With liposuction, a patient simply has excess fat and fatty tissue removed from his or her abdomen, and that’s the extent of what the procedure does. With a tummy tuck, though, the procedure can remove excess, sagging skin too. Additionally, a tummy tuck can tighten the muscles in the abdomen, providing even greater results. Both a liposuction procedure and a tummy tuck can be done for a patient, so if you have a lot of excess fat in your abdomen, you and the surgeon you see might want to consider liposuction followed by a tummy tuck.