How safe is liposuction of the stomach & is it painful?

Thanks so much for your inquire,
Liposuction of the stomach is generally safe when performed by a board-certified and experienced plastic surgeon

You must be in good health (no major heart/lung conditions, diabetes, or clotting disorders) and choose a skilled surgeon who uses proper techniques (e.g., tumescent lipo, VASER, or laser-assisted lipo).

You might feel Mild to moderate pain (most people manage with painkillers for a few days).

Most people are back to light activities within a few days and fully recovered in 4-6 weeks.

Sincerely,
Dr. Emmanuel Mallol

In the hands of a board certified plastic surgeon, especially one who is aesthetic fellowship trained such as myself, liposuction of the stomach should be quite safe. In addition, the first 24 hours may create a moderate amount of discomfort, but after that, most patients describe the recovery as more of soreness than actual pain. Many patients I have who work jobs that are not labor intensive are able to return to work sometimes as quickly as the day after surgery.

Hello patsta1998,
Thank you for your question. Abdominal liposuction is very safe provided that it is performed by a qualified surgeon in an appropriate surgical facility. While are certainly risks to this surgical procedure that can be quite severe, the reality is that an appropriately trained surgeon who has experience in liposuction and abdominal surgery will minimize those risks. Your surgeon will review those specific risks along with their strategies to avoid those complications.
Regarding pain associated with liposuction, most of our patients report that they are sore and feel like they have had a strenuous abdominal workout. Most do not report severe pain and actually take very few pain pills post procedure. In our practice, we perform about 2/3 of our liposuction with patients under awake/tumescent anesthesia and the other 1/3 are under general anesthesia. Awake/tumescent anesthesia will have a few moments in the procedure where patients feel pressure and some discomfort (when instilling the tumescent anesthesia at the start of the procedure for example), however, most of our patients report that they tolerate the procedures just fine.
I recommend meeting with a qualified surgeon to discuss their approach to the procedure in detail and address any specific concerns that you may have. Best of luck!
Sincerely,Dr. Smith