Who are the best candidates for liposuction?

Doctor's Answer

The best candidates for liposuction are those who still have good skin tone, presents with no stretch marks and skin that still have the capacity to contract a bit, it means good skin elasticity.

The best candidate should also be not overweight and have wrong fat distribution (some fat localized in some areas that do not go away with diet).

Based on what you have described yourself, it looks like you are a good candidate as you are not overweight but have some fat localized in your tummy.

However there are a few questions that I would suggest you think about and discuss with your doctor:

  • Do you have any flabby skin around your abdomen?
  • Did you used to be much fatter than now?
  • When you do a sit up, do you have a bulge in the middle of the abdomen?

If you do have over-redundant skin (excess skin) and muscle abdominal diastasis (gap in the midline), you might have to consider a tummy tuck rather than liposuction on the abdomen.

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