Can i have lipo and LB surgery done at the same time?????

Hi everyone

I want to know if i can have lipo on my stomach and the LAP-BAND® surgery done at the same time?

I am saving up to go to mexico to get the LAP-BAND® and a Brazilian butt lift done, originally I was just going to get the lipo and the butt lift but a friend of mine suggested to get the lap-band® instead as it would be a better long term investment.

The problem is i HATE my stomach!!! I literally look pregnant, because i have a small frame, and i want to get rid of it immediately, I am scared i will loose weight un-proportionality.

another reason why i want the 2 done at the same time is that i live in the Bahamas and taking time off from work for 2 or more weeks is hard to do... so essentially i want to kill 2 bird with one stone.

what do u guys think?

thanks
hastily

To be honest, and I dont mean to be blunt or make assumptions (since it may just be the way you worded it), but you dont sound as if you're really researched/thought about the life changes a LAP-BAND® will mean to you. Its definitely not exchangeable for cosmetic surgery.

I dont think there's anything wrong with part of your reasoning for a LAP-BAND® being cosmetic, it was certainly a big deal to me, I did it at least as much to look better as I did to feel better. But I had thought long and hard about the kind of behavioural changes I was willing to make in order to look better and the health implications of feeling better were a HUGE part of that decision.

How overweight are you? Because if are heavily overweight (as opposed to a thin person with a protruding stomach as a result of pregnancy and genetics) you can bet your bottom dollar you have a large amount of fat in and around your organs, as well as subcutaneously. No cosmetic procedure can address that.

You will ALWAYS get a better result losing the weight first. Lipo is for fine tuning on small pockets of fat, not major fat reduction.

My advice would be address the LAP-BAND® first, lose your weight and THEN assess what cosmetic surgery can do for you. Do some research and thinking about it. There's no point having any fine tuning type cosmetic surgery on a very overweight body, you'll get way better results to get to a healthy weight first.

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Jacqui

Thread Starter

lol, i know i sound like i haven't done that much research but honestly i had never heard of the lab band before a few weeks ago, thus thinking lipo was my only option, (besides gastric bypass) and although i am 5'6" and 230 i dont qualify for GB.

I am just really frustrated thats all...

please be patient with me as i am just learning about the band now

the LAP-BAND® is an effective weight loss TOOL, its not a cure all. once you lose weight, lipo and / or a tummy tuck is an option

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If you have a small frame why get it dont? Wow you look pregnant woop dee doo, 100% of the people here were or are overweight and there unhappy with that not just because they look pregnant, are you even serious about this? you don't sound overweight at all

Hello,

I have to say I did have a tummy tuck before getting the LAP-BAND®. I guess I thought getting the tummy tuck would make my self esteem better or give me incentive to loose the rest of my weight. The Dr. did tell me that I needed to loose weight before having the tummy tuck, and I told him I just wanted it done. I had researched the LAP-BAND®, however, at that time I still thought I could loose this weight myself. I can not do it alone, that is why I chose to get the LAP-BAND®.

I understand how you feel about your stomach. I have had two children and I had a ton of hanging skin and fat that YOU COULD SEE THROUGH MY CLOTHES. I do not regret getting the tummy tuck, however, I think you should loose weight first. I can say that because I did have cosmetic surgery before loosing weight.

I am not critizing you because we all are different. However, please consider all of your choices and really research the LAP-BAND®. Your decision depends on how big you are. The LAP-BAND® is not for people that is just slightly overweight. And liposuction is for people who are of relativley normal weight that just have patches of stubborn fat that wont go away with diet or excercise. Believe me, I have done the research. I made a decision to get the LAP-BAND® because I realize that I have a problem with food and I have to Change the way I eat and live my life, that I cant use cosmetic surgery for a band aide of the real problem.

Look inside yourself and do the research, you will make the right decision.

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Jennifer





Band Date 3-3-08

Hey girl...I am sure you can find a surgeon to do it, especially in MX.

In my humble opinion, it could be a waste of money. What if you get to 130 and your skin sucks back up? If you are adement about your diet and exercise regimen, this very well could happen, especially with your age.

There's not way I'd consider wasting my money on plastics right now. I'm about 239 5'6", same stats as you, and you would have to lipo me for weeks to get all that out! I figure the band plus cardio and a strict, healthy diet is going to take care of most of it.

And if it doesn't, I can think about it then. But I want to take one thing at a time. Good luck!

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