I am 45, I do exercise and try to maintain a decent diet. I’ve always had big thighs, always. There is no such thing as thigh gap for me unfortunately but they rub and bother me and I don’t want to wear longer shorts to cover them so they don’t. I’ve been told I’m a candidate for lipo but I’m wondering since it doesn’t tighten if that’s the best thing for me or whether I should look into a mini lift. Obviously less is more and Id rather do least invasive but not at the cost of being unhappy
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Dear McGraw,
Several liposuction and sculpting technologies exist nowadays.
Although liposuction is about fat reduction, Vaser ultrasound liposuction has often shown a bonus benefit of smoothing the cellulite in the liposuctioned areas.
Best. DrBrecht
Seattle, WA
Liposuction of your abdomen and flanks also called lipo 360 could give you a much smaller waist and a smaller stomach. One benefit of liposuction is that it will not leave a large scar. Recovery is easier for liposuction. The other option would be a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. A tummy will...
Dear NY,
This is a great question that I get asked on a daily basis!
Is liposuction enough?
Sometimes liposuction is enough, and sometimes you need additional skin tightening technologies like Renuvion jplasma or even skin removal.
A younger person, with healthy skin void of stretch marks tends...
