What weight is required NOT recommended for liposuction?

​Thank you for your question. It is hard to provided with a valid medical opinion without photos. I would suggest to be treated by board certificated plastic surgeon with experience in this procedure, to get the best desired results.

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Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

When looking into any procedure that greatly alters your physical appearance, like liposuction does, you want to make sure you are at a stable weight, meaning you are not planning on gaining or losing more than a couple fluctuation pounds here and there. That said, there is no magic number that works for everyone. Other factors are very important, like age, elasticity of the skin, density of the fat, etc. That's why it's so important to have a face to face consultation with your surgeon. Please work with a surgeon that doesn't just give you a weight, but works with you to achieve what you are looking to accomplish based on your own personal information. A personalized consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is always the best place to start, and like it seems you have done thus far, trust your instincts. You need to feel comfortable with your Surgeon, the right one for you will help you create a plan that makes the most sense for YOU.

I do significant amount of debulking liposuction for those with larger BMI. we often do numerous procedures and combine with hormones to lose more weight (see link).

my whole practice is doing lipoabdominoplasty, or at least liposuction with internal heating (which is not the gold standard for skin tightening with body contouring).

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.