Is it true that if you lipo above the belly button that the skin will die? My TT is tomorrow morning. Thank you in advance.

Hello  and thank-you for your question.I routinely incorporate liposuction and the abdomen and waist as part to the tummy-tuck procedure. This allows me to achieve a better waistline for my patients and reduce the length of the abdominoplasty incision. If there is fullness of the flanks (lumbar roll) I frequently recommend liposuction of this area in addition to the tummy-tuck. Best wishes,Andrew Lyos, MD, FACS

 Thank you for your question, and good luck tomorrow. I do routinely do liposuction above the bellybutton as well as the flanks as part of my tummy tuck procedure 

While in general it is true that liposuction in an area that will be part of the skin that is undermined, serious complications such as you describe are uncommon. My preference is to directly remove the fat on the undersurface of the flap rather than liposuction so that the blood flow is not compromised in the part that remains.