I had a tummy tuck 2 years ago. Now I have large love handles that will not go away with exercise. The skin is loose. What type of procedure would be best to correct this?
Answer: Tummy Tuck Left You Hanging? Here's How a 360 Body Lift Can Finish the Job! You’ve done a great job recovering from your tummy tuck, but the leftover love handles and loose skin you're seeing now need more than exercise to correct. The best solution is likely a 360° body lift, which removes extra skin and fat around your entire lower body—including the back and sides. This procedure finishes the body contouring that your original tummy tuck started, giving you the smooth, balanced shape you’re looking for.
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Answer: Tummy Tuck Left You Hanging? Here's How a 360 Body Lift Can Finish the Job! You’ve done a great job recovering from your tummy tuck, but the leftover love handles and loose skin you're seeing now need more than exercise to correct. The best solution is likely a 360° body lift, which removes extra skin and fat around your entire lower body—including the back and sides. This procedure finishes the body contouring that your original tummy tuck started, giving you the smooth, balanced shape you’re looking for.
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June 24, 2025
Answer: Treating Circumferential Tissue Excess I recommend a buttock lift as the second stage correction for the tissue excess your pictures highlight. The scar from the correction of your backside will join the ends of you existing the tummy tuck scar and can be a powerful way to reshape the entire lower body. When performed as a single stage the circumferential correction is sometimes called a "belt lipectomy" or "lower body lift". I find liposuction is ALWAYS a helpful adjunct in cases like these and would recommend it as well.
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June 24, 2025
Answer: Treating Circumferential Tissue Excess I recommend a buttock lift as the second stage correction for the tissue excess your pictures highlight. The scar from the correction of your backside will join the ends of you existing the tummy tuck scar and can be a powerful way to reshape the entire lower body. When performed as a single stage the circumferential correction is sometimes called a "belt lipectomy" or "lower body lift". I find liposuction is ALWAYS a helpful adjunct in cases like these and would recommend it as well.
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June 19, 2025
Answer: Flanks after tummy tuck Your best option would be to have a lower back lift with liposuction and laterally extended incisions that meet your abdominoplasty scar.
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June 19, 2025
Answer: Flanks after tummy tuck Your best option would be to have a lower back lift with liposuction and laterally extended incisions that meet your abdominoplasty scar.
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June 18, 2025
Answer: Love handles post tummy tuck - what procedure would be best to correct this? Thank you for your question and photos. Often patients concentrate on the most obvious areas for correction and fail to notice that other areas are suboptimal as well. Based on your photos, it seems you had a standard tummy tuck with a high scar and scarred belly button. You do have significant gynecomastia, upper back and lower back excess fat and lower back excess skin. As a Total Definer surgeon, I would use the VASER liposuction technique for your abdomen, gynecomastia with breast tissue removal and lowering your abdominoplasty scar to a lower less obvious location. The back will need VASER liposuction and excess loose skin excision to connect with the abdominoplasty incision. This is a body lift procedure and with the liposuction will create a more toned masculine shape. Also, your arms look fat and with the reshaping of your torso and chest will look disharmonious. You would need VASER liposuction of the arms for muscle definition. See a board certified plastic surgeon experienced in advanced body sculpting techniques for an in person consultation/evaluation. Good luck.
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June 18, 2025
Answer: Love handles post tummy tuck - what procedure would be best to correct this? Thank you for your question and photos. Often patients concentrate on the most obvious areas for correction and fail to notice that other areas are suboptimal as well. Based on your photos, it seems you had a standard tummy tuck with a high scar and scarred belly button. You do have significant gynecomastia, upper back and lower back excess fat and lower back excess skin. As a Total Definer surgeon, I would use the VASER liposuction technique for your abdomen, gynecomastia with breast tissue removal and lowering your abdominoplasty scar to a lower less obvious location. The back will need VASER liposuction and excess loose skin excision to connect with the abdominoplasty incision. This is a body lift procedure and with the liposuction will create a more toned masculine shape. Also, your arms look fat and with the reshaping of your torso and chest will look disharmonious. You would need VASER liposuction of the arms for muscle definition. See a board certified plastic surgeon experienced in advanced body sculpting techniques for an in person consultation/evaluation. Good luck.
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June 17, 2025
Answer: Large love handles after tummy tuck Thank you for your query. Based on your pictures, you will need to have a completion of belt lipectomy, which will involve extending the cut from your previous abdominoplasty all the way to the back. The fat and the loose skin can both be taken care of by this procedure. Please find an experienced board certified Plastic surgeon who can examine you and help you with all your concerns. All the best!
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June 17, 2025
Answer: Large love handles after tummy tuck Thank you for your query. Based on your pictures, you will need to have a completion of belt lipectomy, which will involve extending the cut from your previous abdominoplasty all the way to the back. The fat and the loose skin can both be taken care of by this procedure. Please find an experienced board certified Plastic surgeon who can examine you and help you with all your concerns. All the best!
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