Would I need Vaser liposuction or a mini tummy tuck? (Photo)

Thank you for your question regarding whether you need to undergo VASER liposuction or a mini tummy tuck. Thank you for your history and your pictures. In examining your pictures, you have some excess skin but more excess fat and a weak anterior abdominal wall. The abdominal wall will not be corrected with VASER liposuction or whatever technique is chosen. Your anterior rectus abdominal muscle must be fixed with a regular formal tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. Even a mini tummy tuck will not correct your muscle distension. Your muscle distension can be seen on your profile view. Therefore even though vaser liposuction may be VASER, lipo 360 may be less expensive than a mini tummy tuck. Do not be fooled. It would be best if you had a tummy tuck. It would be a shame to spend a lot of money on VASER 360 lipo and be dissatisfied with the results knowing that you needed a tummy tuck. Go with the procedure you need, a tummy tuck. This will get you the flattest abdomen. If you have VASER liposuction, you will have wrinkled skin and a distended abdomen because the muscle will not be fixed. I hope I helped to answer your question regarding whether you need to undergo VASER liposuction or a mini tummy tuck.
Sincerely,
Dr. Katzen

​To get a snatched waist you need to have aggressive fat removal of the torso/sides and have fat injections on the hips/buttock to give the illusion of an S Curve. This cannot be done with smart lipo, and this cannot be done awake to the full extent that contouring can be performed. I suggest you see a well trained expert in body shaping. Best, Dr. Emer.

Hi,
Thanks for your question.
According to the picture you are borderline candidate between tummy tuck and and/or Vaser lipo.
It is important to know your medical history including smoking status, history of significant weight fluctuations.
The key here is also to understand what you would like to achieve, what are your expectations.
If you are happy to have more invasive procedure (Abdominoplasty) with large scars but better skin results or less invasive procedure ( small scars) (Vaser Lipo with eventually combination with J plasma-Renuvion) with good fat removal and overall improvement of your silhouette and contour. Regarding the risk of saggy skin this depends of your skin elasticity/ skin retraction. In your case, your young age and no previous pregnancies are 2 factors in favour of Vaser liposuction rather than Abdominoplasty because there is a possibility of skin retraction.
In my clinical practice, if a patient refuses to undergo for tummy tuck surgery due to the scars, then after a careful assessment, if she is still suitable for Vaser lipo ,then it is important a combined protocol including J plasma (Renuvion), compression garment, manual lymphatic drainage sessions after the surgery and healthy diet and exercise can also help with skin retraction and reduce the risk of saggy skin. Usually for the complete results you need to wait up to 6 months of the treatment to give time for the production of collagen and elastin for the possible skin retraction.
I would strongly suggest to make a consultation with an expert Vaser/ body contouring surgeon for a medical/surgical assessment in order to consider the best suitable treatment.
Hope this help,
Best Wishes,
Dr Giuseppe Fiore, MD