I have these bumps on my stomach due to lipo. I had it done 2 years ago, i like my stomach but unfortunately I can't show it of because of the bumps. Is it scar tissue?? Or remaining fat? What are my options? Do I have to do lipo again to even them out or is there another solution? I'll do whatever is best, please tell me what my options are. Thank you so much for your time!
Answer: Unhappy outcomes When results are poor from liposuction, it is usually due to one of two reasons.The first is the procedure was done poorly. The second is liposuction was done on a patient who was not a good candidate.When doing revision work after undesirable outcomes in liposuction, it is critical to make an appropriate assessment first.Patients can be left with results that are simply uneven or they may have been overly liposuctioned.If the results are simply uneven, then revision liposuction can help even out the results, though the final outcome will rarely be as good as if the procedure was done correctly in the first place.If the problem stems from someone having been over-treated, then revision becomes much more difficult.Sometimes patients can see improvements from having skin procedures like abdominoplasties. These may be viable alternatives for patients who have some loose skin.Still, if the underlying diagnosis is an absence of fat from overzealous liposuction, then skill tightening is really not treating the true diagnosis.Fat transfer can be of limited help but is tedious and may require multiple sessions in order to achieve realistic improvements.The problem with fat transfer as an option for treating areas that are over-liposuctioned is the lack of a tissue base in which to graft fat.If someone has had virtually all of their subcutaneous fat removed, then there was no base in which to graft the fat.Grafting fat into the muscle is not a viable solution for a good aesthetic outcome.In your case, it appears you have been liposuctioned unevenly as well as having been over-treated.Your skin is not loose, so I would not recommend any type of abdominoplasty.Small improvments may be possible with revision liposuction and fat transfer, though it is unlikely that you will ever have an abdomen looking anything like the picture you showed.Many surgeons will recommend ancillary nonsurgical treatments for someone like yourself.I have less faith in these machines because they do not treat the inherent problem, which is now an absence and uneven distribution of fat.The importance of seeking help from a talented, experienced and board-certified plastic surgeon cannot be overstated.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.
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Answer: Unhappy outcomes When results are poor from liposuction, it is usually due to one of two reasons.The first is the procedure was done poorly. The second is liposuction was done on a patient who was not a good candidate.When doing revision work after undesirable outcomes in liposuction, it is critical to make an appropriate assessment first.Patients can be left with results that are simply uneven or they may have been overly liposuctioned.If the results are simply uneven, then revision liposuction can help even out the results, though the final outcome will rarely be as good as if the procedure was done correctly in the first place.If the problem stems from someone having been over-treated, then revision becomes much more difficult.Sometimes patients can see improvements from having skin procedures like abdominoplasties. These may be viable alternatives for patients who have some loose skin.Still, if the underlying diagnosis is an absence of fat from overzealous liposuction, then skill tightening is really not treating the true diagnosis.Fat transfer can be of limited help but is tedious and may require multiple sessions in order to achieve realistic improvements.The problem with fat transfer as an option for treating areas that are over-liposuctioned is the lack of a tissue base in which to graft fat.If someone has had virtually all of their subcutaneous fat removed, then there was no base in which to graft the fat.Grafting fat into the muscle is not a viable solution for a good aesthetic outcome.In your case, it appears you have been liposuctioned unevenly as well as having been over-treated.Your skin is not loose, so I would not recommend any type of abdominoplasty.Small improvments may be possible with revision liposuction and fat transfer, though it is unlikely that you will ever have an abdomen looking anything like the picture you showed.Many surgeons will recommend ancillary nonsurgical treatments for someone like yourself.I have less faith in these machines because they do not treat the inherent problem, which is now an absence and uneven distribution of fat.The importance of seeking help from a talented, experienced and board-certified plastic surgeon cannot be overstated.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.
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