Will Tummy Tuck Take Care of Love Handles and Excessive Fat That's on my Sides?

It is important to be clear about your expectations to have the best result from your tummy tuck. We include liposuction to contour the hip or love handle when needed, but rather than assume and face a possible disappointment, ask your surgeon clearly what to expect. Only additional liposuction over the hip will solve your problem.
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peterjohnsonmd

A tummy tuck is a frontal procedure that changes what happens between the hip points or where the ends of the incisions stop. Any extra skin or fat beyond these points will not be changed by the skin and fat cut out. This is the role that adding liposuction to the sides and back does. It extends the result from a 180 degree procedure to one that is a 270 degree waistline change. This is not part of the tummy tuck, either in the design of the procedure or in accounting for the time and cost to do it. You need to go back and review your planned procedure with your plastic surgeon.