Would liposuction be a good choice for me?

Question

I'm 20 years old, 114lbs and 5'2. My lower abdomen fat has always been resistant to any, body sculpting sport. That is my main problem area but I would also like to get more smaller waist and slimmer abdomen overall. Would liposuction be a good choice for me or a different procedure?

Emmanuel Mallol Cotes, MD · Answer

Thanks for the question.

In this regard, I recommend you waist and back Liposculpture, getting better curves especially in the waist, improving your body contour.

Kind regards

Yily De Los Santos, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question and pictures. I would recommend you liposuction for betters results. If you're willing to travel, Surgeons in the Dominican Republic have experience and very high standard of excellence when it comes to plastic surgery. I'm positive you can get what you're looking for

Sam Speron, MD, FACS · Answer

An aesthetically pleasing abdomen is something many of us desire. While proper nutrition, exercise, and weight control are very important, sometimes we cannot achieve our goals with those components alone. Simply getting older, as well as pregnancy can play a role in the appearance of our abdomen. If you desire the most dramatic improvement, then a full tummy tuck may address your concerns. A tummy tuck removes excess fat and skin while tightens muscles. However, from examining your photos you could benefit from liposuction alone, greatly. I would make an appointment with a plastic surgeon to get a proper examination!

I would recommend that you see a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area that is a member of both ASPS & ASAPS and performs a lot of tummy tucks and body contouring. Good luck with your future surgery!

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I would recommend that you see a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area that is a member of both ASPS & ASAPS and performs a lot of tummy tucks and body contouring. Good luck with your future surgery!

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Miguel Mota, MD · Answer

YES! You are a perfect candidate for liposuction of the abdomen. I would recommend 360 Liposuction, this will give you a smaller abdomen and smaller waistline, plus a better overall shape.

360 Liposuction includes abdomen, back, flanks and waist lipo. Other areas can be added if needed. A BBL can also be performed by injecting the harvested fat from lipo, into the butt and surrounding areas. A BBL is used to enhance the size and shape of the butt and hips but can also be done to improve  shape and/or irregularities only….. without a noticeable augmentation of the butt. This would be up to you.

It is hard to see in this photo, but I think you have small hip dips on the upper lateral part of you hips. These can be filled out with a BBL.

Best of luck!
Dr. Miguel Mota

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best. The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heats the skin with radiofrequency devices such as Renuvion (J-Plasma), InMode BodyTite, and ThermiRF to heat the undersurface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HI-DEF VASER Liposuction and can only be done by a well-trained body contouring specialist. At the same time, fat should be harvested and purified, with PRP and stem cells added, and then injected into muscles, indentations and cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.
Overall, you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer.

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

Liposuction would be effective in your case.  This is done on an out-patient basis, takes abut 1 hour to perform and costs $3,000-$4,000.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear awesome73966,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Based on your photo, it looks like you would be a good candidate for liposuction. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. 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

Douglas Taranow, DO, FACOS · Answer

Dear Awesome,
You are a great candidate for anterior abdominal liposuction (I would consider both the top and bottom as emptying out only the lower abdomen will make the upper look larger).  To reduce your sides and make better curves, add liposuction of the flanks and lower back (Lipo 360).
Best wishes.
Dr. Taranow

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

Yes, liposuction is useful to remove stubborn fat that is resistant to diet and exercise.  You appear to be a good candidate from your photo.  The next step is to visit with a board certified plastic surgeon near you for a consultation to learn more.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Based on your pictures and statistics you appear to be the quintessential ideal Liposuction candidate.

Patients who get the best liposuction results are typically young women, with tight skin, no previous pregnancies who have slightly excessive amounts of subcutaneous tissue in undesirable places.

I sometimes refer to this as the triad of being young, tight and pudgy.

It’s not meant to be derogatory in any way.

Liposuction results vary immensely purely based on who does the procedure. Being board-certified is plastic surgery is a good start but it’s insufficient to have mastered body contouring.

Look for providers who have done thousands of liposuction cases and have a stack of before and after pictures that read like a telephone book.

In the hands of a skilled  provider you should have a stellar outcome.

In order to find the most experienced and talented provider I suggest having multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons who have an overall excellent reputation with the least number of justified negative reviews on the various physician review websites and highly impressive collections of before and after pictures.