoskeletal build and the ability of your skin to retract.  I would encourage a consultation with a BC PS to assess your personal situation.  Consider even a virtual consult in this time of social distancing!  Also, you need to determine whether your real goal is weight loss or body contouring (or possibly both).  Good luck as figure things out...

Don’t worry about the type of Liposuction. It really makes no difference whatsoever. It’s kind of like asking what tools your mechanic uses. Instead look long and hard to find the best plastic surgeon for your type of work. You’ll find plastic surgeons have very different views on body sculpting using Liposuction and especially on high-volume Liposuction work.Without a question you will be a much better candidate for Liposuction if you can lose weight first. I do not recommend trying to lose weight quickly. Instead try small Permanent changes in particularly eating but also general lifestyle.Patients who are a little on the heavy side sometimes end up looking disproportioned from Liposuction and often are much better candidates for fall torso or even full body liposuction.for example, if you just had liposuction on your upper and lower abdomen your love handles waist and back would look completely disproportionate and they would look much bigger. if you did liposuction of your full torso which is your abdomen love handles, waist back and armpit. Then your arms might look big.this is why losing weight first will serve you well before having the procedure.To do full body liposuction on someone at your weight will require two full rounds of liposuction.Patients up to the weight of about 160 pounds can get excellent full tour so results still staying within the safety guideline of not removing more than 5 L of fat per operation.5 L of fat is about 8 to 10 pounds. in your case that would drop your weight to about 204 pounds. That probably doesn’t seem all that impressive. Another way of looking at this is if you took 38 sticks of butter and stuff them into your sweater and that’s the amount of change removing 8 to 10 pounds of fat will do in the areas treated.5000 mL of fat can be harvested in your case from the upper lower abdomen.To create a balanced attractive high-quality result you would also need liposuction of the waist, love handles full back and armpits or under arms. This would probably add an additional 3 1/2 to 5 L of fat.If you can get your weight down to 175 pounds you can probably get the same results with one surgery.substantial weight loss can create skin laxity. Some patients become better candidates for skin surgery than Liposuction with successful weight loss.I’m sure you’ll have no trouble finding plastic surgeons happy to take your money and do your procedure now. Many at least on public forms will say you need to lose weight first and I am one of them.personally I find plastic surgeons to be a bit harsh and have too much of a stringent view that Liposuction is not a good procedure for patients who are obese.there is a point at which all plastic surgeons agree that Liposuction becomes inappropriate. for me I would not consider torso Liposuction and someone above 220 pounds. and someone that weight I would consider doing arms only or chin on the etc.If you did move forward and have Liposuction now or after losing a few more pounds you could have a dramatic very impressive result. To get that the procedure Hass to be done by someone who is really good at Liposuction. Another provider who has extensive experience and is enthusiastic about high-volume Liposuction.You can take a look at some of my results posted under my profile on real self. Some of those heavyset patients really needed a tummy tuck but we’re absolutely not going to have one so they chose Liposuction and those were the results I was able to get.Continue working on weight loss. Please be patient and don’t rush the Process. Please schedule numerous in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons who have extensive experience with Liposuction and lots and lots and lots of high-quality before and after pictures to prove the kind of work they can do.It would be nice if someone could show you 50 sets of before and after pictures but I would say 20 is an absolute minimummy Album of abdominal liposuction before and after pictures has 1400 photos.10 years ago I began focusing my practice exclusively on liposuction and fat transfer procedures.most plastic surgeons can do nice work with Liposuction but this one single procedure has more variations in results than most other procedures.Best, Mats Hagstrom,MD