Would liposuction on my flanks, hips and back help me achieve a more toned physique and a smaller waistline? (photos)

Hello, and thank you for your question regarding would liposuction on your flank’s hips, and back would help you achieve a more toned physique and a smaller waistline? Thank you for your pictures and your history. Liposuction is ideal for patients with isolated pockets of fat. Liposuction is not intended for weight loss. Therefore, in your case, most plastic surgeons would agree that liposuction would be an ideal choice. Liposuction can help to remove isolated pockets of fat in your flanks, hips, and back. Postoperatively, you will experience swelling, which will require lymphatic massage and the use of a garment for approximately six weeks. However, overall, I think you would see improvement in the flanks, hip, and back. Good luck. I hope this answers your question regarding whether liposuction on your hips, flanks, and back would help you achieve a more toned physique and a smaller waistline. To get an accurate assessment of what exactly you need, schedule a free virtual consultation. Most plastic surgeons offer free virtual consultations. Do your research. Ensure that your chosen plastic surgeon has performed your desired surgery numerous times and has the before-and-after pictures to prove it. Carefully examine their before-and-after pictures and check their reviews on RealSelf. If you cannot find an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon in your area, consider traveling out of state if necessary. Sincerely, Dr. Katzen. (President of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgery, and International College of Surgery and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery RealSelf Hall of Fame, and RealSelf Doctor Advisory Board for Medical Review and Consumer Panel.)

Thank you for your question. If you had more fat in your waist and back, you could have a thinner waist. However, your waist is already thin and you do not have any fat in your waist, back and hips that can be removed with liposuction.

I'd suggest VASER high def lipo. You have a small amount fat and don't want to risk contour irregularities. You'd be a great candidate for VASER.

Thank you for your question and photos. To achieve the results of a more toned physique, I, as a Total Definer surgeon, would do VASER Hi Def Lipo. It is important to do the surgery in 3D and not just from a posterior approach. To get a natural, non-surgical look that would be my approach. The lower back muscles can be sculpted out including your Venus dimples to match your toned muscular abdomen. See a board certified plastic surgeon experienced in advanced body sculpting techniques for an in person consultation/evaluation. Good luck.

Your waistline will not decrease significantly. Also, liposuction can cause contour deformities so you have to be examined to determine how much fat you have in each area and if you are candidate for liposuction.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Most people think that liposuction is intended for people with lots of excess fat. This isn’t necessarily true. Yes, Lipo will remove fat, but it is a BODY SHAPING procedure, not a weight loss procedure. This means that the best candidates are people who are in good shape and have a healthy lifestyle, BUT still have some “trouble” areas that do not respond to diet and exercise. So, yes, you can probably benefit from liposuction if you want to shape your waistline or any other area. There isn’t going to be a lot of fat removed, but that’s ok because targeted removal of a small amount of fat from the right places can make a big difference. Make sure to see an experienced board certified plastic surgeon who specialized in liposuction, since your case will take a high level of expertise.

You should do well with liposuction of your flanks to remove what small amount of fat is present. This will make that area look more toned.

It appears you would be a candidate for liposuction. It is important to choose a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your goals for surgery as well as learn the benefits and risks to the procedure. I've included a video on liposuction that I hope you find helpful.

Getting Liposuction and finding the right provider for the procedure as well as understanding what the procedure can, and cannot accomplish i.e. understanding your candidacy for the procedure is not simple or straightforward.
Delivering consistent quality, Liposuction results is far more difficult than most people realize. The number of plastic surgeons who truly mastered this procedure is small and these providers are a minority compared to Liposuction skills of average plastic surgeons.
There are a substantial number of experience, board-certified plastic surgeons, who simply are not good at Liposuction.
Liposuction should be considered a Permanente irreversible body contouring procedure. If done poorly people can easily be left disfigured. Poorly done liposuction results are very difficult to correct and often it’s not possible.
You are an excellent candidate for Liposuction, but that is only the case, if you find a sufficiently experienced and talented provider. Never never never assume somebody has mastered Liposuction.
The number of things that need to be discussed and conveyed as far beyond a post on this website.
The amount of change for example, in your waste is directly related how much fat you have to remove. For example, if somebody has 1 inch of that then we can expect 3/4 of an inch of improvement or 75% of the fat to be removed.
If someone’s fat layer is half an inch, then they can expect 3/8 of an inch to be removed.
The following are some general guidelines for provider selection.
To find the best provider, I suggest patient schedule multiple in person consultations with experienced plastic surgeons in their community. During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patients who have similar body or facial characteristics to your own. An experienced plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. An experienced provider should in fact have hundreds or preferably thousands of before and after pictures to choose from for commonly performed procedures.
Being shown a handful of preselected images, representing the best results of a provider’s career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results will look like in the hands of each provider.
There is no correct number of consultations needed to find the best provider. The more consultations you scheduled the more likely you are to find the best provider for your needs.
Take careful notes during each consultation, especially regarding the quantity and quality of before and after pictures. It’s not a bad idea to bring pictures of your own body/face to use as reference when reviewing before and after pictures.
The biggest mistake patients make is scheduling only one consultation without properly vetting or comparing providers before scheduling surgery.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD