Body Lift vs Smart Lipo

I share your concerns. Liposuction is a wonderful treatment when skin quality and elasticity are good. It can make saggy inelastic skin look worse if significant volume is removed exceeding the ability of the remaining skin to tighten. If the skin is already lax, removing more volume from it will only make the problem worse.

I do not believe the laser lipo systems cause significant skin tightening.

Seek out a board certified plastic surgeon to evaluate you and help make this decision.

good luck

Thank you for your question regarding whether you should undergo a 360 circumferential lower body lift or smart lipo, given that you are 63 years old and in medium condition. Without a thorough physical examination, pictures, and a more thorough history, this is a difficult question to answer. However, at 63 years old, your skin has lost a lot of elasticity. Therefore it is unreliable in retraction after intelligent lipo. Therefore, without pictures, more history, and a physical examination, I would suggest a 360 circumferential lower body lift. However, a thorough past medical history and preoperative evaluation, including blood, EKG chest X-rays, stress test, and curated duplex test, need to be done to know if there are any preoperative conditions before surgery. However, due to your advanced age, I suggest 360 circumferential lower body lifts yield better results than intelligent lipo. Good Luck.
Sincerely,
Dr. Katzen

Liposuction is best used in people with good skin elasticity.  People in the sixth decade do often have good enough skin elasticity for liposuction but you would want to have your particular circumstances evaluated  by an experienced surgeon, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.  Liposuction removes only fat.  A body lift or tumy tuck remove extraskin as well.  A lift or tummy tuck give youa better shape usually, but have the tradeoff of more scarring and a longer recovery.  Make sure your surgeon is experienced in both body lifts and liposuction, so as to make the best decision for yourself.