Liposuction with skin removal

Congratulations on your weight loss and doing your homework on body contouring procedures! Loose skin is often best addressed with a tummy tuck which removes the excess loose skin and contours your abdomen and to a certain extent flanks and hips as well. Many times, the result of a tummy tuck can be enhanced with the addition of liposuction to further refine areas of concern. Liposuction alone will not get rid of the excess skin, so a combination of tummy tuck and liposuction may be your best bet. Best wishes on a great result and speedy recovery!

Combining liposuction and skin excision can definitely be done but you must find a surgeon that is comfortable with this concept as there are still holdovers from the 90's when we were taught it was forbidden to do the two procedures at the same time on the tummy. If you are thinking liposuction elsewhere besides the tummy, that is a certainty that they can be combined. Lipoabdominoplasty was a concept introduced years ago that proved combining liposuction and skin excision on tummies was safe to do.

Thank you for asking. This sounds like an abdominoplasty with or without plication of the muscle. Your goals and future family planning can influence the right plan for you. Liposuction alone may be enough. Skin removal can always be added if needed. See your local board certified plastic surgeon. Best wishes!