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Showing posts with label sag skin. Show all posts
Can Skin Sag Result From Abdominal Liposuction?
Every patient has the potential to develop loose skin following liposuction surgery. It’s therefore important that this topic be a part of the preoperative discussion and informed consent process.
The potential to develop loose skin varies from patient to patient. This determination is based on physical examination alone. Some patients have excellent skin tone with minimal laxity and aren’t likely to have difficulty with skin sag. These patients are often younger and are close to their ideal body weight. In this group, liposuction is an excellent treatment option with high satisfaction rates.
There are also patients who are clearly at risk for developing skin sag. This group is often older and their skin has more laxity. They have experienced greater fluctuations in their weight and have had multiple pregnancies. In many cases, they are not within 10% of their ideal body weight. They may also have associated weakness of their underlying abdominal muscles.
The potential to develop loose skin varies from patient to patient. This determination is based on physical examination alone. Some patients have excellent skin tone with minimal laxity and aren’t likely to have difficulty with skin sag. These patients are often younger and are close to their ideal body weight. In this group, liposuction is an excellent treatment option with high satisfaction rates.There are also patients who are clearly at risk for developing skin sag. This group is often older and their skin has more laxity. They have experienced greater fluctuations in their weight and have had multiple pregnancies. In many cases, they are not within 10% of their ideal body weight. They may also have associated weakness of their underlying abdominal muscles.
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