When Can I Have Liposuction After a Tummy Tuck?

Six months would be a good time to do a liposuction after a tummy tuck. It may be done earlier, but the swelling may make it hard to judged where it is needed. its safe to o but its not smart to do it before the dust has settled.

Having a bulge immediately over the tummy tuck scar line MAY suggest that the edge of the tummy skin and fat which was left behind to be stitched to the lower wound edge was not de-fatted sufficiently to match that of the lower edge.

Although 6-8 months are advanced as the dates when liposuction could carry out it is important to consider WHAT we as surgeons are looking for before embarking on liposuction. Two things; First, the tissues need to fully recover, be soft, pliable without swelling or any inflammatory thickness and secondly, we want the blood supply from below the incision to incorporate the area of skin and fat above the incision to ensure quick and complication free healing. Some people get there faster than others. It is best to operate when the conditions for healing seem optimal.

Good Luck.

Peter A Aldea, MD