Had a baby 3 yrs ago have some loose skin, getting lipo will it make me have more loose skin?

Had a baby 3 yrs ago have some loose skin, getting lipo will it make me have more loose skin? I'm only 23 so they really don't recommend a tummy tuck and don't want one either.

Had a baby 3 yrs ago have some loose skin, getting lipo will it make me have more loose skin?
Lipo takes care of fat and thats it, get a tummy tuck only if your done having children. Itll look like you never had any!
Reply:I don't really know why you'd get lipo. I think it looks horrible, and lumpy, and if you regain weight it won't go to that area since the fat cells are removed, so it'll make you look all out of whack, but I'd say you might have more loose skin, but not by much.





Sometimes loose skin looks worse because it is weighed down by a layer of fat, which you'll be removing, so it will probably flatten out the area, but the skin probably just won't be as tight. If you're worried about it, maybe see if they'll do CO2 lasering on the area to resurface it (very expensive and painful), or talk to them about Thermage which is more subtle, and mostly used for the face for people who aren't ready for a facelift. It might help a bit.





Good Luck.
Reply:yep
Reply:then get a tummy tuck !!! duhhh ....... hah ah ah a
Reply:I'd thought that a tummy tuck would be performed for the loose skin such as someone who had been pregnant or had lost a lot of weight and had excess skin. I'm not sure how the lipo compares to the tummy tuck and if the lipo is less 'down time' than the tummy tuck. If you are considering cosmetic surgery, please do make sure that the dr is board-certified in plastic surgery. Drs. that are board-certified are said to have a certain level of competency as they have at least taken at a written test and had to get a particular score. Please take good care!
Reply:You're right. A tummy tuck should only be used by people who have lost drastic amounts of weight or women who are sure they are done having children (and at 23 I know most women aren't positive that they're done). The scars are also very ugly unfortunately. Liposuction may help a tiny bit with the loose skin, as you'll be bandage tightly for about a week or two afterwards to help the skin shrink back to un-accomodate the loss of fat. A new treatment, however, is on the horizon called Thermage. It promises to tighten skin and restore it. You can read more about it at: http://www.tummybythermage.com/ . I've heard mixed reviews on Thermage, probably because it's still a very new treatment and they're still tweaking it.





If it's stretch marks you're worried about, I highly recommend the Fraxel laser: http://www.fraxel.com . I've been having it done myself for several months for stretch marks I got when I gained a lot of weight due to being sick. It's helped improve their apperance significantly with the added bonus of helping to tighten my skin up too. Not a drastic tightening/firming but I can certainly tell a difference and so can those around me (and I'm not even close to being done with my treatments). I really can't say enough good things about it. It hurts like HELL (I routinely throw up after my procedures) and is expensive. But the results are definitely worth it in my opinion. So that may be an option you want to consider. Feel free to mail me if you want more info about my experience with Fraxel. Hope this has helped!