Is Lipo needed to get good results with a Mommy Makeover?

Liposuction is an important part of a mommy makeover, but not every patient will need liposuction performed. If you are happy with your body fat, then you may not need it.Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Many of my patients do request and benefit from liposuction during a mommy makeover, for example of the flanks to improve the contour at each end of the tummy tuck incision.  However, I do not consider it to be an essential part of the procedure for all patients.

mommy makeover and Liposuction mommy makeovers can have several different parts to the surgery. Although liposuctionis commonly done it can be done as a separate procedure if this is a budget issue.

 Although liposuction is a common adjunct of mommy makeover is not always necessary. If you pinch the area in question and there is greater than 1 inch between your fingers liposuction should be a consideration.

Congratulations on losing so much weight! Now comes the fun part, making your body look more like you want it. Without photos, and especially an in-person examination, it's impossible to advise you regarding liposuction. Usually, adding some liposuction to a large procedure like a mommy-makeover shouldn't add that much to the cost. The areas that most often might benefit are the hips and flanks in back. Those areas can be improved by weight loss too in most cases, possibly eliminating the need for liposuction. My office is also in Orange if you'd like to meet for a consultation at no charge. I've done many mommy makeovers with very happy patients (check out the video testimonial on the home page of my website), and I'm pretty sure that the price would be much more reasonable than you were quoted. I can give you the best advice about surgery once we've met in person. Good luck!

Hello Scaredready-Photos would help tremendously with any advice. If you are already planning on a enhancing your breasts and tummy (mommy makeover) with an augmentation (+/- lift) and tummy tuck, then adding liposuction in and around those two areas should not be much of an added time or expense as it is only used to help contour the overall results. Whatever you choose to do, if you can loose desired weight before your surgery it is helpful with your overall results. Make sure that your weight is stable for 2-3 weeks prior to surgery that you are in an anabolic state (good protein forming/healing condition).Good luck to you.

Liposuction is often performed with tummy tuck especially for the flanks. It is difficult say if you need without examining you. The best person to make this decision would be your board certified plastic surgeon and also member of American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. I would also recommend to wait till you lose all the weight prior to any cosmetic procedures because once you lose the weight it will adversely effect your results. Good luck

Without a photo, or more detailed explication of what the revision entails, it is difficult to accurately advise you.Typically, mommy make over is breast augmentation and tummy tuck.
However, it is only a name to describe a combination of procedures to
correct the effects of pregnancy. You can select the procedures that
will correct the areas you desire to improve the most.What
procedures can be combined, should be based on your health, the desired
recovery time, your price point, and generally should be limited to less
that six hours of surgery time.You should select a board certified plastic surgeon, who has experience performing combination procedures.Yours,Jon M. Grazer, MD, MPH, FACS.Plastic SurgeryNewport Beach, CA

Given your height and weight, it is likely that you would benefit from some liposuction along with the tummy tuck. I perform liposuction on over 90% of my tummy tucks, even in thin patients because it aids in contouring the waist area.  

This is really difficult to answer without seeing pictures or examining you.  I
would search for the board certified plastic surgeon who you feel is
most likely to give you the best results and who performs hundreds of
these procedures each year. I would look at patient reviews as well as
before and after photos on that surgeon's website.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA