What is my best option to treat loose skin and fat pockets? (Photo)

Thank you for your query.

Diet & Exercise: Start with a year of weight training and a ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting to improve muscle tone and skin tightness.
Liposuction: If isolated fat pockets persist, consider liposuction.
Tummy Tuck: A tummy tuck can address excess skin and potential muscle laxity if loose skin remains.
After the interventions, you should expect a recovery period of around two weeks.
Sincerely,
Dr. Katzen

The best option for you would be a tummy tuck. This would cut out the excess loose skin.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Thank you for your question.
Based on your photos, I do not believe you would be a candidate for an abdominoplasty. You have an excess amount of skin with minimal fat pockets which can likely be resolved with diet and an exercise regiment. I recommend speaking with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options.

Hello, thank you for your question. We all have a certain degree of loose skin especially around our abdomens. Liposuction can make skin looser in certain areas. depending on how much the skin is bothering you there are options. A mini tummy tuck and lipo but you would be left with a scar along the belt line. Another option is to a slight bit of lipo and then jplasma, then is an instrument that helps tighten the skin but doesn't last for long periods of time. The other option as mentioned is to do nothing for now, as we age our bodies will change and because you are borderline waiting until later may clearly define what your needs are that will be the most beneficial.

Not to add to confusion, because the truth is that plastic surgery usually includes multiple options, which can sound like conflicting information, but unlike other fields where there is one right answer, in this line of work the "right" answer is more of a multiple choice about what is most right for each patient. That being said, I think from brief glance liposuction is probably the choice between that and mini-lipoabdominoplasty that I would tentatively recommend you speak to a surgeon about. Barring any surprises on a physical exam, the extra skin and soft tissue is fairly minimal, and many individuals - especially young patients - tend to have some contraction of this amount of loose or "ptotic" skin after liposuction if they are very compliant with their compression garments. But like all things, the most important is that your goals and the expectations you and your surgeon have for the procedure are all in line.

Not surprising you would get a variety of opinions. Personally I would do nothing at all. Hope that helps

Your loose skin is minimal compared to our post childbirth or massive weight loss patients. However, you do have some mild loose skin and there is no way for you to change that in the gym. A mini tummy tuck with the scar low and hidden by underwear would give you a very nice result. If you have any pockets of fat, they could be removed at the same time with liposuction. I have done this correction in several men, usually caused by a mild weight loss of less than 50 pounds. Good luck.

Dear Helpful5906,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. You can try liposuction and see the results. If you end up with loose skin, then you can get a tummy tuck. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Hello dear, thank you for your question. Because you don't have as much extra skin on your abdomen, the ideal in your case would be to have liposuction of the abdomen and back to remove that fat that bothers you, thus helping you to have a better appearance in your abdomen. You can text us via WhatsApp at 1-829-554-6062 so we can give you the necessary recommendations about surgery. A pleasure to help

I would suggest careful liposuction and minimally invasive radiofrequency skin tightening like Renuvion to help improve fat and skin. You do not need nor would have much benefit from a tummy tuck.