Love handles after tummy tuck. How can I remove love handles? (photos)

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your question. Yes, you can get rid of the fat on your love handles with liposuction. For scars, I suggest using DermatixSi.

For detailed information, consultation is required. Please feel free to contact me. instagram.com/drcempa

Best regards,
DR. CEM PAYASLI
MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGEONS

Dear Sara.hhh,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. Based on your photos, it looks like you would benefit from 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

Hi and thanks for your question. Generally liposuction is performed with tummy tuck surgery to decrease the belt size and to prevent the dog ear formation. For your case liposuction can be done for your abdomen , flanks and lower back side. With method your belt size can be decreased. Your scar also can be revised after liposuction because after abdominal lipo , you will have slightly excess skin so this excess skin can reduce tension on your scar and it causes better healing. Dog ears can be removed with liposuction also. I think these combination can solve your problem and you can gain hour glass appearance.

Skin laxity does not magically end with the TT in many patients. The love handles can be liposuctioned while blending the liposuction into the abdomen to prevent irregularity and give you a waist line. After your incisions healed, you could have used silicone sheets, Mederma, and Biocorneum to make scarring less noticeable. The biggest determinant of how a patient’s scars will heal is their DNA and how they have healed in the past. Although scars will never disappear, they will fade over a period of time.

Scars need aerify, enlighten, or Cosmelan peels post surgery. Vivatia foam, Restorsea 10x, skinceuticals phyto +, Cosmelan 2 cream, and reve skin fortified bleaching cream all help. Scars can be punch out and removed in the office.

no medical insurance covers keloid removal. you have a chance of recurrence with surgical removal but lasers can help reduce the look.

the love handles arent really love handles they are skin that you can use trusculpt or coolsculpting on. this is more your body shape than anything but more liposuction could there are many options for hypertrophic/red/discolored scars:
1. vascular lasers (yellow laser, vbeam, excel v)
2. fractional lasers (fraxel, erbium, co2)
3. microneedling/PRP
4. silicone based scar gels with growth factors
5. excision +/- radiation
see an expert.
Best, Dr. Emer.