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Liposuction after tummy tuck. Will it cause loose skin after?

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cynthiaLopez911Oct 12, 2017

I had a full tummy tuck with lipo(6 months ago) to my flanks and love my results!!! I do still have fullness it the midesection and upoer abdomen. If i had a full abdomen liposuction would my skin get loose or lose the tightness and firmess that i have? Have any of you done this before? And i am asking honestly have you ever done this and loose skin did occut even if you didnt expect it to? Please be honest with me because i love my results and i DO NOT want to jeprodize them or mess them up

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