Can Liposuction tighten up loose skin?
If there is excess fat in an area and the skin above is healthy, liposuction can tighten the skin and produce a more sculpted and healthy appearance. If, however, the overlying skin is loose, excessive or has stretch marks it may be impossible to achieve a nice tight result with liposuction, even after generous volume removal. In such cases, we may recommend ultrasound liposuction, which can achieve tighter skin when compared to traditional liposuction. In other cases, we may recommend another plastic surgery procedure, which allows for removal of excess skin and tightening (for example, a tummy tuck). In general, most plastic surgery patients who benefit from liposuction are under forty. Most patients over forty will require some plastic surgery procedure that requires surgical skin tightening.
