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Buffalo hump refers to the surplus fat behind the shoulders and neck. This is an accumulation of excess fat along the upper neck resulting in a protuberant hump appearance. The fat protrusion can be the result of an underlying health condition or obesity. It can seriously affect a person’s self-confidence.

In general, buffalo hump is not thought to be serious since it doesn’t impact the overall health of a person. However, it can be a frustrating and unappealing aesthetic concern which can cause self-esteem issues. Buffalo hump doesn’t just cause an embarrassing disfigurement – it also restricts neck motion and a range of other movements.

Excess fat under the chin gives the appearance of a double or triple chin. You may develop excess fat in the cheeks as well. This can be corrected with liposuction. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery for the cheeks, chin, and neck to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Liposuction to Remove Buffalo Hump

Cosmetic surgery is a poignant option for people that have tried exercise and diet with ineffective results to get rid of unwanted fat pockets. Generally, a plastic surgeon will recommend liposuction when the patient wants to completely eliminate stubborn fatty pockets and smooth out the protrusion on their neck.

There are various types of liposuction procedures that can be used for removing fatty pockets from the chin, upper neck, and cheeks. These techniques have their own set of advantages and limitations. Each one makes use of different instruments for suctioning out fat from beneath the skin’s surface.

Liposuction cannula is generally used by surgeons for dislodging and suctioning out excess fat. Health history and goals should be openly discussed by patients before deciding on specific liposuction procedures.

Tumescent Liposuction

Various surgical techniques can be used for correcting the buffalo hump. Tumescent liposuction is among the most commonly used technique. The procedure can be performed using local anesthesia and is among the safer liposuction methods. It minimizes the risks associated with general anesthesia and prevents excessive blood loss.

The cost of tumescent liposuction is similar to other liposuction plastic surgery techniques. The surgeon will inject considerable amounts of epinephrine within the fat cells in tumescent liposuction. This is a medication that constricts capillaries resulting in minimum blood loss.

People getting buffalo hump surgery performed will experience lesser side effects and more manageable recovery period. Epinephrine injection will help in minimizing the pain, bruising, and inflammation with their ability to reduce the amount of blood loss during the procedure.

Candidacy for Cheeks, Chin and Neck Liposuction

Cheek, chin and neck liposuction is not suitable for obese people. Liposuction candidates should be within 30% of their optimal body weight and in good health according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). This makes liposuction an ideal option for people that are of moderate weight and have developed stubborn fatty tissue in their cheeks, neck and chin which is unresponsive to diet and exercise.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery for the cheeks, chin, and neck area.

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Women with oversized breasts tend to feel physically constrained. Heavy and pendulous breasts can result in a lifetime of issues. They can restrict sports activity and cause significant spinal problems, back pain, and emotional issues. Men with excess fat in the chest area may want to get a chest liposuction if they feel embarrassed.

Liposuction plastic surgery for the chest or breasts can improve the contours in the upper body with less pain, less scarring, less downtime, and better results.

This procedure in women is a special variation of breast reduction that can reduce the size by up to 3 cups. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery for the chest area to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding communities.

Less Invasive

Mammaplasty or traditional breast reduction surgery involves placing a large T-shaped incision for eliminating excess skin, fat, and glandular tissue. In comparison, the surgeon will only require a tiny incision under the breast fold for performing liposuction breast reduction surgery.

The incision would be large enough to accommodate the tiny cannula used for suctioning out excess fat. Traditional breast reduction cosmetic surgery can take several hours. It needs to be followed with significant recovery time as well. However, liposuction breast reduction surgery can be performed in just an hour. Patients can resume their activities within a week.

Liposuction breast reduction cosmetic surgery is an ideal procedure for many candidates that are dissuaded by loss of sensation in the nipple region or extreme scarring. Liposuction breast reduction involves the removal of fat portion in the breasts. There is no risk of loss of sensation in the nipple region.

Female Breast Tumescent Liposuction

Local anesthesia is used for performing tumescent liposuction for female breast reduction. The procedure results in significant breast reduction and a satisfying, though moderate breast lift. Microcannulas are used in the procedure that allows for breast reduction with quick recovery, minimal post-operative pain, and rapid return to normal activities. There is almost no scarring in this procedure.

Female breast can be decreased by over 50% with liposuction breast reduction. Breasts may also appear lifted because of reduced weight. The reduction in weight allows the natural elastic attributes to constrict and elevate. The shape of your breasts will not change following tumescent liposuction. The breasts will only appear slightly elevated and smaller in size.

Candidacy for Breast Liposuction

The results of breast reduction through liposuction are different for different patients. Local anesthesia is used for performing this procedure. It is only suitable for certain women and can provide gratifying outcomes.

To be a suitable candidate, you should have a large proportion of fat in your breast area. For instance, menopausal women have more fat in the breast area as compared to teenagers.

Post-Surgery

You will be sent home following the liposuction surgery with specific aftercare instructions. You would be given necessary prescriptions and directions for post-op follow-up appointment too. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery for the chest area.

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The amount of strength training or cardio performed by a person in the gym ceases to matter where stubborn back fat is concerned. The fat is squeezed under the bra line for women. When seen from behind it makes the body look unshapely and poorly toned.

Bra or back fat liposuction delivers significantly noticeable improvements. The procedure is better for patients that have not lost a significant amount of weight. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery for back fat and bra fat to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding communities.

Types of Back Fat

Back fat can be classified according to the location:

What is the Infra-scapular Back?

This is the region right below the bra on the back. The fat present in this area is in the form of a subcutaneous layer that doesn’t have well-defined deeper fat compartments. The area bulges more conspicuously when one wears a bra.

Some women are genetically predisposed to collecting fat in this area. Obesity can cause the back to store more fat and the skin to bunch into parallel rolls of fat. Tumescent liposuction cosmetic surgery with microcannulas can remove this unappealing localized bra fat.

Liposuction Procedure

Series of tiny incisions will be made by the surgeon at the target area. Cannula will be inserted in the incision area to gently suction fat out of the body. In some cases, vibration or UV light may be used for heating and melting the fat. Heating also helps in tightening the skin.

Patients generally get this procedure done with regional or local anesthesia. It takes about 1 – 2 hours to complete the fat reduction plastic surgery procedure depending on the amount of fat that needs to be removed.

Post-Operative Care

Post-operative care only involves covering with super-absorbent pads. These will be held in place using torso compression garment. You won’t need extra tight compression. Residual blood-tinged anesthetic solution will be expelled during respiration and other routine activities.

Suitable Candidates

Ideal candidates would be in good overall health. They would preferably not be smokers. Liposuction for eliminating back fat is neither a skin tightening procedure, nor a weight loss procedure. Fat is eliminated from specific body areas for creating a more sculpted and toned body shape.

Patients with excess skin as a result of rapid weight loss may want to consider another procedure for skin tightening. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery for the back fat and bra fat.

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Most individuals have excess fatty deposits along the back of their arm. These can be challenging to reduce with exercise and diet alone. Liposuction plastic surgery is an effective solution for people that are unhappy with the appearance of unsightly fat bulges in the upper arms.

The procedure can get rid of excess skin and fat from the upper area region. An experienced surgeon will also be able to tone the inner and outer arm area along with the biceps and shoulders. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery for the upper arms to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding communities.

Choosing Upper Arm Liposuction

Patients seek upper arm liposuction plastic surgery for a wide variety of reasons, such as:

Treatment and Anesthesia Experience

Upper arm liposuction is performed under general, local, or twilight sleep anesthesia. Generally, local anesthesia is used to make the patient comfortable. You will experience a stinging sensation when the anesthesia is injected in your body.

Your arms will freeze or become numb. You will not experience any discomfort during the procedure when the arms become numb. However, you may experience some sort of sensitivity. Liposuction under local anesthesia is described by patients as being tolerable, though not delightful.

General anesthesia or twilight anesthesia may be recommended for patients that don’t want to remember or feel anything. However, these procedures may leave you with a temporary feeling of grogginess when you come out of the anesthesia.

Upper Arm Liposuction Techniques

Excess fat is removed by liposuction cosmetic surgery. It doesn’t tone, firm or eliminate hanging, and sagging skin. Some patients may have sufficient elasticity for allowing their skin to tighten, others may require a tuck.

Laser liposuction has become a popular alternative to regular liposuction. This is generally a better and safer option as compared to other liposuction techniques. Laser liposuction doesn’t tighten the skin like traditional liposuction.

Upper arm plastic surgery can effectively create toned and sleek looking arms. However, patients should realize that the experience and skills of the operating surgeon is a primary factor in determining the results.

Experienced cosmetic surgeons will make use of techniques that are suitable to the needs of the patient. This is important for accomplishing excellent results.

Downtime and Recovery

You will be sent home with aftercare instructions, follow-up appointment and prescriptions. After-effects of the liposuction include bruising, swelling and altered sensation. This can be in the form of tingling or numbness.

Every patient experiences a different form of recovery after liposuction. However, most patients return to work within a few days. Bruising from the procedure will also resolve within 2 – 4 weeks. However, the inflammation will take 1 – 2 months to subside completely.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery for the upper arms.

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Having a toned, shapely, and fit posterior is a physical attribute that many people desire. Therefore, liposuction body contouring cosmetic surgery is sought by many patients. Your plastic surgeon may recommend getting a liposuction plastic surgery to achieve desirable and proportionately shaped hips and buttocks.

Excessive fatty deposits are generally present in the sites surrounding the rear making it necessary to have a comprehensive approach in the treating the area. Your surgeon may be able to deliver dramatic results by evaluating your anatomy in a thorough fashion.

Liposuction plastic surgery is rarely performed solely in the butt region. Your surgeon will usually perform the procedure around the buttocks, in the posterior, upper thigh area, hips, and outer thighs.

It is important that you choose a liposuction surgeon that has intimate knowledge of how each region of the body interacts. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery for the hips and buttocks to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Liposuction Procedure

Your surgeon will make use of a cannula to carry out the butt liposuction. Cannula refers to a narrow steel tube which will be gently inserted by the surgeon into the fat layer of the buttocks. The cannula is delicately maneuvered in a back-and-forth motion through the fat layer. It is always kept perfectly parallel to the skin to help in breaking down the fat cells. The cannula will then be used to suction out the disintegrated fat cells from the body.

Tumescent technique will be used by the surgeon to undertake buttock liposuction. The procedure can be performed under local anesthesia and you won’t be rendered unconscious. This allows for quicker recovery and significant results as compared to other invasive forms of liposuction.

Ideal candidates for butt liposuction cosmetic surgery have a protuberant and prominent backside that needs decreasing. Most patients tend to have a thick layer of fat on the butt surface. Butt liposuction will involve removal of this outer fat layer while contouring the round shape so that it gets an appealing and excellent muscle definition.

Your treatment provider may perform the procedure on thighs, flanks, and hips as well if the body shape requires it. Various factors will be assessed by the patient during the entire procedure. This includes patient’s skin elasticity and body proportions. This is done to help the patient accomplish results that are not just cosmetically attractive, but also customized to their needs.

Expect This from Your Hip Liposuction

Hips are among the most difficult areas in the body to lose fat. Hip liposuction can eliminate inches off the patient’s body. It is also one of the most successful areas for liposuction. The procedure is generally carried out as an outpatient procedure.

You may find standing for long periods or walking a bit uncomfortable in the initial days following the surgery. You may also experience minor bruising and inflammation. Your body could take up to three months for getting acclimatized to the new contours.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery for the hips and buttocks.

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Love handles or flanks refer to the area between the hips and the ribs. This area is prone to developing local fatty deposits. Fatty deposits may develop because of weight gain as well. Diet and exercises in such case can reduce fat to a great extent. Certain people develop love handles because of genetic conditions. There are very few remedies for eliminating this type of fat.

Fortunately, fat in flanks can respond well to minimally invasive liposuction cosmetic surgery. The area is well-defined meaning you can achieve dramatic improvements with little reduction in fatty deposits.

In addition, the skin in the flank area is generally quite elastic. This allows the skin to mold well to new and improved contours following liposuction. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery for the love handles to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Causes for Love Handles to Develop

There are various reasons for love handles to develop, such as aging, pregnancy, hormonal changes, and genetic predisposition for fat to accumulate in the area. It is often not possible to control the development of love handles. However, liposuction can be used for effectively eliminating them and improving the body contours.

Liposuction plastic surgery offers the advantage of permanently removing fatty deposits from the treatment site. However, liposuction doesn’t remove all the fat cells. If you gain weight, your body will accumulate fat deposits again because the remaining fat cells will expand.

Benefits of Flank Liposuction

Liposuction Procedure for Love Handles

Your surgeon will use a device called cannula to perform liposuction of the love handles. The cannula is a narrow steel tube which the surgeon will insert delicately into the fat layers of the flanks. The treatment provider will move the cannula back and forth in the layer of fat while keeping it parallel.

This works towards disintegrating the fat cells which can then be suctioned out of the body easily using the vacuum part of the cannula. Your surgeon will perform the procedure using minimally invasive tumescent liposuction technique. This can be used with or without local anesthesia depending on your comfort level.

Different results are produced for male and female patients in flank liposuction cosmetic surgery. The procedure helps in enhancing the feminine body by creating better contours in women. It creates an aesthetically attractive S-shaped curve in the lower back region. This automatically accentuates the buttocks in the process.

The procedure in men creates a more V-shaped body when looked at from behind. Flank reduction also helps in producing a fitter and slimmer appearance in men. Your surgeon will consider various factors throughout the procedure in terms of your body proportions and skin elasticity. This will help towards creating results that are aesthetically appealing and unique.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery for the love handles.

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Surgeons have a wide variety of liposuction plastic surgery techniques available to them. The technology used for the fat removal process is the primary difference in different liposuction procedures.

There are certain advantages and limitations to every liposuction technique. Your treatment provider will recommend the best technique depending on your aesthetic goals and nature of the procedure. You should know that the experience and skill of the surgeon will make a lot of difference to the end results.

plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides liposuction body contouring surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Popular Liposuction Types

These are a few popular types of liposuction commonly used by plastic surgeons:

Tumescent Liposuction

Your cosmetic surgeon will inject an anesthetic “tumescent” solution at the target area to minimize discomfort and bleeding during the procedure. Tumescent liposuction is usually performed with local anesthesia depending on the patient.

Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction

Ultrasound energy is used in this technique for breaking up fatty tissues and loosening it. This allows for larger amounts of fat deposits to be removed with ease. VASER liposelection is a variation of this technology.

Laser Assisted Liposuction

This cosmetic surgery procedure is known under different brand names, such as Slim Lipo and Smart Lipo. It makes use of laser energy for dislodging fat cells from the body.

Power-Assisted Liposuction (PAL)

PAL makes use of mechanically enhanced techniques for removing fat. The device has a motorized cannula which can move sideways, rotational, and back and forth. The procedure reduces tissue trauma.

Suction Assisted Liposuction

This is a standard liposuction technique, also called the dry technique. It uses a cannula that is attached to a vacuum device. The device is inserted within the treatment area and is moved back and forth to break up fat deposits. Suction is used for removing the fat deposits from the body.

Vaser Liposuction

Fat cells are broken apart from the deeper tissues. This is a quick, effective, and less painful technique.

Wet Liposuction

Isotonic fluid is injected in the targeted area to loosen fat deposits. This can be with or without local anesthesia. A special cannula is used for removing the fat deposits.

How Does It Work?

Small areas of stubborn fat are suctioned out in liposuction from buttocks, thighs, hips, and stomach among other areas. The procedure can be carried out using general or local anesthesia. This depends on the custom fat reduction plan. Your treatment provider will mark out those areas on your body from where the fat needs to be removed.

They will inject a solution containing medicine and anesthesia in the area to reduce bruising, swelling, and blood loss. The fat cells are broken down in different ways depending on the technique used. The surgeon will make a small incision to suction the fat out using a vacuum. The treated area will be stitched and bandaged after excess blood and fluid is drained out.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for liposuction fat reduction and body contouring surgery.

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You’re closer to your ideal weight after practicing healthy eating and exercise habits, but you’re still unhappy with the appearance of your abdomen. You might be frustrated that your belly is still flabbier than you’d like it to be, that it retains a bulge you can’t flatten, or that loose, sagging skin makes you embarrassed to show your midriff. You’re considering treatment to take you that last step to a firm, flat, trim midsection, but you’re not sure which to choose.

In this article, we’ll explain your treatment options and help guide you to the best choice, based on your goals.

It’s Your Body, Your Priorities, and Your Choice

Every body is different and responds in different ways to aging, weight changes, and pregnancy. And every individual has different priorities in life — not just about how they look, but how much time they can take for treatment and how quickly they’d like to see results. Here are the key factors to consider as you weigh your treatment options:

Tummy tuck

A tummy tuck is surgery to tighten loose skin, repair weakened and separated abdominal muscles, and remove excess fat. It’s major surgery, but it’s the most transformative of the procedures to repair a flabby, bulging belly. With a tummy tuck, you’ll get a firm, flat, smooth abdomen and a slimmer waistline. If you have loose, sagging skin on your stomach and your belly bulge is from muscles that no longer hold your midsection flat, a tummy tuck is the only procedure that can restore a youthful appearance.

While a tummy tuck can work wonders to improve your appearance, it does require downtime for recovery. Most patients take at least two weeks off from work, and it can take several more weeks before they feel completely back to normal. For a sense of the results you can expect from a tummy tuck, view our before-and-after photo gallery.

Liposuction

Liposuction is a minimally invasive procedure to remove pockets of excess fat. It’s a body-contouring procedure, not an overall weight-loss treatment, as it targets specific areas of diet- and exercise-resistant fat. In liposuction, a thin tube, or cannula, is inserted through small incisions and used to break up and remove fat deposits. The fat cells removed in liposuction are gone forever and they won’t grow back. If you gain weight after treatment, the remaining fat cells will increase in size, but there are fewer of them in the treated area, so your stomach will remain proportionally slimmer. Liposuction does not work to tighten loose skin or repair weakened abdominal muscles.

Most patients need a few days to a week of downtime after liposuction and may have some short-term swelling and bruising. The slimming effects are visible immediately, and final results appear after about three weeks. You can see examples of these results in our before-and-after photo gallery.

CoolScultping

CoolSculpting is a remarkable new treatment that uses precisely controlled cold temperatures to destroy fat cells where excess fat lingers in pinchable bulges. The technology uses a cooling device that surrounds the area to be treated, chilling the fat to the point where it is damaged, without hurting skin, muscle, and other surrounding tissue. In the weeks following treatment, these damaged fat cells are naturally processed out of the body as waste.

You’ll have no downtime after a CoolSculpting session. You can walk out of treatment and go straight back to work or resume your normal activities. Final results appear about three months after treatment, and it can take more than one session to achieve optimal results.

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Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for stunning, natural-looking cosmetic treatment and plastic surgery results, attracting patients from all over the world. Contact our practice today at (310) 746-5475 or send an online request to schedule a consultation and a recommendation on the abdominal treatment — or treatments — best suited to your needs. For many patients, a combination of procedures is the ideal solution.


If you’ve committed to losing weight this year, that’s great!

We recommend a slow and steady approach of shifting to healthier foods that you enjoy, in smaller portions, paired with a regular and sustainable routine of increased physical activity. The combination of fewer calories in and more calories burned, accomplished by adopting a set of habits that become second nature to you, can be the key to losing weight and keeping it off. Beyond that, it’s all about what works for you.

But have you thought about what you’ll do after you lose the weight?

Body Contouring

If you’re lucky, your weight will come off in all the right places and you’ll be delighted with your slimmer body contours. But weight loss doesn’t always work that way. Many people are left with stubborn pockets of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. Those might be around your waist, on your arms or thighs, or under your chin. Wherever the last bulges of fat persist, there are ways to get rid of them without going to extremes in dieting or at the gym.

Once you’re close to your weight goal — within about 10 or 15 pounds of your ideal weight — you might think about a body-contouring procedure to put the finishing touches on your self-improvement efforts. These procedures reduce unwanted pockets of fat on specific areas of your body in ways that eliminate those fat cells forever. They aren’t weight-loss treatments, but they make great complements to weight loss through healthy eating and exercise.

Breast Surgery

Weight loss can sometimes affect a woman’s breasts in ways that are less than desirable. Stretched breast skin can sag when the fat is gone, or your breasts can lose more volume than you would prefer.

Mommy Makeover

A mommy makeover combines procedures—typically a tummy tuck, breast surgery, and liposuction—to restore a more attractive, younger-looking figure. A mommy makeover can provide the finishing transformation after successful weight loss to give you the body you want.

Facial Rejuvenation

As you get your body in beautiful shape, you might consider treatments to make your face look younger, too. You have many options for facial rejuvenation, including:

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A tummy tuck flattens and firms your abdomen, removing excess skin that has stretched and sagged, and tightening and reconnecting loose and separated abdominal muscles. It’s common to add liposuction to a tummy tuck for an even greater slimming effect. Here’s an explanation of how the two procedures work together and why you might consider combining them.

What’s the Difference Between a Tummy Tuck and Liposuction?

A tummy tuck and liposuction are both body contouring procedures, designed to trim and flatten areas of your body when you are close to your ideal weight. But the two procedures are quite different from each other.

A tummy tuck is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin from the abdomen. It often includes steps to tighten and reconnect the abdominal muscles if they have stretched or separated as a result of pregnancy or significant weight changes. The result is a firmer, flatter belly and a tightening of the waist. A surgeon can also trim excess fat as part of a tummy tuck, but only in the immediate surgical area, which is the center of the abdomen.

Liposuction uses a suction tube, called a cannula, inserted through small incisions, to remove pockets of fat that resist slimming with diet and exercise. It’s possible to use liposuction almost anywhere on the body where unwanted fat accumulates, including the belly, waist, back, thighs, arms, and under the chin. Liposuction does not tighten loose skin or restore firmness to stretched and weakened muscles.

Why You Might Consider Adding Liposuction to a Tummy Tuck

If your problem is with loose skin and weakened abdominal muscles, and you don’t have excess fat on your belly or around your waist, a tummy tuck alone is probably what you need. And if your problem is with stubborn abdominal fat, and your belly skin and muscles are tight and resilient, liposuction alone might be a good solution.

However, if your concerns include loose abdominal skin, a bulging belly from weakened muscles, and excess fat on your belly and around your waist, a combination of the two procedures – called a lipoabdominoplasty – may be your best choice.

Here are some benefits of combining the two procedures.

Learn More About Body Contouring in Beverly Hills

Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for stunning, natural-looking cosmetic treatment and plastic surgery results, attracting patients from all over the world. Contact our practice today at (310) 746-5475 or send an online request to schedule a consultation.