What are the reasons that I would need a tummy tuck versus liposuction?
Since the development of modern liposuction techniques, the combination of tummy tuck and lipo-reduction are often employed to maximize the results. Patients having tummy muscle wall defects (hernias, diastasis, ventral wall defects, etc.) and/or extensive hanging skin of the lower abdomen (without large fat deposits) are mandatory candidates for tummy tuck surgery only. Most patients fall into another group, however. Most patients also have substantial fatty deposits of the abdomen and hip areas, and need/want to correct these areas as well. Today, it is common for such patients to undergo a volume reduction liposuction procedure prior to actual tummy tuck. In some cases, these patients actually eliminate the need for surgical skin removal and the more complicated tummy tuck recuperation. In others, removal of large fat deposits in advance, makes the actual length of tummy tuck scar to less than one-half of that required if tummy tuck is done first. By reduction of the thickness of fa
