I'm 47 y/o female. 5'8" and 144lb in good shape. Leaving for a vacation to Europe in 6 weeks. Want to lipo my abdominal/love handle areas, but concerned I won't be fully recovered for the trip.
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Smartlipo or even Precision Tx cannot tighten a turkey neck, that is just too much laxity to expect a non-surgical procedure to correct. The situation on the abdomen may not be comparable, as there is no turkey neck of the abdomen, but if the concern is loose skin on the tummy, it is important...
Lipo removes an insignificant amount of weight and does not provide a solution for additional weight gain afer the procedure. The proper surgical treatment is bariatric surgery of which a variety of procedures exist. This will reduce weight on the legs and improve weight related knee pain.
As the skin ages, it loses both elasticity and thickness. This means that lipo techniques which work close to the skin surface, such as smart lipo, might cause the skin to wrinkle. You can certainly have lipo to reduce fat deposits, but the surgeon needs to stay away from the skin surface to...