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Tummy Tuck vs. Liposuction

A lot of women I see want their abdomen rejuvenated. 

A common question is if liposuction will work.  For most women who have had kids, they probably need an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) to get the result they are after.  remember, liposuction only removes fat.  A Tummy Tuck removes both fat AND SKIN, and also it tightens the abdominal wall.  So if there is loose hanging skin, although you COULD suction it, I would hate for a woman to undergo the trouble of doing the procedure unless she is going to get what she wants out of it, and for many women this involves removing the extra skin. And the tightening of the body wall is the “secret weapon” that I find does a lot of good, but that women don’t understand on the front end. This tightening does not occur with lipo. (When I do this, I physically pull together the “six-pack” muscles that have splayed out either from pregnancy, or weight loss, or whatever reason.)

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