Do you have to get tummy tuck for the doctor to snatch your waistline? Not up for tummy tuck but need lipo and BBL

Snatched is a term that I have recently heard in my office. While the term is new the goals of the liposculpting and Brazilian Butt Lift are not.  The vast majority of my patients want to have have a tiny (snatched) waist and a perkier, more full butt and hips.

In the Brazilian Butt Lift the combination of the liposculpting and fat transfer is what leads to the figure transformation.  In this transformation, my patients can go from square to an hourglass figure.  The smaller the waist the better the hips and butt will appear. 

The snatched waist comes from the liposuction.  I turn all my patients on each side.  This gives me direct access to the love handles as this key in terms of making the waist as small as possible.  This liposculpting will not only make the waist tiny it will give us good fat that we can use to fill the hip dip and butt.  This combination will give patients more of the “s” curve that they desire for their overall shape.

The first step in a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) is the liposuction.  I think people often forget how import this part is in making the overall figure as sexy as possible.  The liposuction during a BBL is not only for harvesting fat to fill the hip dips and butt, it is used to shape and sculpt the waist.  The are of a Brazilian Butt Lift is in the combination of the liposculpting and the butt enhancement with he fat transfer.

Please discuss your Brazilian Butt Lift with your Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon so that they can discuss the surgery and the results that are possible from the procedure.  

Hello and thank you for your question.  The
best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation.  If you have no skin laxity but more excess adipose tissue, then liposuction alone can have a nice result.  If you have more skin laxity, then a tummy tuck will have a much better result.   Make sure you
specifically look at before and after pictures of real patients who have
had this surgery performed by your surgeon and evaluate their
results.   The most important aspect is to find a surgeon you are
comfortable with. I recommend that you seek consultation with a qualified
board-certified plastic surgeon who can evaluate you in person.
Best wishes and good luck.
Richard G. Reish, M.D.
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon

If you have loose skin and weak muscles then a tummy tuck may be a good idea to "tighten" your body up.

Hello Eli,Great question.  Tummy tuck is the best procedure for women who have excess skin and fat in their abdominal region.  No other technique Coolsculpt, Liposuction or any other form of body contouring can take away the excess skin following childbirth or massive weight loss.  So for this reason, it is important for you to see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who does all these techniques to give you an honest review of the best option for you.   On a daily basis, we see patients who have had the wrong treatment and come for a second opinion because they are unhappy with the results of their procedure.  Good luck with your research and decision.

To get the best outcome, a tummy tuck with liposuction of your love handles will be your best bet. If you have a  lot of extra skin, doing liposuction alone may leave you looking deflated with a lot of excess skin hanging. If you dont, you may be able to get a good outcome with just lipo. I would suggest meeting with a plastic surgeon who can evaluate you and give you recommendations.