What is the difference between tummy tuck and laser liposuction
For patients looking to remove their abdominal fats in a fast and convenient way, tummy tuck and laser liposuction are two possible considerations. However, some patients might be confused between these two procedures. Below is a guide that I have complied to help you better understand the likes and differences between tummy tuck and laser lipo.
How is laser liposuction and tummy tuck different?
- Laser lipo is good mainly for the removal for abdominal fats while tummy tuck can help to remove the excessive skin as well. For people who are overweight, recovering from pregnancy or old age tend to have the problem of excess skins that only tummy tuck can help to overcome. If you are unsure whether you have excess skins, just ask your surgeon to do an assessment. This can be easily done by a simply pinching you skin and seeing how much the skin will recoil. The stronger the recoil effect, the more excess skin you have.
- Laser liposuction is generally a less invasive procedure when compared to tummy tuck. The latter is a full blown surgery that will result in internal bleeding and cuts which will need time for recovery. Laser lipo on the other hand only requires a smaller opening to be made in your body so that the laser device can be inserted. If you want to know how laser liposuction works, please read my post that explains what is laser lipo.
- For patients who just want to remove their excess skin, you can consider the mini tummy tuck procedure that is developed to do just that.
How is laser lipo and tummy tuck similar?
- They can both help to remove body fats from your body. While both procedures might not be similar, they do help the patient to lost their body fats.
- Prices wise, the average cost of both tummy tuck liposuction and laser lipo is around USD5,000 to USD6,000. If you want to know about pricing information, please refer to my post on laser liposuction prices.
I know that through this guide, you will know what are the main differences between tummy tuck and laser lipo.
