Liposuction vs. Tummy Tuck—what’s the difference?

In general, women or men who have a limited amount of excess fat on the belly and waist and have great skin tone as well as muscle tone are the best candidates for liposuction. With liposuction for
either gender, the skin must have adequate elasticity to “shrink” smoothly after removing the fat. If skin is loose both above and below the belly button, a “full” abdominoplasty is required where the incision is made from hip bone to hip bone and around the bellybutton. This will tighten skin that is loose all the way from the border of the ribs down to the pubic region. However, if loose skin is present below the umbilicus only, a shorter incision can be used to remove a little loose skin just above the pubic region. This is often referred to as a “mini” tummy tuck