Comparing Abdominal Liposuction, Stomach AirSculpt, and Tummy Tucks

Across the United States, women and men increasingly seek plastic surgery to resolve aesthetic concerns about their figures and boost their day-to-day confidence.

If you're bothered by loose abdominal skin, stretch marks, or sagging abdominal skin, you could be a great candidate for abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), abdominal liposuction, or AirSculpt. Which procedure you decide on largely depends on your body goals. 

The Difference Between Liposuction and Tummy Tucks

Liposuction

Liposuction is designed to remove fat from the abdominal area (or any body part with excess fat) and accentuate the waist's curves if desired. This procedure is not a weight-loss alternative. Plus, it focuses on removing fat only. If you have a lot of fat to remove, you may end up with some loose skin unless an additional skin tightening treatment is performed. 

Tummy Tucks

A tummy tuck removes sagging skin from the lower abdomen and can tighten the muscles if separated. This procedure can remove fat if you so desire. Its primary aim is to contour a smooth belly by addressing loose skin, whether due to weight loss or pregnancy. While the tummy tuck can provide more dramatic results, it does require you to go under general anesthesia and also needs a large incision that leaves behind an apparent scar.

A Middle-Ground Solution: AirSculpt

As the cosmetic surgeon and AirSculpt inventor Dr. Aaron Rollins details, tummy tucks are fully invasive. By contrast, AirSculpt offers a mini tummy tuck called the Tiny Tuck™, ideal for those who want skin tightening and fat removal but without the grueling tummy tuck experience. 

You'll be wide awake the entire time as the skin beneath your belly button is tightened with the use of drains. AirSculpt will also be performed to remove fat from the stomach region permanently.

Can I Combine Both Procedures?

Many patients combine liposuction, tummy tuck surgery, and other procedures. Breast augmentations, breast lifts, and arm lifts can also be added to the process, but know that traditional liposuction and tummy tucks are highly invasive procedures requiring general anesthesia.

Nonetheless, this combination of procedures allows for fewer treatment sessions, providing you with more results in a shorter period.

Patients who undergo this type of combined treatment require a relatively long period to recover, as much as six months. 

As mentioned before, patients who want to combine skin tightening and fat removal would also be ideal candidates for the Tiny Tuck.

Getting a Shapelier Figure

Patients who have doubts about whether they can benefit from abdominal liposuction or tummy tuck surgery should consider different approaches to changing their midsection.

AirSculpt® has made obtaining a slimmer midsection a practically seamless process thanks to their patented technology.  

AirSculpt® allows patients to make changes to their bodies without enduring the invasive characteristics of traditional tummy tuck or liposuction surgery. We make our procedures among the most comfortable in Charlotte, offering shorter recovery periods and outstanding results.

Patients looking to remove stubborn fat and improve their skin's firmness are ideal candidates for this minimally invasive treatment. Designed to remove fat cells with a robotic plucking motion, AirSculpt delivers permanent results while also helping tighten the treated area's skin.

It should be noted that those who need significant skin tightening above the belly button still make for better tummy tuck patients. If fat removal is the primary concern, along with lower abdominal loose skin concerns after a C-section or any other cause, AirSculpt® has the solution for you.

Charlotte's Best Bet: AirSculpt®

Stomach AirSculpt® doesn't use scalpels, stitches, needles, or general anesthesia to remove fat and tighten skin. Our Full Abdominal procedure is ideal for those looking to target the entire abdomen, not to mention the fat removal options from chin to toe AirSculpt offers. Fat transfers to the buttocks, breasts, hands, or hips are also all possible! 

AirSculpt® takes pride in providing patients with outstanding results and not having to depend on invasive properties such as those used in liposuction surgery or tummy tucks. 

For more information on how we can help you, call our Charlotte office or any of our 27+ body sculpting locations for your free consultation.