{"id":628991,"date":"2018-10-05T08:53:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T08:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/?p=628991"},"modified":"2019-07-17T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T19:12:31","slug":"need-liposuction-tummy-tuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/628991\/need-liposuction-tummy-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need Liposuction or a Tummy Tuck?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patients often visit plastic surgeon Dr. Stanley Poulos of Plastic Surgery Specialists<\/a>\u00a0in the San Francisco Bay area because they desire a firmer, flatter stomach, and a lot of these women and men arrive at their consultation thinking they know which procedure is necessary to achieve their goals. \u201cMany patients believe that liposuction is the key to eliminating a bulging belly, but oftentimes a tummy tuck or a combination of both procedures is a better approach,\u201d Dr. Poulos explains.<\/p>\n

The factors that contribute to a patient\u2019s midsection concerns, as well as their severity, are the main indicators of whether they are a candidate for liposuction, a tummy tuck or both. \u201cIn most cases, there are three main causes of belly bulge: Excess fat, muscle laxity and excess skin,\u201d says Dr. Poulos. \u201cSome patients have stubborn fat despite a healthy diet and regular exercise, while others have loose muscles after pregnancy. Excess skin can be the result of stretching during pregnancy or significant weight loss. Some patients experience all three of these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

If a patient has excess fat and good skin elasticity, liposuction can likely deliver the stomach-flattening results they are looking for. \u201cThrough several tiny incisions, a fluid is introduced to help make the fat easier to remove. The fat is then partially liquified with either ultrasound (Vaser) or laser (SmartLipo) before it is suctioned out with minimal trauma to the tissues\u2014and the addition of one of these energies offers some help with skin tightening,\" Dr. Poulos explains. \u201cWith proper post-op care, these incisions are generally undetectable once healed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for patients to understand that liposuction does not address excess or sagging skin or lax muscles,\u201d explains Dr. Poulos. When these issues contribute to a bulging belly, a tummy tuck is usually the ideal solution\u2014and liposuction can be incorporated if necessary to remove unwanted fat as well. (Patients with minimal excess fat may be candidates for non-invasive fat reduction with CoolSculpting once they are fully recovered after a tummy tuck.)<\/p>\n

Dr. Poulos explains that there are a variety of tummy tuck approaches, including a mini-tummy tuck, full tummy tuck and high-tension tummy tuck, \u201cand the ideal procedure for each patient depends on the degree of skin sagging and muscle laxity,\u201d he explains. All of these approaches require an incision across the lower abdomen that can range from a few inches long to stretching from hip to hip. In most cases, the incision is placed within the pubic hairline so the resulting scar is easily concealed by panties or a bikini bottom.<\/p>\n

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Before and after yummy tuck surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Before and after tummy tuck surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many plastic surgeons, including Dr. Poulos, also offer a drain-free tummy tuck for appropriate patients. \u201cUsing a special surgical adhesive called TissuGlu eliminates the hassle of emptying drains and keeping track of the amount of fluid, and makes recovery less stressful for patients,\u201d he says. Many patients are concerned about pain after tummy tuck surgery as well, which is why Dr. Poulos often recommends a pain-control option called Exparel. Dr. Poulos explains, \u201cInjected at the time of surgery, this local anesthetic provides pain relief for up to three days, and helps patients minimize or completely avoid taking narcotic- or opioid-based medications.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLiposuction and tummy tucks are safe, effective procedures that can dramatically improve the appearance of the stomach and a patient\u2019s body as a whole,\u201d but Dr. Poulos stresses that it\u2019s important to seek a board-certified plastic surgeon with the experience and expertise to determine which procedure is ideal for each patient in order to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Patients often visit plastic surgeon Dr. Stanley Poulos of Plastic Surgery Specialists\u00a0in the San Francisco Bay area because they desire a firmer, flatter stomach, and a lot of these women and men arrive at their consultation thinking they know which procedure is necessary to achieve their goals. \u201cMany patients believe that liposuction is the key…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":628608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1398,1402,1530,1178],"tags":[2996,3287,3479,3477,3476,2324,3475,3288,3472,3474,3478,2152,3473],"class_list":["post-628991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cosmetic-treatments","category-doctors-talk","category-feature-stories","category-haute-md","tag-coolsculpting","tag-dr-stanley-poulos","tag-drain-less-tummy-tuck","tag-exparel","tag-extended-tummy-tuck","tag-liposuction","tag-mini-tummy-tuck","tag-plastic-surgery-specialists","tag-san-francisco","tag-smartlipo","tag-tissuglu","tag-tummy-tuck","tag-vaser-liposuction"],"yoast_head":"\nDo You Need Liposuction or a Tummy Tuck? 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