What method of lipo will provide the most skin tightening and smoothness?

I suggest a 4D HI DEFINITION contouring specialist if you want fat removal, contouring and skin tightening. An in person consult is needed to determine what is best based on your body type and skin type. VASER can sculpt and contour the body and results can be seen immediately. If you have excess skin this can be improved with ThermiRF or other devices that tighten skin to avoid scarring or skin removal. Best, Dr. Emer

Dr Hagstrom makes excellent and correct points. I would add that there is varying quality of skin elasticity among all patients. Two patients with the same amount of fat available to be removed will have different amounts of skin retraction after equal liposuction amounts. Anticipated results can be explained and demonstrated with decent accuracy when consulting with an experienced "specialized" surgeon. Experience, technique and the skills of the surgeon are crucial to the outcome. 

Thank you for your question. I think that you are going to get a variety of answers to this question. Some surgeons may promote one technique or device over another and this is most often because this is the device they have in their office and they need to pay the payment on it, so that is what they promote. I would say that while some technology may offer "more" skin tightening than others, liposuction as a whole is very poor at skin tightening. It is meant to remove fat. The only way to reduce skin is to remove it, and to do that requires incisions.Hope this helps!

Hello dear, thanks for your question and provided information as well.. This is the surgical procedure that revolutionized cosmetic surgery becoming one of the most performed cosmetic procedures. Subcutaneous tissue or fat is removed in order to contour the body in a way that is harmonious and pleasing to the senses. It can be performed in almost all regions of the body such as the neck, chin, abdomen, back, buttocks, thighs, arms and ankles. Usually done through a small incision in the skin through which a cannula connected to a vacuum is applied, it can be performed alone or in combination with other procedures. After liposuction your body is going to be really swollen for at least 2 to 4 months after your surgery. It is important for you to wear your compression garment for at least 6 months, the first 3 months 24/7 and then the last 3 months at least 12 hours per day for your body get use to not having the faja for so many time. When you remove it, your body can get swollen and also you can have pain. Remember to also compress your body to prevent a seroma which is an accumulation of liquid that has to be drained, it is hard to touch and also really painful. Bruises are completely normal for almost 3 months from surgery, that’s why is better for you to use a bruising cream and apply it all over your body 3 times a day. To prevent bad circulation and swollen legs, use compression socks. Brazilian butt lift can be performed with the same procedure and for a month it will be swollen and it will drop a little bit without losing it’s shape if you use your garment.. If you’re going to perform liposuction on your inner, outer, anterior, lateral, postetior thighs, be careful and consult with your surgeon what’s best for you, sometimes we have more extra skin than fat, that can cause severe sagginess on our legs, which can be only be reversed performing a thigh lift!

let me start off by saying that 95% of all the surgeries I perform are liposuction with or without fat transfer.I've worked with virtually every different liposuction modality.Liposuction does not tighten skin!It's as simple as that.Liposuction only removes fat.It is not the skin tightening procedure.Adding lasers or ultrasound assistance or power assistance will not cause any change in skin tightening.Skin tightening it requires surgery.Skin removal procedures.Anyone with enough skin laxity to have this be a real issue will either have to accept their skin as it is or have some type of skin surgery.Do not look for the fountain of youth because it will not be found.Look instead for the most talented plastic surgeon who will give you the best results possible with equipment available.There's a substantial if not huge differenc in outcomes between providers who have true talent versus those who do not.Liposuction has more marketing spin then any other surgical procedure I have ever seen.Don't trust or believe in the hype.Believe in the sanctity of talent.Best,Mats Hagstrom M.D.

This is very interesting question as it illustrates the large amount of confusion out there about what is possible and what is not in plastic surgery.  Over the years I have owned or tested a variety of liposuction devices including ultrasound, laser and radio frequency.  To date I have not seen any tightening of the skin after using any of these devices.  I like the SAFE liposuction technique, but it is just a variant of the standard liposuction that was described about 30 years ago no and still works very well.I hope that helps.Best regards.