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Tummy Tuck Alternative – Aqualipo

DIFFERENCES

Aqualipo

  • Local Anaesthetic

  • Outpatient Procedure

  • Minimal downtime, return to work immediately

  • Most people are candidates

  • Less scarring (4mm incisions)

  • Less Risk of infections

  • Minimally Invasive

  • No Scarring

  • No Stitches

  • Minimises swelling

  • Low risk of medical complications

  • Minimises bleeding and bruises

  • Minimises damage to surrounding tissue

  • Fat removed gently with water jet

Traditional Lipo

  • General Anaesthetic

  • Requires hospital admission

  • Weeks of recovery before returning to work

  • More exclusions

  • Larger Scar that requires wound care

  • More risks of infection

  • Invasive

  • Scarring often occurs

  • Stitches usually required

  • Significant swelling can occur

  • Higher Risk of complications

  • Bleeding, often with significant bruising

  • Strike Injuries and septal detachment often occurs

  • Aggressive suctioning to purge fat

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