A tummy tuck with lipo is an excellent solution for patients that wish to remove loose skin after pregnancy or major weight loss, while also smoothing and refining unwanted abdominal fat that has been difficult to remove with diet and exercise alone. While a traditional tummy tuck may remove some underlying fat when the excess skin is trimmed away, adding liposuction to the procedure greatly increases the amount of fat that can be removed from the abdominal area.
The ideal candidate for this type of tummy tuck is a healthy nonsmoker that is within 15-20 pounds of their ideal body weight. A tummy tuck with liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss surgery. It is meant to refine your body contours, reshaping the abdomen to remove fat deposits.
Pregnant women are ineligible for the procedure. It is also best to wait until after you have finished having children to get a tummy tuck, otherwise the skin will simply stretch out again.
Dr. Schusterman will use liposuction to carefully reshape belly fat, along with the hip, flanks, and sides, depending on the areas that you wish to address, along with loose skin removal.