Can I tone up my muscles after lipo?

Thank you for your question! Yes, it is possible to tone your abdominal muscles post liposuction. Liposuction does not affect your muscles at all, it only removes the subcutaneous fat above them. I hope this helps!

Liposuction will not reduce the muscle mass in an individual.  To be sure, all of the effects of liposuction on lipid metabolism have not been worked out.  Talk with a trainer to determine if you are performing the appropriate exercises for you to see definition. Reps may be more beneficial than heavy lifting.  

you of course can tone after liposuction but that doesn't mean you will get more toning out of the liposuction, likely you need fitness and muscle building, but at the same time may want a VASER HD liposuction procedure.
You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best.  Traditional liposuction awake and smart liposuction are old methods and do very poorly for tightening skin or significant skin tightening or contouring.  Small problem areas can be improved slightly by these methods.  The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heat the skin with radio-frequency devices such as J PLASMA/RENUVION, InMode BodyTite, ThermiRF to heat the under surface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HIDEF VASER contouring and can only be done by a well . trained body contouring specialist. At the same time fat should be harvested, PRP and stem cells added and injected into muscles or indentations/cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.  This is known as a brazilian butt lift when you inject the fat to the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with cellfina, sculptra, subcision and/or fillers such as bellafill, renuva synthetic fat, or sculptra.  If skin is very loose before surgery then it will need to be removed such as lower abdominal skin (tummy tuck/abdominoplasty), breast skin (breast lift), arm skin (brachioplasty).  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.  Dr. Emer.

Best, Dr. Emer.