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Even if you wanted liposuction of the abdomen the presence of an abdominal hernia is not a contraindication. The surgeon would certainly have to be careful. Liposuction of the waist is not an issue.
You can have liposuction performed with a hernia, I suggest seeing an expert who performs many of these procedures. Best, Dr. Emer.
I have good news. Having an abdominal hernia should not prevent you from having liposuction on your back or love handle region. I would, of course, avoid the abdominal region. Good luck!
Performing liposuction on your back and flanks should not interfere with your abdominal hernia. You should however, make sure you are examined by a board certified plastic surgeon to ensure the size and location of your abdominal hernia does not interfere with the liposuction you would like performed on your flanks.
Rigidity within the tissues treated can cause banding over a concave, such as the neck, area when trying to extend the head. It's more likely to be seen when the liposuction has been assisted by a laser or ultrasound. Fortunately this is almost always self-limited and will resolve one swelling...
When evaluating area if one pages the skin and the distance between the two fingers is an inch or more liposuction may be of benefit. There are other areas where a smaller fold might still yield good results. The pubic area is one such.
From the description it sounds like you are at ideal body weight. If several surgeons feel I cannot help you with liposuction it probably means they cannot.
Having used most modalities of liposuction I think the advantage of a laser or ultrasound is not there but potential problems, such as burns to the skin, do exist.
Thank you for your question. I do not think that pushing a ruler into one’s pubic fat will provide an adequate measurement of the thickness of this adiposity. That being said, I am not completely sure of the clinical relevance of the specific thickness. Obviously, when liposuctioning the a...
This is an area that's fairly easily treated with liposuction often times done with local anesthesia only. The skin almost always responds favorably to the reduced volume.
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