Can muscle repair be done with lipo?

Hello Humorous958147,
Diastasis Recti is a condition that can cause a bulge in the middle of the abdomen where the rectus abdominis (the six-pack muscles) separate during pregnancy. Moreover, this medical condition may be the reason why some patients still look pregnant months after giving birth. If you have a Diastasis Recti, then you’ll need a High Definition abdominoplasty or mini-abdominoplasty. With the Hi-Def abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) patients can get rid of the excess skin, fat around the abdomen and have their belly button fixed all in one procedure. The Diastasis Recti can also be repaired endoscopically and you can undergo a VASER High-Definition Liposuction afterwards. I would recommend a plastic surgeon who is trained by Dr. Alfredo Hoyos, the pioneer of this procedure. VASER Liposuction is clinically proven to cause 53% more skin retraction relative to other standard liposuction methods, and the risk for contour irregularities (indentations and fibrosis) is significantly lower with the use of the VASER machine. Hope this is helpful! Dr. De La Cruz.

Thank you for your question. No, muscle repair cannot be done with lipo. It would depend on the physician if they include muscle repair in the fee of a tummy tuck or charge them separately. There is no correct way, each physician breaks down their fees differently. The most important thing is to see a board certified plastic surgeon. 

with liposuction alone muscle tightening cannot be done, although there is some tightening that occurs with reunion treatment if done at the same time. with a tummy tuck, muscle tightening can be done and can be done with liposuction at same time.
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.