Looking to sculpt your body with the help of plastic surgery?
If you are, you may be considering liposuction or tummy tuck surgery. However, do you know which one best suits your needs? If not, look no further! We are here to answer all of your questions.
Understanding Your Body Contouring Options in Southlake, TX
Surgical body contouring procedures are some of the most popular enhancements in Southlake and Dallas-Fort Worth. These procedures help to tone and tighten your physique so that you can embrace and show off the curves you love instead of trying to hide the fat pockets you don’t.
All body contouring treatments are designed to sculpt the figure — but they aren’t the same. Some slim your physique by removing excess fat, others by trimming loose skin.
Two of the most common are liposuction and tummy tuck surgery. So, which one will benefit your needs the most? Or, is a combination procedure in your future?
The fellowship-trained team at DFW Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery is here for you to guide you through this potentially confusing process. We take the time to get to know you, what you’re struggling with contour-wise and what you hope to achieve with your plastic surgery.
The Gold Standard of Midsection Body Contouring: The Tummy Tuck
Tummy tuck surgery is the most reliable and transformative plastic surgery available for women and men looking to revamp their midsection. This body contouring treatment helps to tighten and tone the area by removing excess skin, minimizing fat deposits (particularly the lower abdomen) and tightening loose or separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti).
This surgical procedure involves making a horizontal incision low on the abdomen (just above the pubic hairline) to manipulate the muscles and fat tissue before trimming loose or stretched skin.
This allows you to restore a firmer, flatter and healthier-looking midsection. Tummy tuck surgery is ideal for women and men with moderate to severe laxity in the abdominal region and is popular after pregnancy or significant weight loss.
Full Body Fat Reduction: Liposuction
Getting rid of fat with diet and exercise isn’t always as easy as it sounds. And sometimes, it is downright impossible. As irritating as it is, some fat pockets resist any amount of diet or exercise, and these fat pockets can develop at any time.
Since no one wants stubborn fat pockets disrupting their trim and healthy physique, liposuction is the perfect solution. This minimally invasive treatment permanently reduces localized pockets of fat in the targeted treatment area using small incisions and a vacuum suctioning device. Here, unwanted fat cells are literally suctioned out of the body through a thin cannula and disposed of.
While the abdomen is a common area for liposuction, it is far from the only treatment area available.
In fact, liposuction can be performed nearly anywhere on the body, including the following:
- Hips
- Waist
- Thighs
- Buttocks
- Lower back
- Knees
- Ankles
- Arm
- Chest
- And more
Which Body Contouring Treatment Is Best for You: Your Considerations
Do You Have Loose Skin?
Loose skin across the abdomen is common, especially following one or more pregnancies, massive weight loss or the natural aging process. While skin stretches easily, it doesn’t always contract (especially the older you are). This is because the skin has less collagen and elastin, and therefore is not as strong as it was in your youth.
While nonsurgical treatments may be able to help with minimal laxity, only a surgical procedure can handle significantly loose or hanging skin, and when we are comparing surgical treatments like liposuction with tummy tuck surgery, only a tummy tuck has what it takes to give you the skin tightening results you want.
Liposuction may work wonders on fat, but it does not affect the skin. In fact, if you already have loose skin and you choose liposuction alone, you may notice more significant laxity following your fat removal treatment.
Have Your Abdominal Muscles Separated?
Our abdominal muscles consist of two parts: a left side and a right side. These sides are intended to remain close together. Unfortunately, a growing baby bump or rapid weight gain can cause the left and right abdominal muscles to break apart, leaving a gap between them. This gap will remain even after the weight is lost or you’ve had your baby and leaves a noticeable “pooch” in the midsection.
A tummy tuck can repair abdominal separation, which is referred to as diastasis recti. During the procedure, your plastic surgeon will physically reposition and stitch the two halves of the muscle back together.
Liposuction cannot do this.
Do You Have Fat Pockets Across Your Body?
Liposuction treats fat nearly anywhere on your body. This includes the lower abdomen, upper abdomen, hips, waist, thighs, buttocks and lower back. Tummy tuck surgery can only address fat on the lower abdomen and slightly above the navel.
If you have unwanted fat in the surrounding areas, tummy tuck surgery alone will not do the trick, and liposuction is ideal.
Can You Benefit From Both?
If you are like most people looking to revamp and reshape their contour, you have a combination of excess fat across the body, loose skin and some muscle separation.
This means that a combination plastic surgery procedure is likely your solution. Tummy tuck and liposuction can be performed simultaneously and customized to address your specific needs. From the length of the incisions to the liposuction treatment areas, you can achieve your goal silhouette.
Ready to Embrace Your Slimmer Figure? Sculpt Your Perfect Body Today!
Whether you are looking for liposuction, tummy tuck surgery or a combination of both, we are here for you. We offer the most reliable procedures using time-tested techniques in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Call us at 817-484-0169 or fill out our online contact form to schedule a consultation with our skilled team at DFW Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery. Your best body is just a step away.
