Feedback for AirSculpt before & after? 1L of fat removed 7 months ago (Photos)

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Before & 7 mo after SX. 4Never been pregnant. Removed 1L fat. Upper, lower, obliques, flanks and back. At 4 mo recheck was told by Dr to stop working out and that I had risidual inflammation that made it look like I still had fat (& that working out caused an increase in the inflammation) Not thrilled with my results. $12,000. Expected to be much leaner thru my core. My measurements have actually increased. Met my Dr for the first time the morning of SX. 42, 5’5, 22% bf, 138# day of SX.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Based on the very nicely posted photos there is almost nothing changed! Was this under local anesthesia? You need general anesthesia lipo 360.... Fee $5,000. Best to virtual consult with....

Drew Varano, MD · Answer

A bit confused if you are 4 months or 7 months post treatment . Regardless the majority of inflammation should be resolved  around 10-12 weeks . Given you have no history of pregnancy is unlikely you do not have muscle laxity or underling diastasis.  You never mention if your weight has been stable, as weight gain with individuals with smaller bmi can have limited visual improvements, as well as hormonal changes /pregnancy . Most of these cosmetic chain locations do have doctors that are referred to as  a doc- in-a- box for the revolving doors of employees and agree $12k is too much

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

The potential outcome or change from Liposuction is directly related to the thickness of your subcutaneous fat layer.
You included your procedure weight but you did not include what your current weight is. even a few pounds of weight fluctuation can I have a negative impact because of the increased visceral fat.
Your before pictures show as good muscle definition which tells me your subcutaneous fat layer is relatively thin. Probably no more than half an inch. if you treated your full torso and only a liter of fat was removed then your procedure may not have been sufficiently aggressive.
Still, if your subcutaneous fat layer is half an inch and a half the fat was removed it will only remove a quarter inch.
I recommend all patients have multiple in person consultations well in advance of scheduling surgery.
During each consultation and ask providers to open up your portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures.
As providers to show you examples of previous patients who had similar body characteristics to your own pet
As providers to show you examples of excellent outcomes, average out couch and outcomes that did not turn out as well as they had hoped. 
Bring pictures of your own body during the consultation for reference.
It’s very important to Ali look at before and after pictures of patients who have similar body characteristics to your own. There are four variables determine what someone’s abdomen looks like. They are skin laxity excess subcutaneous fat, muscle bulging and excess visceral fat.
It’s very important to Ali look at before and after pictures of patients who have similar body characteristics to your own. There are four variables determine what someone’s abdomen looks like. They are skin laxity excess subcutaneous fat, muscle bulging and excess visceral fat. if someone doesn’t like the way their abdomen looks it is almost always because of one or more of those variables.
Liposuction only address is subcutaneous fat.
Individuals with thick layers of subcutaneous fat will have the most dramatic change.
I sometimes describe ideal candidates for Liposuction as a “Young tight and pudgy”.
Perhaps your provider could’ve been a little more heavy handed.
Your outcome is fairly consistent with your candidacy for the procedure.
Ideally you should’ve had consultations with your surgeon well in advance of surgery to understand your candidacy for the procedure.
I recognize that this is after the fact but the above described approach is what I recommend for patients to get a good assessment prior to scheduling surgery.
In the end there are only two variables that matter when it comes to liposuction results. The first is patient candidacy and the second is the skill of the surgeon.
The number of plastic surgeons who are good at doing liposuction is relatively rare.
Liposuction results very dramatically based on who does the procedure.
That said, if someone is not a great candidate for Liposuction then it doesn’t matter who does the procedure in regards to delivering big changes.
Individuals with thin layers of subcutaneous fat are going to have subtle results.
The procedure only reduces subcutaneous fat.
Understanding what the procedure can and cannot accomplish before you decide to have surgery is paramount and delivering hi patient satisfaction.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

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