Stubborn fat in the tailbone / sacral area developed during pregnancy. Can liposuction help target this area?

Hi, thank you for sharing your question. You are a great candidate for liposuction. This will target and treat the tailbone area well and contour it effectively.

There is no doubt, based on these photos, that liposuction would be the way to improve those areas of concern. Consider liposuction of abdomen, flanks, lower back and, definitely, some weight loss. Good luck.

Dear Junipercypress,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you 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

This area is very amenable for liposuction. It should sculpt both the lower back and buttock shape.
Best wishes.
Dr. Taranow

Great posted photos. Yes liposuction under local anesthesia with IV sedation could be done. I think about 500 cc's of fat could be removed. Fee $3,000. Best to virtual consult with....

Pregnancies do not change far distribution. If the area responded significantly during weight gain related to pregnancy such as developing stretch marks then you do have subcutaneous fat in the area. Most likely the lack of response to change in this area from weight fluctuations could mean that skin laxity may be part of the problem.Pregnancies primarily cause to changes in the female body. These are skin laxity and muscle separation of the abdominal muscles. While we usually see skin laxity related to the anterior abdomen since that’s what gets stretched the most if it also involves significant weight gain and skin laxity especially for those who are prone to skin with less elasticity may have left you with skin laxity over your sacral area.It’s important to differentiate because skin laxity is not going to be well treated by Liposuction.If there’s fat there to remove some improvement it will be had but if there’s also skin laxity then don’t expect Liposuction to address that component.The best way to differentiate The difference in contour from skin laxity versus underlying fat is to put the skin under tension by lifting up on the area just above the problem area.Delivering consistent quality Liposuction is more difficult than people believe it. The variation in the skillet and experience is quite dramatic among different providers and being bored certified and plastic surgery with an overall good reputation is not in any mean guarantee that someone is good at Liposuction.Delivering consistent quality Liposuction is more difficult than people believe it. The variation in the skillet and experience is quite dramatic among different providers and being bored certified and plastic surgery with an overall good reputation is not in any mean guarantee that someone is good at Liposuction. in your case you also need an assessment to determine if there is a skin component and if so how much that’s contributing.I recommend multiple in person consultations with local board-certified plastic surgeons in your area. During consultations ask providers to show as many before and after pictures as they’re willing to preferably their entire portfolio of all before and after pictures for liposuction of the torso.Continue having consultations until you feel you found the plastic surgeon who can meet your needs in the liver consistent quality results.Being shown a handful of preselected pictures which most likely represent the best results of the providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results look like in the hands of that provider.For that reason patients need to be advocate for themselves and vent plastic surgeons thoroughly and this generally means pushing them to open up their portfolio and show you as many of their before and after pictures as they’re willing to.Liposuction of the love handles lower back flanks and waste is common and plastic surgeons for the experience should not having any difficulties showing you an impressive collection of before and after pictures.Best,Mats Hagstrom MD