Tummy, Love Handles, Inner Thighs - What would be the best treatment options to improve these areas? (Photos)

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I am 55, 5'6, 144 clothes, 36dd mentor implants At 24 plastic surgeon said they could remove 2 stretch marks, 54 stitches later, awful, why the ugly tattoo. 2 babies. At 25 had a hysterectomy; accident blunt force caused a clot,why scar under belly button. Weight 164 scoliosis surgery, I work out & active, down to clothed at 144. My inner thigh gained some weight, I Can't lose; still, flab working out, and need help to look good again.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear rhonda2656,
based on your photos, you look like a good candidate for a TT. Full tummy tuck should tighten your abdominal muscles and remove the excess skin. Flanks liposuction would give you a better shape. I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon because 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

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

From your photos you should have nice results from a tummy tuck with liposuction for contouring.  The inner thighs can be sculpted with liposuction, but there is a risk of skin laxity in this area due to the skin being thinner here.  It is important to discuss your goals and learn what you can expect in terms of results.

Hakan Demir, MD · Answer

the best treatment options to improve these areas about which you re worry are performed tummy tuck and liposuction , Dr Hakan Demir Antalya Turkey estimated cost is 3000 euro

Connie Hiers, MD, FACS · Answer

You could have a lower tuck which could pull the scar down to a lower position and remove some excess skin plus liposuction of your flanks. I would suggest meeting with a board certified plastic surgeon and discussing your options.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Photos are OK. Recommend full TT with muscle plication with lipo of flanks & inner thighs. Fee From $7,000+++ Best to virtual consult with....

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

To get a quality assessment I suggest having multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons in your community.
You can definitely have a tummy tuck if you want to. It will cut the top half of your tattoo off so you should consider that.
There is no good procedure for flabby inner thighs. Liposuction will not improve skin laxity and skin laxity is the biggest problem in this area.
Age causes loss of skim elasticity and there’s no way to reverse this.
There are no good skin tightening options. Do not count on JPlasma a.k.a. Renuvion or procedures like bodytite to do anything other than waste your money.
If they lift it’s probably too aggressive but it is an option for some especially those who have lost a lot of weight or have excessive skin laxity.
Lower extremity liposuction especially when there is skin laxity is typically low patient satisfaction and not particularly useful.
Anytime you consider Liposuction you should be very selective regarding who you choose for your procedure.
This is true for all surgeries but Liposuction seems to be unique and having enormous variation in outcomes based on who does the procedure. In other words choosing a board-certified plastic surgeon with overall good reputation and years of experience does not mean somebody has mastered Liposuction.
We appreciate you including pictures. Next time try taking pictures using the timer on your camera with your arms down and standing in a neutral position.
When you lift your arms up you put tension on your skin and this does not show how your abdomen looks with your arms down.
We usually make assessments based on a neutral standing position with arms in a down position.
Whatever procedure you opt for you should that plastic surgeons carefully. Do that by asking surgeons to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures for whatever procedure you are considering.
For a tummy tuck look specifically and who gets the most natural looking belly buttons with a very low sad scar that follows anatomic contours naturally and evenly on both sides. The entire torso should look balanced appropriate and balanced from all angles including from behind. A sufficiently talented plastic surgeon will make adjustments to make sure the torso looks appropriate from all angles. This may require doing an extended tummy tuck on those with extensive skin laxity or add liposuction for those with excessive subcutaneous fat and the love handles.
For a reference and experience surgeon should have no difficulty showing you at least 50 that’s a before and after pictures of commonly performed procedures like a full tummy tuck and liposuction.
Ask providers to show you examples of results that are excellent, average and results that did not turn out as well as they had hoped.
Make sure providers show you only examples of previous patient who had similar body characteristics to your own.
There’s no point in seeing results from patients who were perfect candidates if you are not.
This is especially true for Liposuction.
Liposuction candidacy varies hugely from person to person.
Skin laxity is the number one reason patients failed to get great liposuction results with the exception of choosing an inadequate provider.
Providers may be apprehensive of showing you anything but their preselected “best of their career” results. While these results may look impressive they do not represent what average results look like and the great majority of patients will get average results not the best outcomes of the providers career.
We all have a variety of outcomes and it’s fair game for patients to ask to see them.
Take careful notes during each consultation. When is out slow down and schedule more consultations.
Find the right plastic surgeon and everything falls into place.
You should consider the outcome of these procedures as being permanent and irreversible.
You’ll be reminded of the outcome every day for the rest of your life.
Please choose carefully.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

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