guideline will be helpful.
Liposuction is excellent for removing excess fat and sculpting body shape but does nothing about excess skin. In some patients, especially those with poor skin elasticity, liposuction may actually leave you with more hanging skin once the fat is removed.
A tummy tuck removes the loose and hanging excess skin and fat together but will not remove fat in areas where skin is not being removed. It is very common for the liposuction and tummy tuck surgery to be combined; plastic surgeons call this procedure lipo-abdominoplasty.
After pregnancy or significant weight loss, women often have a combination of excess and loose skin from the pregnancy as well as some excess fat that could not be shed after the baby. In most cases, a combined liposuction and tummy tuck will give the best result. As always, we recommend seeing a board certified plastic surgeon for your body contouring procedure. Tummy Tuck or Liposuction: Which procedure do I need?
When you think of body contouring and choosing the right procedure, the following guideline will be helpful.
Liposuction is excellent for removing excess fat and sculpting body shape but does nothing about excess skin. In some patients, especially those with poor skin elasticity, liposuction may actually leave you with more hanging skin once the fat is removed.
A tummy tuck removes the loose and hanging excess skin and fat together but will not remove fat in areas where skin is not being removed. It is very common for the liposuction and tummy tuck surgery to be combined; plastic surgeons call this procedure lipo-abdominoplasty.
After pregnancy or significant weight loss, women often have a combination of excess and loose skin from the pregnancy as well as some excess fat that could not be shed after the baby. In most cases, a combined liposuction and tummy tuck will give the best result. As always, we recommend seeing a board certified plastic surgeon for your body contouring procedure.
guideline will be helpful.
Liposuction is excellent for removing excess fat and sculpting body shape but does nothing about excess skin. In some patients, especially those with poor skin elasticity, liposuction may actually leave you with more hanging skin once the fat is removed.
A tummy tuck removes the loose and hanging excess skin and fat together but will not remove fat in areas where skin is not being removed. It is very common for the liposuction and tummy tuck surgery to be combined; plastic surgeons call this procedure lipo-abdominoplasty.
After pregnancy or significant weight loss, women often have a combination of excess and loose skin from the pregnancy as well as some excess fat that could not be shed after the baby. In most cases, a combined liposuction and tummy tuck will give the best result. As always, we recommend seeing a board certified plastic surgeon for your body contouring procedure. 
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