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1. Suitable candidates
Tummy Tuck:
- For people with excess skin or loose abdominal muscles
- For people who want to get rid of stretch marks after pregnancy or massive weight loss
Liposuction:
- For people who are concerned with fat in particular areas
- For people who want to improve contours of certain areas
2. Procedure
Tummy Tuck:
- Suitable for people with excess skin/loose abdominal muscles
- Removal of fat and skin
- tightening of the abdominal muscles, re-draping of the excess skin over abdomen for flat abdomen
- usage of general anaesthesia
- incisions made on the skin
- only on abdomen and love handles
Liposuction:
- suitable for people who are unable to eliminate fat through diet and exercise
- have to be close to their ideal weight and have firm, elastic skin with pockets of fat in certain areas
- removal of localised fatty deposits, no removal of skin
- usage of general or local anaesthesia depending on the condition
- small incisions made to enable placement of liposuction cannula (tube)
- fat deposits suctioned out
- can be used on other parts of the body (neck, tummy, hips, calves)
3. Time Taken
Tummy Tuck:
- 3-4 hours (depends on how intense the surgery is)
Liposuction:
- 30 min-5 hours (depends on how big and how many areas to be treated)
4. Recovery Time
Tummy Tuck:
- Full recovery in one month
- Can go about daily activities after 8-9 days
Liposuction:
- Incision takes one week to heal
- Can go about daily activities after 2-3 days
- Have to wear corset or compression garment for skin shrinkage
5. Cost
Tummy Tuck:
- ฿192,500 (average price in Thailand)
Liposuction:
- ฿83,112 (average price in Thailand)
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