Can I get Tummy Tuck AND Lipo at same time?

Dear Cruisegirl223, yes you could have a TT and lipo of the flanks and hips with no problem. Having a TT would get rid of skin excess and would give you a firmer abdomen. The liposuction on the flanks and hips is going to give a better shape. It is very common to combine this 2 procedures with no harm. The problem to not do them together is a bad technique on the TT or having an aggressive liposuction on the anterior side of the abdomen. Don`t be concerned about it and have the procedure performed as you had it planned .

without photos it is difficult to advise but generally speaking yes.During a full
abdominoplasty loose skin and fat is elevated off the abdominal wall and
pulled down snugly. Elevating the skin changes its blood supply and diminishes
it. While some doctors do liposuction this elevated skin during abdominoplasty
liposuction at the same time can further diiminish the blood supply and lead to
healing problems or tissue loss in the lower abdomen.

In my own practice I
routinely liposuction hips and love handles with tummy tuck surgery. I find
that these areas do not diminish the blood supply to the frontal abdomal skin
and help to countour the waist. I rarely liposuction the frontal abdominal
skin at the same time as the tummy tuck to perserve the blood supply. In
most patients when the skin is pulled tight additional liposuction is not
necessary. In patients who might benifit from frontal abdomen liposuction I
feel it is safer once the tummy tuck has healed. In mini tummy tuck I do
liposuction the frontal abdomen at the same time because much less skin is elevated

You will need to be
examined to determine if your waist contour would benefit from extended
abdominoplasy,Belt lipoectomy (tummy tuck all the way around), frontal flank or
circumferential liposuction-- all are reasonable options for an appropriate candidate.